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Meet the WCL team

At We Change Lives, people are at the heart of everything we do – and that starts with the people who lead, guide, and deliver our care. From our dedicated Board of Trustees and trusted Advisors to our experienced Executive Management Team and the brilliant Operational Managers running our services and operations, every member of our team plays a part in shaping a better future for the people we support. Together, we bring a mix of clinical expertise, lived experience, creativity, and compassion – united by a shared belief that personalised, life-enhancing care should be the norm, not the exception.

Executive Management Team

The Executive Management Team collaborates with the Trustees to create the organisational strategy and fulfil WCL's charitable purpose of supporting people to live their best lives and it's vision of being a thriving organisation that enriches lives, while ensuring consistency with the organisation's values.

Hoang Le Huu

Finance Manager

Elaine Cleary

Head of Operational Excellence

Debra Furness

Senior Project Manager

Phil Sermon

Chief Executive Officer

Fiona Carter

Head of People and Culture

Sarah Battersby

Senior Quality Manager (Residential & Community)

Sarah Gardner

Deputy CEO & Head of Delivery

Charlie Barber

Head of Complex Care

Will Napier-Fenning

Chief Finance Officer

Jairo Castellanos

Head of Financial Management

Diviesh Morjaria

Chief Technology Officer

Board of Trustees

The Trustees are accountable for ensuring the organisation meets its charitable purpose of supporting people to live their best lives. The purpose of the Board is to ensure the organisation has a clear charitable vision in place and a strategy that delivers that purpose. 

Richard Gore

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Janice Wycherly

Trustee & Chair of the Quality Committee

Peter Holmes

Trustee & Chair of the Finance Committee

Chris Howarth

Deputy Chair & Chair of the Colleagues & Culture Committee

Board Advisors

Working with the CEO to support the organisation's strategy and provide the Board with expert advice. 

Operational Managers

The Operational Managers are responsible for running WCL's operations and different services.

Keith Jelly

3L Chapel & Crook Clinical Lead

Karen Sherlock

Supported Living Network Service Manager

Jade Egam

3L Bee Fold Lane Clinical Lead

Emma Norman

Heathside & The Mews Service Manager

Sian Kirkpatrick

3L Bee Fold Lane Service Manager

Michelle Wray

Westleigh Service Manager

Emma Burns

3L Chapel & Crook Service Manager

Lisa Ashbourne

Recruitment & Retention Manager

Katie Dowman

Creative Care Service Manager

Liane Millward

Colleague Learning & Development Manager

Meet the team

The Executive Management Team collaborates with the Trustees to create the organisational strategy and fulfil WCL's charitable purpose of supporting people to live their best lives and it's vision of being a thriving organisation that enriches lives, while ensuring consistency with the organisation's values. 

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Deputy CEO / Head of Delivery

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Head of Operational Excellence

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Head of People and Culture

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Head of Complex Care

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Head of Financial Management

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Company Secretary

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Strategic Finance Advisor

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Senior Project Manager

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Senior Quality Manager (Residential & Community)

Operational Managers

Responsible for running WCL's operations and service locations.

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Recruitment & Retention Manager

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Colleague Learning & Development Manager

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Community Services Manager

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Westleigh Service Manager

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Older People Services Manager

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Bee Fold Lane Service Manager

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3L ABI Service Manager

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Creative Care Service Manager

Our partners

Doe Taylor
Doe Taylor

IT infrastructure and support

Kent Finance
Kent Finance

 Financial management 

consultancy

Hazelwoods
Hazelwoods

Business Advisers and Chartered Accountants

Wirehouse
Wirehouse

HR, Employment Law and Health and Safety

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Talentshed

Recruitment, Brand and Marketing

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Bevan Brittan

Legal Advisors

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Social Capital Ventures

Investors

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