Fellows

Aarne Rajalahti

Property Director at KVPS

Alain Catzeflis

Retired foreign correspondent and News Editor of the Financial Times

Alex Leeder

Social worker, teacher and author

Alison Chalmers

Voluntary sector health and well being co-ordinator, advocate & freelance writer

Amanda Frost

Assistant Manager of People First Forum

Amanda Topps

Independent health and social care consultant, researcher and community activist

Amy-Grace Whillans-Welldrake

Project Officer

Angela Fell

Citizen of Wigan, Connector & Community Builder

Anna Harris

Postgraduate Social Work Student

Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl

Psychologist, PhD, work environment researcher

Annick Janson

Researcher & psychologist developing leadership within vulnerable families

Ashleigh Fox

RNLD and Director of Transforming Care - LD Network

Ben Drew

Founder of Open Future Learning

Beverley Smith

Carers' rights activist

Bob Rhodes

Co-Director of LivesthroughFriends CIC

Brian Fisher

GP and Chair of Reclaim Social Care

Catherine Hale

Founder of Chronic Illness Inclusion Project

Chris Howells PhD

Managing Director of Koru Consulting Ltd

Chris Watson

Founder of Self Directed Futures

Clare E Jones CBE

Trainer and consultant improving lives of women and families

Clare Hyde MBE

Director of Foundation for Families

Clare Tarling

Freelance Easy Read designer and Development Manager at Dorset Advocacy

Clive Tuck

Founder and ex-CEO of the Hub

Colin Newton

Director at Inclusive Solutions

Damian Bridgeman

Social and business entrepreneur and government advisor

Dave Goswell

Business Analyst & Tableau Certified Professional

David Towell

Director of the Centre for Inclusive Futures

David Zigmond

A veteran NHS medical practitioner and author

Dominic Lodge

Community Development Lead of Southern Health

Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley

Researcher, teacher and campaigner

Frances Brown

Director of Radical Visions

Gary Bourlet

Co-Founder of Learning Disability England

Gary Hammonds

Teacher and activist

Gary Kent

Director of New Key (KPW) Ltd

Gavin Barker

Campaigner for UK written constitution

Geoff Jones

Science adviser on chronic illness

George Faulkner

Independent researcher on the political impact of problems within medical research

Glyn Butcher

Peer Support Ambassador

Hanne-Maria Leppäranta

Social worker and project coordinator in Finland

Henry Iles

Graphic Designer

Henry Tam

Director of Question the Powerful

Jackie King-Owen

Founder of Enable HA & Director of Clarice Associates Ltd

James Lock

Director of Opus Independents Ltd

Jan Walmsley

Independent researcher

Jane Alcock

Counsellor & parent carer

Jane Shepherd

Director of Maddocks Associates

Jenny Lyus

Campaigner and activist on chronic illness

Jessica Saffer

Clinical Psychologist and member of Psychologists for Social Change

Jim Elder-Woodward OBE

Campaigner and Researcher

Jo Kidd

Activist, community organiser & veganic farmer

Johanna Mätäsaho

CEO of Bestser Ltd

John Burton

Author, consultant and campaigner

John Carlisle

Economic socialist researcher & Chair of Yorkshire Socialist Health Association

John Dalrymple

Citizen Network Supervisory Board Member

John Gillespie

Director of New Gestalt Voices

John O'Brien

Writer

Joshua Shepherd

Social researcher

Joyce Bullivant

Coordinator Timewalk project & community heritage promoter

Karen Senior

Director of Reaching for Rainbowskies

Karl Nunkoosing PhD

Principal Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth

Kate Fulton

Vice-Chair of Citizen Network Coop Supervisory Board

Katie Clarke

Director of Visits Unlimited and Bringing Us Together

Katja Valkama PhD

Principle Lecturer, Häme University of Applied Sciences

Kellie Woodley

Project Manager with Inclusion North

Kelly Hicks

Founder of PFG Doncaster

Kieran Roberts

Teacher, researcher and Director of The No Barriers Foundation

Laird Ryan

Teacher, Policy Adviser & Charity Worker

Les Monaghan

Photographer, activist, artist and educator

Leslie Scaife

Chair of West Lancs Peer Support

Liam Toner

Social Care professional and disability researcher

Liz Leach Murphy

Founder and Managing Director of Imagineer

Lizette Nolte

University Lecturer & Clinical Psychologist

Maff Potts

Founder, Association of Camerados

Malcolm Henry

Director of QEI Projects Ltd

Maria Lyons

Independent researcher

Mark Gamsu

Freelance public health policy implementation expert

Mark Haydon-Laurelut

Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Portsmouth

Markus Vähälä

CEO Citizen Network Coop

Martin Yarnit

Education innovation

Matthew Potocnik

An advocate for the rights of people with disability

Melanie Heyworth PhD

CEO and Founder of Reframing Autism

Michael Balkow

Children's Social Worker

Michael Croft

Company Director & Anglican Clergyman

Michaela Wegener

Psychologist, Lecturer, Trainer of Positive Psychology

Mo Stewart

Independent Disability Studies Researcher

Nadia Clarke

A college student and disability activist

Nan Beauregard Carle

Campaigner for inclusive communities

Neil Carpenter

Author and volunteer advocate for people with a learning disability

Nick Maisey

CEO of Befriend

Nikki Henderson

Senior Adviser at the Local Government Association

Norma Curran

CEO of Values Into Action Scotland

Pete Richmond

CEO Partners for Inclusion Group

Pippa Murray PhD

Director of IBK Initiatives

Rachel Mason

Family carer & Freelance Personalisation Consultant

Ralph Broad

Director of Inclusive Neighbourhoods, Local Area Coordination

Rob Moriarty

NHSE Personalised Care Strategic Co-production Group member & Associate Lecturer

Robert Kay

Director of Paperclip CN

Robin Jackson

Author of Who Cares and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire

Sally Young

Executive Associate of Connected Voice & activist

Sam Sly

Freelance Regulation, Health & Social Care Consultant

Sami Helle

Human rights and disability activist and musician from Finland

Sarah Holmes

Freelance Health & Social Care Consultant

Sarah Maguire

Chief Executive of Choice Support

Shaun McBride

Permaculturist & Community Builder

Simon Cramp

Advocate for the rights of people with learning difficulties

Stef Benstead

Research Consultant in disability and social security

Steph Lyons PhD

Freelance Health and Social Care Consultant

Stephanie Farr

Research and Insight Analyst

Stephen Finlayson

Head of Innovation & Improvement at Penumbra

Stephen Sloss

Chief Executive of Salvere Social Enterprise CIC

Steven Newman

MD of BioDiversity International Ltd

Steven Rose

Former CEO with many years' experience working in health and social care

Sylvana Mahmic

CEO at Plumtree

Tanya Moore

Principal Social Worker, Hertfordshire Adult Care Services

Terry Lynch

An American leader in the innovation of supports for older people

Thomas Allan

Interested in the commons and peer-to-peer alternatives to social care

Thomas Doukas

Executive Coach & Consultant

Tim Keilty

Works with New Prospects Association & as an Associate at In Control Scotland

Varun Vidyarthi

Founder and CEO of Manavodaya

Vasilis Kalopisis

Policy advisor DI project Greece

Veena Vasista

Wake-Up Artist and Movement Maker

Vinesh Kumar

Founder of iDirect Independent Living

Vinny Cowling

Advocate of peer support and Chair of the People Focussed Group (PFG)

Wendy Perez

Founder of See Me As Me