OUR PEOPLE
We value each and every person that contributes towards the work we do, from staff, trustees, volunteers and supporters. Everyone plays an important role in helping us to empower those affected by neurological conditions to live life to the full.
Leadership Team
Head of Integrated Clinical Services
Jody Barber
Head of Fundraising
Stella Kubale
Deputy Head of Integrated Clinical Services
Lou Grace
Deputy Head of Integrated Clinical Services
Annette Cockroft
Communications Manager
Andrew Scott
Facilities Manager
Dhiren Patel
Our Staff
Exercise Lead and Musculoskeletal Therapist
Joe Harman
Centre Support Manager
Jo Kendall
Trust and Grants Fundraising Manager
Kate Barker
Clinical Lead / Advanced Physiotherapist
Nikky Meeson
Physiotherapist
Shazia Meraj
Clinical Administrator
Debbie Freeman
Clinical Administrator
Samantha Collins
Dietician
Claire Fenlon
Complementary Therapies Co-ordinator
Carol Jackson
Pilates Instructor
Matt Richardson
Senior Physiotherapist
Rosie Long
Family Support and Volunteer Co-ordinator
Cathy Garner
Trusts and Legacies Fundraiser
Terry Squire
Rehabilitation Assistant
Christina Stephenson
Speech and Language Therapist
Grace Langford
Occupational Therapist
Wendy Valentine
Acupuncturist
Charlotte Hazeldine
Clinical Counsellor
Anna Gardner
Community & Events Fundraising Assistant
Kirsty Robson
Community & Events Fundraising Manager
Danielle Medd
Community & Events Fundraising Manager
Hannah Prentice
Physiotherapist
Lucy Sharpe
OUR TRUSTEES
Our trustees come from a variety of backgrounds and each one brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the charity.
Chair of Trustees
Liz Lawrence-Blake
Vice Chair
Ian Summerfield
Treasurer
Henry Snow
Trustee
Karen Cross
Trustee
Rob Carter
Trustee
Darayus Motivala
Trustee
Simon Turner
Trustee
John Bedford
Trustee
Alison Heywood
OUR PATRONS
Here at the Chilterns Neuro Centre we feel privileged to have several high profile Patrons supporting our cause. They have provided us with support with our events within the community and helped us to fundraise. We give our heartfelt thanks to all of our patrons.
The Earl of Buckinghamshire Lord Carlile of Berriew QC
Prof Gavin Giovannoni MBBCh PhD FCP FRCP FRCPath
Derek K. Townsend DL
Trishna Bharadia BA(hons)
OUR VOLUNTEERS
We are lucky to have almost 200 volunteers working with us across all areas of the charity every year.
Our volunteers are the backbone of our organisation and play a vital role in delivering the support we offer to those affected by multiple sclerosis.
Without our dedicated team of volunteers we wouldn’t be able to run our Oxygen treatment, our café or even answer the phones!
In 2011 we won the Queens Award for Voluntary Services – the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities.
It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen’s coronation. It is the MBE for volunteer groups. Any group doing volunteer work that provides a social, economic or environmental service to the local community can be nominated for the award. Each group is assessed on the benefit it brings to the local community and its standing within that community, and we are incredibly proud to have been recognised in this way.