Staff
Kathy Roberts
Chief Executive
With over 25 years of cross-sector senior leadership roles, Kathy has been the Chief Executive of The Association since April 2012. Throughout her career Kathy has championed the need for whole-person and whole-system approaches to the design, development and delivery of services; across health, social care and wider community, and is an advocate for true…
Dania Hanif
Head of Policy and Programmes
Dania joined The Association in April 2016 as Policy and Communications Officer and since then has taken up the role of Head of Policy and Programmes. Dania leads on, and is responsible for, the organisation’s policy and communications projects, as well as managing our various Programmes, and supporting our member and community engagement. Dania specialises…
Duncan Tree
Director of Policy and Partnerships
Duncan has more than 30 years experience in both the public and voluntary and community sectors, at national and local levels. He has extensive experience in the development and implementation of social policy, a track record of influencing change and in leading work concerned with addressing inequalities and promoting social inclusion. Duncan is a trustee…
Victoria Buyer
Associate - Social Care Programme
Victoria’ experience spans across Housing, Social Care and Healthcare having worked with numerous organisations from start up to PLC in size. Recently she has been the programme manager for the Care Provider Alliance with the Department of Health and Social Care on programmes of work developing strategic policy and communication regarding EU exit and COVID19.…
Greg Woolley
Social Enterprise Development Manager
Greg joined the Association of Mental Health Providers in January 2020 as the Social Enterprise Development Manager. He is responsible for managing The Association’s role as a National Partner to the Enterprise Development Programme, funded by Access. The core of Greg’s role is supporting mental health organisations to effectively pilot, sustain and scale relevant trading…
Hayley Alton
Senior Programme Officer
Hayley joined The Association in the role of Community Engagement Officer for the Mental Health Sustainability Programme in September 2020 and is now the Senior Programme Officer. Hayley has a key role in building relationships with provider organisations to learn about their needs and challenges in delivering services, considering solutions for support, and identifying training…
Cheryl Hollis
Operations and Business Support Lead
Cheryl joined The Association as Operations/Business Support Lead in January 2022. Cheryl’s role includes assisting and supporting the wider team within the Association, as well as often being a first point of contract for enquiries. Prior to joining The Association, Cheryl volunteered and then worked for a small local charity, providing holistic practical and emotional…
Jyoti Shah
Finance Officer
Jyoti joined The Association in January 2012 as the Finance Officer and is responsible for all the finance work. This includes invoicing, payments, payroll, VAT Returns, preparing the monthly management accounts and corresponding with the Revenue. She also manages the annual audit and assists the auditors in the preparation of the annual financial accounts. Jyoti…
Ella Dunthorne
Digital Content Assistant
Ella joined The Association in January 2022 as a Digital Content Assistant. She is responsible for creating content for our social media channels, producing newsletters, and developing content calendars. Ella grew up in Berkshire. She has a personal understanding of the importance of early intervention and quality mental health support services for young people. In…
Dan Garbutt
Communications and Media Lead
Dan joined the Association in December 2021 as Communications & Media Lead. He looks after the Association’s external communications and media response functions, as well as communication with members. Prior to joining the team at the Association, Dan has worked in communications and media roles over the past twenty years, for various academic, healthcare and…