Emma has over twenty five years’ experience working in the voluntary sector. After graduating, Emma worked in the field of HIV and AIDS. From this she developed an interest in Mental Health. Emma has delivered front line Mental Health services in local communities, in hospitals and secure units, and forensic settings including HMP Wormwood Scrubs. She joined the management team at Mind in Croydon in 2014 and was appointed Chief Executive in 2022. Emma has a deep interest in providing people with access to high quality services and her drive is fundamentally rooted in championing parity between physical and mental health.

Tom has been involved in the voluntary sector for 15 years having held roles previously at Citizens Advice and Age UK. Tom managed Mind in Croydon’s AQS accredited Welfare Benefit Advice Service for 3 years from 2018 to 2021. In April 2021, he joined the Senior Management Team in the newly formed role of Head of Social Inclusion and Support Services. Tom has a keen interest in social justice and has extensive experience of expert representation at Social Security Tribunals. He has contributed extensively to research and policy development in Welfare Benefits, presenting the challenges faced by people with mental health issues our clients face at national conferences, in Parliament and at the All Party Parliamentary group on Universal Credit. Away from work he can be found following his football team around the country.

Simon has over 20 years experience working in charities at a senior level primarily in Finance and HR roles. Most recently he has worked for Age UK Lambeth supporting them through a period of significant change and re-location to a new office. Before that he worked with the Community Drug Project (later Blenheim CDP) as they grew from their base in Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham