Meet The Team

Expertise/Specialism: Leadership and Management, Strategic Planning, Public Sector, Voluntary and Community Sector, Safeguarding

Additional Skills/Knowledge: Qualified Paediatric Social Worker, Psychologist, Social Care, Disability Services, Human Resources

Qualifications: FCMI, MA, PG Cert Safeguarding, BA (Hons) First Class, Dip SW

Awards/Recognition:

2020 Global 100 Awards: Europe CEO of the Year

2020 Corporate America Today: CEO of the Year

2020 M and A Today Global Awards: Europe CEO of the Year

2020 Lawyer International Legal 100 Awards: Europe CEO of the Year

2020 CEO Today Global Awards: Honouring the Most Respected Companies and their C level Executives

2020 CEO Europe Awards: Honouring the Most Respected Companies and their C level Executives

2019 Business and Marketing Academy Awards: Entrepreneur of the Year

2019 Global 100 Awards: Europe CEO of the Year

2018 Learning Disability and Autism Awards: Outstanding Contribution to Learning Disability and Autism Services in the UK

2016 Wealth and Finance International Business Elite Awards: Europe CEO of the Year

2016 Wealth and Financial International Business Elite Awards: CEO of the Month May

Summary:

I have worked in social work/social care for almost 30 years. As a qualified paediatric social worker and psychologist I have worked mainly in children’s services in the public, private and voluntary and community sectors in front line through to senior management roles. I have always been passionate about quality children’s services and in particular services that transform the lives of children with special education needs and disability.

I became Chief Executive at The Birtenshaw Group in July 2006. At the time the company was in a poor state financially and by reputation. I am delighted that since then we have been able to reposition the company and develop and diversify our services so that we now support more young people than ever, in a wider range of services, all of which are focused on the individual achieving their potential and living a fulfilling and rewarding life as independently as possible.

The Birtenshaw Group is now a successful, multi-award winning provider of specialist autism friendly services. I am proud of what we have achieved to date and our plans for future growth, all of which is only possible with our dedicated and competent workforce, each one of whom will always go above and beyond the call of duty!