Reaching Families People

Empowering families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities

PEOPLE

TRUSTEES

Helen Rodgers

Chair

Helen has worked with SEND families since 1995 and was a former Thera-playgroup co-ordinator at Chichester Child Development Centre.

Chris Jay

Vice Chair

Chris has Cerebral Palsy and is a wheelchair user. He is Managing Director of Bascule Disability Training and a Director of Great Ballard School near Chichester.

Jemma Paterson

Jemma is a parent-carer and works in financial services.

Charlotte Linington

Charlotte grew up with a brother with SEND. She works for West Sussex County Council as a Child & Family Worker in the Child Disability Team.

Justin Sainsbury

Justin has experience of being a parent-carer of a child with a life limiting condition. He works as a residential support worker in a children’s home caring for children with SEND.

Sharon Gearing

Sharon is a parent-carer. She is a trust fundraiser for the Rocking Horse Appeal.

STAFF

Brian O’Hagan

Director

Brian is responsible for the overall management and direction of Reaching Families and has particular responsibility for strategic planning, project development, evaluation, financial management, fundraising & communications.

Donna Manwill

Operations Director

Donna manages the day-to-day operations of the charity and has particular responsibility for staff management, financial management, administration & HR, operational planning and policy.

Kirsty Lester

Administration & Finance Co-ordinator

Kirsty is responsible for banking, payroll, day-to-day administration of the charity and preparation of our annual accounts..

Hannah Delmar-Addy

Outreach & Training Manager

Hannah is responsible for the overall management of our outreach and training team and development of our NDP navigation service.

Reina Mallett

Outreach & Training Team Lead

Reina oversees the day to day delivery of our outreach and training including our Umbrellas support groups and training workshops.

Abi Van den Dyck

Outreach & Training Co-ordinator

Abi works with Reina in co-ordinating our Umbrellas support groups and training workshops.

Emma Anderson

Outreach Service Administrator

Emma provides administrative support to the outreach, training and NDP navigation teams including managing enquiries, bookings, signposting, case work administration and monitoring.

Sharon Burt

NDP Support Worker

Sharon provides information, signposting and advice to families of children or young people on the West Sussex neurodevelopmental pathway (NDP).

Abigail Francis

NDP Support Worker

Abigail provides information, signposting and advice to families of children or young people on the West Sussex neurodevelopmental pathway (NDP).

Leanne Petrucci

NDP Support Worker

Leanne provides information, signposting and advice to families of children or young people on the West Sussex neurodevelopmental pathway (NDP).

Karen Merriner

Benefits Advisor

Karen provides advice and guidance to parent-carers applying for Carers Allowance, DLA and PIP.

Rachel Grant

Benefits Support Worker

Rachel undertakes claims checks for parents making applications for DLA and PIP.

Marilyn McManus

Benefits Service Administrator

Marilyn provides administrative support to the benefits team including managing bookings, signposting, case work administration and monitoring.

Bodil Scrivens

Face-2-Face Project Co-ordinator

Bodil oversees the day-to-day delivery of our befriending service and has particular responsibility for training new befrienders and supporting the existing team of volunteers.

Rachel Fielding

Face-2-Face Project Co-ordinator

Rachel oversees the day-to-day delivery of our befriending service and has particular responsibility for matching families and befrienders.