
Kerry qualified as a nurse, then as a midwife, completing a commission in the nursing branch of the Royal Air Force as a first career move. While living in Europe, she took the opportunity to diversify into the management of small businesses in travel and insurance for a few years but later returned to the NHS to continue as a professional midwife.
Driven by a passion to help improve standards in social care, and concerned about working conditions in the NHS, Kerry ultimately switched careers and has since held diverse posts in the sector, including training and assessing carers, and in the management of residential care homes and domiciliary care settings. She has managed a start-up care franchise for a well known provider, and also an inspector in the Care Quality Commission driven by a passion to improve quality and compliance. This later led to working for a large international company supporting clusters of large residential and nursing homes.
Currently, now approaching retirement, Kerry still acts as a compliance officer and trainer for a growing national home care franchise network. She enjoys travel, dog walking, visiting the coast, sewing and amateur dramatics.
Member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) London West Area Meeting, Local Meeting Westminster. Trustee of Swarthmore Care Home since 2022.
I am originally from New Zealand and have lived in the UK for the past 40 years.
For the past 35 years I have produced pitches for financial institutions including investment banks and boutique financial advisors.
Geetha has extensive experience in Finance, with more than 25 years in the commercial and charity sectors and will be taking up a new role of Director of Finance at St Luke’s Hospice in November. She has worked as a Finance Director and Operations at Age UK east London and Finance Director at Trinity Homeless Group for the past 15 years and has also worked for Mind previously. Geetha has also worked for Arthur Anderson in Columbo as well as Diageo, Air Products plc and Musgrave in the UK, across various financial roles. She qualified as a Chartered Management accountant and became an ACMA in 1997 before obtaining an MBA degree from University of Lincolnshire in 2001. She is passionate about providing hope and a good quality of life for the vulnerable elderly and children. Whilst interested in the creative arts she also enjoys travelling and making various cuisines from different parts of the world. She is a trustee of Social Investment Housing and was involved in fundraising for a school via their Parents’ Association.
My background is in Mental Health. I specialise in the care of people with dementia.
I worked with Oxford Mental Health Trust and then spent 20 years in the Charity world, helping to found 3 Charities ; YoungDementia UK, Daybreak and YoungDementia UK Homes.
I worked as an Independent Advocate for people with dementia across Oxfordshire. I have a teaching qualification and provided training in Care Homes, Nursing Homes and hospitals. I was Vice Chair of the Community Health Council (the government of the day decided to disband this incredibly useful resource and replace it with nothing vey much.)
I worked as a Bereavement Counselor with Sir Michael Sobel House in Oxford for many years. I have been a trustee of the Alzheimers’ Society, East House (a Quaker housing society) and the charities mentioned above.
For the last 11 years since my middle daughter and her three young children came to join our household I have been unexpectedly busy!
Member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) London West Area Meeting, Local Meeting Brentford and Isleworth. Trustee of Swarthmore Care Home since 2019.
In work I am a social worker within Adult Social Services latterly within a mental health team. I have also worked within Learning Disability Team. In training I undertook a specialism in Autism.
Prior to this I worked in residential work with adults for over twenty years. First with people with a learning difficulty, and later with those recovering from a mental illness.
As a trustee of Swarthmore, I bring over two decades of experience as an NHS physiotherapy assistant. My specialization in falls prevention and expertise as a postural stability instructor have equipped me with a deep understanding of the physical well-being of the elderly residents of Swarthmore.
My commitment to the Quaker values of Integrity, equality, and community further enriches my ability provide person-centered support, ensuring the highest standards of care for all residents.
Marilyn, an experienced HR professional with a strong background in multiple sectors, including healthcare, currently working as the Head of HR in the education sector.
She has completed CIPD level 5 and is currently working towards level 7. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies and spending quality time with her family.
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