With 27 years’ experience working in Health & Social Care in the areas of Mental Health, Direct Payments/Personal Budgets and Community Development, I have held a variety of Committee posts including Non-Executive Director of The London Self Directed Support Forum, Vice Chair of Medway Voluntary & Community Sector (VCS) Leaders Network and Secretary for The Moorings Neighbourhood Forum.

I am passionate about using Local Community Skills and Assets in a personalised, accessible way.  Previously the driving force behind an award winning Community Interest Company reducing social isolation, Recently Lead on Medway Voluntary Action’s (CVS) CCG Befriending Programme and now working for Headway SELNWK as a Community Organiser with People with acquired brain injury and their families.