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Meet the team

Meet our amazing team

Leadership and management

Jenny Haylock, a smiling woman with long brown hair wearing a white top, standing against a plain light background. The Purple Elephant Project logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.

Jenny Haylock

CEO

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Jane Pickerden

Head of Therapy Services

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Maggie Faulkner

Centre Operations Manager

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A man with brown hair and a beard sits outside at a table, smiling. He wears a maroon jumper. The logo “The Purple Elephant Project” is in the bottom right corner.

Clayton Anderson

Trusts Fundraising Manager

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Nina Bradburn

Head of Partnerships

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Rebecca Mills

Centre Co-ordinator

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Our trustees

If you have any questions for the board, please email Alex Calcutt

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Alex Calcutt

Chair

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Annabelle Meddings

Safeguarding Trustee

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Dipika Aggarwal

Trustee

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Dr. Olusiji Sanya

Finance Trustee

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Nicholas Ireland, in a suit and tie, smiling slightly, stands against a plain grey background. The Purple Elephant Project logo is visible in the bottom right-hand corner.

Nicholas Ireland

Trustee

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Charlie Bruce in a blue suit jacket and white shirt standing outdoors on a sunny day; The Purple Elephant Project logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.

Charlie Bruce

Trustee

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Operations and support

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Grace Retkoceri

Fundraising and Administration

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Millie Newman

Marketing and Communications Assistant

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Our therapists

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Ailbhe Howard

Play Therapist

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Archana Chatterjee, a woman with long dark hair and a green headband smiles in front of leafy green bushes, wearing a grey vest top. The Purple Elephant Project logo appears in the lower right corner.

Archana Chatterjee

Play Therapist

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Charlene Fernandes, standing with curly black hair and a patterned jumper smiles outdoors in sunlight, standing near a wooden trellis and stone wall. The Purple Elephant Project logo is visible in the corner.

Charlene Fernandes

Play Therapist

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Sibal Cheung, a woman with straight black hair and a light jumper smiles softly at the camera. There is a white wall and a framed picture in the background. The Purple Elephant Project logo is visible.

Chi Ching Sibal Cheung

Play Therapist

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Claire Crosby

Art Therapist

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Ellen Dempsey

Play Therapist

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Emily Sheridan, a young woman with long red hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing a light purple jacket and stands in front of a blurred green background. The Purple Elephant Project logo is in the corner.

Emily Sheridan

Trainee Play Therapist

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Gemma Kelly, with long brown hair wearing a red top, smiling softly at the camera. The Purple Elephant Project logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.

Gemma Kelly

Art Therapist

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Gráinne Nash Forrai

Play Therapist

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Harriet Bingley

Play Therapist

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Julia Ruppert

Art Therapist

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Laura Reader

Play Therapist

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Leila Kent, a woman with long brown hair sits indoors in front of a window, wearing a dark jumper. The Purple Elephant Project logo appears in the bottom right corner.

Leila Kent

Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

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Maria Britto Davis

Play Therapist/Counsellor

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Matt Knight

Play Therapist

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Nicola Cressey

Music Therapist

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Nicola Mackenzie, smiling in front of a metal fence with a cityscape in the background. The Purple Elephant Project logo appears in the corner.

Nicola Mackenzie

Trainee Play Therapist

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Rachel Meyrick

Play Therapist

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Rolien van Heerden

Play Therapist

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Rosie Creer, a woman with shoulder-length grey hair and round glasses looks at the camera. She is wearing a patterned top. The Purple Elephant Project logo is in the bottom right corner.

Rosie Creer

Art Psychotherapist

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Sarah Foster

Play Therapist

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Tracey Harrison

Play Therapist

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Tracy Evans

Play Therapist/Counsellor

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Victoria Niles

Play Therapist

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Voulla Demetriou

Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist

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Our volunteers

Georgia Harrison, a woman with long light brown hair and a slight smile stands in front of a plain light background. The Purple Elephant Project logo is visible in the bottom right corner.

Georgia Harris

Centre Support Volunteer

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Kate Calcutt

Volunteer Coordinator

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Rakesh Gupta

IT Volunteer

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We have lots of new amazing volunteers who we will be adding soon!