Our People
Learn more about our people, discover who works and volunteers to support dementia carers, and why we do it.
Our Specialist Advisors
Emma Allenby
Counsellor
Through both personal and professional experiences, I’ve seen the emotional impact caring for someone with dementia can have. I’m passionate about offering carers a space where they feel heard, supported and able to speak openly without judgement.
Lucy Bassett
Counselling Manager
As an integrative therapist and former dementia carer, I am interested in ensuring carers have access to compassionate mental health support during such profound and uniquely personal experiences.
Suzanne Crowdell
Counsellor
As an Integrative counsellor I offer space for carers of people living with dementia to feel heard and understood. I am passionate about helping people navigate their emotional challenges.
Dr Gemima Fitzgerald
Clinical Psychologist
I aim to provide dementia carers with psychological support to help them feel listened to and understood, and to find new ways of coping.
Jack Gillis
Advice and Advocacy Manager
I am passionate about connecting with dementia carers and helping them to access their rights, support and entitlements.
Lucy LeGrave
Carer Advice and Support Officer
I’m there for carers – listening, encouraging, and helping them know they don’t have to face challenges alone.
Sam Major
Senior Carer Advice and Support Officer
I focus on helping carers navigate challenges through practical, compassionate guidance that empowers them in their daily roles.
Steve Shelley-King
Dementia Specialist Nurse
I am passionate about supporting people affected by dementia.
Maisy Weare
Carer Advice and Support Officer
I am committed to supporting dementia carers with emotional and practical advice and empowering them to navigate their caring role as best they can, despite the pressures they face.
Our Team
Frances Lawrence
Chief Executive
As a former dementia carer, I want to make sure that all dementia carers have someone to turn to.
Julia Mazorodze
Director of Communications and Growth
I’m a real believer in social justice – dementia carers are doing amazing things and shouldn’t have to go through this all alone.
Jenny Park
Director of Services
I believe in putting carers at the heart of everything we do. Supporting those who give so much, often quietly and tirelessly, feels both purposeful and deeply personal.
Louise Prosser
Director of Finance & Resources
I want to ensure dementia carers always have access to the support they need to help them through difficult times.
Satya Cashman
Corporate Partnerships Manager
I believe in the power of connections between people and harnessing that to help those who need support.
Jennifer Currie
Finance Manager
I’m here to ensure we are sustainable so we can help and support dementia carers for years to come.
Sofie Fritz
Public Fundraising Manager
Dementia carers do so much, and I want to build a bridge between carers and the general public, letting carers know they’re not alone.
Lisa Gledhill
Services Administrator
As a former dementia carer myself, it is a privilege to work for a charity close to my heart; providing the administration and coordination of the Services Team to ensure dementia carers receive support, guidance and connection.
Iona-Jane Harris
Marketing and Communications Manager
I want to make sure dementia carers get the support they need and know where to find help.
Sakinah Hassan
Trusts Fundraising Manager
I want to ensure that all dementia carers have a voice and have access to the vital support they need.
Katrina Parker
Governance and HR Officer
I’m here to support our team and Trustees to be the best they can so we are all able to advocate, campaign and aid dementia carers so they no longer feel isolated or alone.
Helen Pyper
Head of Policy and Campaigns
I’m here to help create the change dementia carers have told us they want, and to make sure dementia carers’ voices are heard.
Charlotte Simpson-Li
Fundraising and Administration Officer
It is a privilege to work behind the scenes encouraging and enabling people to support the hugely valuable work of Dementia Carers Count.
Our Trustees
Catherine A’Bear
Chair of the Board
Catherine joined the Board of Trustees in 2019 and is the current Chair. She has 25+ years direct experience in both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations.
Dr Raja Badrakalimuthu
Trustee
I’m a consultant old age psychiatrist with a focus on dementia and share my expertise and insights to help make the world a better place for people living with dementia and their families.
Dean Cassar
Trustee
I am a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and have extensive experience in executive roles across finance and operations within the charity sector. Having had first hand experience as a carer for a parent with dementia, it is important for me to be able to support and be part of the critical work Dementia Carers Count does in support of dementia carers.
Julie Flower
Trustee, Chair of Income Generation Committee
I’m a leadership development practitioner and university lecturer and I’m on the board because I have had a long-term interest in improving the lives of carers, including as a trustee, a volunteer and being a carer myself.
David Goodridge
Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
During my 25 years as Chartered Accountant and partner, I acted for a wide range of charities, and I have the ICAEW Diploma in Charity Accounting. I became a trustee in 2017 because I have seen the devastating effect dementia can have on the families of those living with dementia. This experience alerted me to the paucity of support for carers, a situation that Dementia Carers Count is committed to remedying.
Emma Green
Trustee
I am excited to bring my experience of building sustainable income and partnerships to Dementia Carers Count – this is personal to me, and something that will touch most of us at some point in our lives. Watching my mum care for my grandma with dementia showed me first-hand how invisible carers can feel, and how much difference it makes when someone finally sees them.
Gaynor Hillier
Trustee
I’m an experienced commercial leader and I’m on the Board to help to shape the future direction and ensure the charity remains viable, sustainable and holds true to its vision and mission.
Liz Jones
Trustee
I have a leadership role in social care and many years’ experience of working in policy and influencing roles – I joined Dementia Carers Count to help their work in strengthening the voice of family carers supporting people with dementia to make sure that they start to get the meaningful support and recognition that they urgently need and deserve.
Ellen Miller
Trustee
I’m a former CEO of several national charities and have also worked as a Chief Officer in Adult Social Care. I cared for my husband Terry through dementia until his death in 2025, so it matters hugely to me that dementia carers and seen, heard and supported.
Drake Peabody
Trustee
I’m passionate about supporting Dementia Carers Count, having seen first-hand my grandmother’s battle with dementia and the profound impact it had on my father as her carer, making it a cause very close to home. I bring more than 15 years of international finance experience, as well as charity trustee experience including as a Trustee at Village Water, with a background in financial planning and analysis, governance, and risk.
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