Backed by a team of professionals.
Our team are educators, health care & social care professionals and administrators. The breadth of backgrounds means that we view things from multiple perspectives.
RGN, BSc, MScCarrie Hamilton
Director
Former world traveller and worker. Juggling maestro. Mum to one cat, one dog and four humans.
CA ANZ, BCommMarc Morriss
Finance director
Born and raised Aussie with some English and Welsh mixed in. Supports: Australia in cricket, England in football and Wales in rugby.
RN, MScNichola Martin
Strategic lead
Enjoy spending time with family, friends and watching a murder mystery. Trying to be adventurous and experience a variety of new challenges, horse riding is not for me!
RGN, BSc (Hons), MBACaroline Tomkins
Education manager
Closest opportunity to a modelling career was appearing in a powerboating book in 2010. Custodian/housekeeper to two rescue dogs. A lover of yoga and a terrible cook.
BMBS, BMedSci, PGCert (Clin Ed), FHEAKirsten Howson
Specialist education lead
Mum to 2 little ones, when not juggling their busy social schedules, I love trying out new challenges- my recent favourite has been the discovery of inflatable obstacle courses!
Poppy Lulu Herbertson
Business intern
Aside from all the very important university work, when actually at uni will most likely be found in the student union, gym or a field commanding a football game.
BA (Hons), MA, MCIM, FRSAAnna Thame
Development advisor and senior facilitator
Amateur singer. Passionate about books. Love any kind of boat trip, from pedalos to barges.
FDSC Paramedic ScienceJess Spencer
Senior facilitator
Sun, sand, sea and a mojito! Being there, or looking forward to being there or memories of being there – that’s what makes me tick.
Raising awareness of the power of civility in healthcare
Learning from what works well
BA, PG Dip, HEA Associate fellowJill Sainsbury
Video and e-learning associate
Much more comfortable behind the camera rather than in front and lover of playing the violin.
RMN, BScPrimrose Chikwiramakomo
Equity and inclusivity advisor
National trust explorer, I am completely in love with my plants, they don’t call me plant mother for nothing.
Major (retired), BSc, MScJulie Miller
Equity and inclusivity advisor
Dashing retired Army officer turned gender fluid trans woman; which means I now ride fast motorcycles in a Ted Baker dress.
Scarlet Herbertson
Student ambassador
Claims to fame: Making the perfect slice of toast, naming all 197 countries in the world, having got Wordle in 1 go once before.
BA, MScDavis Wilhelm
Digital & social media marketing associate
American in London, often found chasing sunshine, sipping oat lattes, and curating Pinterest boards.
BSc (Hons), MScMax Herbertson
Data analyst
Loves playing and watching all sports – better at the watching part. Favourite place: trudging up a mountainside in the Lake District, trying to soak in the majestic views while mostly just soaking my socks.
Byron Lewis
Media and communications associate
Creative, writer, comedian and journalist-in-waiting. Went to Eurovision in Liverpool and ended up on Austrian TV by mistake.
MBBS, DRCOG, FRCGPAlex Fitzgerald Barron
Training and education associate
The to do list appears to be getting longer – as long as there is a mix of new experiences and comforting old ones around travel, food, wine, bicycles, and people…in no particular order I will be content!
BA (Hons)Caz Kendall
Training and education associate
I love adventure travel and live music. Background in retail as a food buyer for M&S.
Making a difference to young peoples lives
Supporting rights, equality and inclusion
RGN, RMRebecca Peck
Training and education associate
Either find me with one foot in the kitchen and the other on the dance floor, or both curled up with some historical fiction.
PGCE adult edTim Ponsford
Training and education associate
Exploring the wilderness in my VW campervan, hill walker, doggie dad and environmental campaigner.
MBBS, BSc, MScAli Blatcher
Training and education associate
Doctor and artist. Lover of sea swimming so couldn’t live anywhere but the coast. I live a meditative existence and travelling to faraway places opens my eyes.
RGN, BEd (Hons)Alison Curzen
Training and education associate
Enjoy exercise, just need to do more! Have travelled in a wide beam boat the whole of the Thames (nearly)- Lechlade to Richmond, has taken 3 years!
General practice, facilitation, communications, forum theatre delivery, psychiatry, human factors, emergency care, pre-hospital care, school nursing, midwifery, patient safety, parent support, people management, quality assurance, script writing, data analysis, business, system working, anaesthetics, practice nursing, intensive care and neuro rehabilitation.
RGNJuliet Deacock
Training and education associate
Learning to paint in plainer oils and still shuffling round the tennis court despite creaky knees!
BALisa Henshaw
Training and education associate
A stand-up paddleboarding lover of language, words and the outdoors
MA, MA, MA, MSc, FHEAJohn Perry
Training and education associate
Supporter of West Bromwich Albion – which probably explains my interest in Stress Management and Resilience…
MBBS, DA, FRCA, FFICMSimon Deacock
Training and education associate
I love to explore on two and four wheels, there is always another hill to cycle up. I am otherwise failing to master the guitar.