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Annette Mountford MBE BA RGN HV Chief Executive
One of the three co-founders of Family Links. Worked as a health visitor for 13 years. When her children were small, she took a degree in English, becoming interested in the education system. Annette combined her experience in health, education and parenthood to introduce the Nurturing Programme to the UK in 1992. Annette gained an MBE for this work in 2002. |
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Gina Hocking BA (Hons) Business Director
Gina joined Family Links as Managing Director in September 2005. She previously worked for Oxfam and prior to that for the Treasury. Her role is to ensure that Family Links continues to thrive and grow, rolling out the Nurturing Programme in a sustainable way. |
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Verity Lowe BEd MA Programme Director - Midlands Office
With 20 years' teaching experience, Verity worked as Social Inclusion Co-ordinator for the Wolverhampton Education Action Zone, co-ordinated a multi-agency Behaviour Support Team, and was for several years Area Co-ordinator for Wolverhampton before joining Family Links as Programme Director and becoming a member of the national training team. |
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Shirley Stephenson BA Dipl. Counselling PGCE RGN HV Programme Director - Northern Office
Working within the NHS for 30 years in Primary Care, health promotion and research, Shirley was Area Co-ordinator for Hull & East Riding before joining Family Links as Programme Director and becoming a member of the national training team. |
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Sarah Darton MA BSc (Hons) DipHV RGN Director of Programme Delivery
Sarah has worked in the NHS for thirty years, as a health visitor and a named nurse for Child Protection and most recently as the Health Co-ordinator for a Sure Start project. She has experience of a variety of parenting programmes and co-ordinated the delivery of the Nurturing Programme in Northolt and Greenford before joining the team at Family Links.
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Darran Draper BSc (Hons) NNEB National Trainer
Darran has extensive experience of working with parents, with posts including Nursery Nurse, Fathers’ worker, Learning Mentor and Parenting Co-ordinator. Darran joined us from the Pyramid for Parents programme, and has knowledge of many parenting programmes as well as vast experience training facilitators. He is also the stepfather to four young men and will be based in the North West. |
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Gillian Williams BSc (Hons) National Trainer
Gillian is an experienced adult learning practitioner. She previously managed the Parenting and Family Learning Team for the Adult Learning Service in Oxfordshire County Council before joining Family Links. |
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Julia Woods BA (Hons) PGCE Cert. Dth Cert. Counselling
National School Materials Co-ordinator
With a background in drama & movement in therapy, counselling and teaching, Julia was Area Co-ordinator for Oxfordshire before taking on responsibility for writing, editing and publishing Family Links' school training materials.
Julia is also a member of the national training team. |
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Sarah Innes Finance Assistant
Sarah, who joined Family Links in May 2005, supports Jeanne in the Finance Office, looking after invoices and expenditure. |
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Sandra McAlpin Training Administrator - Northern Office
From a successful background in retail and catering, Sandra studied Speech and Theory and has a keen interest in work with speech therapy and young people. Sandra joined Family Links’ regional office in Hull in June 2007 and assists Shirley in her role as Programme Director for the North. |
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Jeanne Butlin Finance and Office Manager
Jeanne manages the Oxford office, as well as deals with finances and all invoices. |
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Jane Green Training Administration Manager
Jane deals with the logistics for Parent Group Leader trainings and keeps an overview of these around the country. Jane has been with Family Links since May 2004. |
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Mary Zacaroli MA BA (Hons) Publicity and Communications Officer
Mary recently joined the company and is responsible for all aspects of Family Links' publicity. She has spent the past seven years as a freelance journalist. |
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Rebecca Smith BA (Hons) Training Manager
Rebecca manages the trainings offered by Family Links. She deals with the organisation of trainings and training enquiries. |
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Donna Gardner Resources Administrator
Donna deals with all orders for our materials and is the first point of contact for enquiries on these. She also makes sure that our office runs smoothly. |
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Lindsey Thornton PA to the Chief Executive
Lindsey joined Family Links in August 2006 and she assists Annette in her work. She has a general background in Secretarial/Administrative work. Lindsey recently took a career break to study full-time, and graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a degree in Theology with History. She followed this with a 'gap year for grown-ups', travelling round the world with her husband. |
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Sally Alden Development Coordinator
Sally Alden comes with plenty of fundraising experience under her belt. At the Family Nurturing Network, where she worked for five years, she managed to raise over £1,000,000. She has also worked voluntarily for several Oxfordshire charities on their appeal/fund-raising committees.
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Nicky Hodges Nicky works 1 day a week, helping us with our Hull operations. The other 4 days she is a Primary Mental Health Worker within Hull CAMHS. |
