Our people

Family Action is only ever as strong as our people, who serve the communities they live and work in. We are driven by a team of passionate, dedicated and innovative leaders.

The day to day running of Family Action is led by the Executive Group, who are governed by our Board of Trustees – a group of individuals that bring financial, social and legal expertise in order to support the development and success of Family Action. They are a team of passionate, dedicated and innovative leaders have a wealth of experience from across sectors. Meet Family Action’s leadership team below.

Our Patron is HRH The Princess of Wales and we are supported by our Vice Patrons, all leaders in their fields of work.

Family Action's Executive Group

Sir David Holmes CBE

Chief Executive

Anja Bailey

Director of Development and External Affairs

Funke Fatunla

Director of Finance

Ricardo Gomes Da Silva

General Counsel and Director of Systems

Helen Cantrell

Director of Services and Innovation

Family Action’s Leadership Team

Claire Meek
Deputy Director of Services and Innovation North

Gabriel Hall
Deputy Director of Services and Innovation Central

Lee Denton
Deputy Director of Services and Innovation for London

Amy Brooke
Deputy Director of Services and Innovation South

Pippa Donovan
Deputy Director of FamilyLine & Clinical Development

Nick Bridges
Deputy Director of People

Clare Lawson
Deputy Director of Quality, Performance and Safeguarding

Heather Kearney
Deputy Director of External Engagement

Laura McGann
Deputy Director of Business Development

Sakhu Ngwenya
Head of Learning & Development

Beata Przebinda
Head of Implementation & Social Value

 

Brendon McCoy
Deputy Director of Technology

Fiona MacGillivray
Head of Grants

Andrew Millard
Head of Facilities

Ayse Hassan
Head of Helpline

Katie Milne
Head of Human Resources

Matthew Dennis
Head of Digital

Stacey Warren
Head of Insight and Influencing

Raj Mistry
Head of IT

Sue Rogers
Head of Practice Development

Karen Dale
Head of Quality and Safeguarding

Sonali Bhagat
Head of Systems

James Mitchell
Head of Trusts & Grants

 

 

Working to our leadership teams, everyone has a role to play in the impact we make. Family Action is founded on the passion, expertise and dedication of our hundreds of staff who work to make a difference in the lives of people we support.

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