Dene Stevens works on active travel and sustainable development matters for NHS Sandwell. As part of SHUDU (Sandwell Healthy Urban Development Unit) he contributes to health impact assessments of a range of new developments in the borough and works with local planners to maximise health improvement.

He has developed and managed several behavioural intervention programmes in walking and cycling, reaching thousands of participants, and within Sandwell PCT has led the transport and travel theme of their Good Corporate Citizen and Carbon Management Programme, which collected an HSJ Award in 2010. Dene previously worked as an environmental project manager and chaired the Birmingham cycling campaign group, and has degrees in Environmental Forestry and Pharmacy.