Meet Our Team

Throughout my career, I’ve worked with charities supporting people who have been failed by the very systems meant to protect them, including families living in poverty and women within the criminal justice system. It was my work with women in prison that first led me to TMOF. So many were victims of male violence, often sexual violence, and were incarcerated as a result of the trauma they had experienced. Witnessing those experiences firsthand reinforced for me just how urgently systems need to change, and deepened my belief in the importance of advocacy, justice and trauma-informed support, which are all at the heart of TMOF’s work.

I love how varied my role is. A typical day can move from a morning deep in finance spreadsheets, to meeting funders, to drafting communications challenging the government on its failure to act on child sexual abuse, before ending the evening at a training talk with our fabulous team. There is never a dull moment, and I feel so fortunate to be able to work alongside such passionate people as we strive for a kinder more just world.

Outside of work I can be mostly be found driving mum’s taxi or standing freezing on the side of a sports pitch cheering on my three kids.

I also support our wonderful Outreach worker Julia in her role. Julia provides appropriate referrals/signposting to other organisations for those who may also need different support than we can provide ‘in house’, whilst ensuring these organisations align with our values and can better meet their needs.

Another key part of my role is delivering training to new ambassadors throughout the 12 week onboarding process, ensuring they are fully equipped to support our brave survivors. Their training continues after induction, and I identify and facilitate further training to keep their skills up-to-date and relevant to the issues the people we support bring to us, including bringing in speakers from other organisations to enhance our learning. I always ensure the quality of our service meets our high standards and that we address any issues that may arise promptly.

Supervision and welfare checks of ambassadors are within my key responsibilities, and I ensure the well-being of our team is carefully monitored and they feel fully supported. The open-door policy we have ensures they can confidently reach out to me with any issues, whether professional or personal.

With the full support of TMOF I am currently studying for a level 3 in Leadership and Managing Volunteers with Lancashire University to enhance my own professional development. This will allow me to better support the organisation as we continue to evolve and grow.

Being part of a Foundation that strives to support and make a life changing difference to the brave survivors who put their trust in the TMOF family is truly 'my kind of place’ and I’m extremely proud of the work that we do helping those who come to us to begin their journey as they begin to ‘transform their pain into power’.

I began my journey in the sector as a youth advocate, which ignited my commitment to ensuring that everyone has access to the support they need to live safe, fulfilled and empowered lives. I’m especially excited to lead the Advocacy Team at the Foundation, helping to ensure that victims and survivors are supported and their voices are heard.

The Maggie Oliver Foundation’s dual focus on frontline support and institutional accountability is both inspiring and essential. I’ve long admired its work and have been moved by the powerful testimonies of those it has helped.

I’m driven by a desire to help mission-led organisations grow and thrive. I believe that empowering teams and fostering a values-led culture leads to the best outcomes for those we serve. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute both strategically and operationally to a cause I care deeply about—while continuing to grow professionally in alignment with my values.

It can be a lonely and confusing path for victims navigating these complex, lengthy and sometimes hostile processes alone……and so my role with TMOF allows me to ensure survivors are supported with compassion throughout their journey.

I am naturally a curious individual and after concluding my policing career, I embarked upon therapeutic training to better understand the impact of trauma on those I supported. I have since gone on to share my skills and experience within sport, education and within the safeguarding arena and continue to develop my knowledge.

I was originally a volunteer Ambassador for over a year on the emotional support side of our service before becoming a staff member. I felt I had found my vocation again as I love engaging with the survivors who come to us for help, although I was often dismayed when I heard their personal stories. Working now on the advocacy side to understand their experiences whilst helping them to find justice, is one of the most rewarding roles I have ever done within my career. With my background I feel I am well suited to be able to help them navigate ‘the system’ through difficult and challenging circumstances.

Working with The Maggie Oliver Foundation in this unique role has provided me with a fantastic opportunity to continue my drive and motivation to support others. Drawing upon my extensive experience to ensure that every survivor who comes to us is empowered to make their own decisions and decide what is right for them.

In September 2020 I was devastated to have to close my business due to ill health, so when the opportunity arose to apply to the foundation as a volunteer it felt like perfect timing. I supported survivors on the phone lines, providing that much needed listening ear. For me personally, it was a hugely rewarding experience. Tragically, in November 2021, my beautiful daughter Mary lost her fight. Two weeks before her 21st birthday.

In March 2022 I was offered a job within the foundation as an outreach worker and I was honoured to accept. Despite my own pain I am determined to carry on raising awareness of CSAE, the failings of the criminal justice system and supporting survivors. Our team is the most amazing group of likeminded people I have ever met. We are going to make a difference!

My background includes facilitating music therapy groups and supporting survivors in a rehabilitation centre, which is where I first learned about the Foundation. These experiences strengthened my belief in the importance of creative, trauma-informed, and holistic approaches for survivors of sexual abuse.

As a survivor myself, this work is deeply personal. I have lived the silence, the shame, and the fight to be heard. I know what it feels like to slip through the cracks of systems that were meant to protect me, and I carry that truth with me every day. My lived experience fuels my determination to ensure no survivor ever feels alone, dismissed, or unsupported. I understand the courage it takes to speak out and the importance of being met with belief, compassion, and unwavering support.

A core part of my role is outreach and signposting. Survivors often face complex challenges alongside the trauma of abuse including: housing issues, financial hardship, mental health struggles, physical health needs, safeguarding concerns, and more. It is vital that these wider needs are recognised and addressed. I research and connect survivors to the right avenues of support, tailoring each referral to their personal circumstances. Whether it’s linking someone with a GP, social worker, mental health team, hospital service, counselling provider, or specialist organisation, my aim is always the same: if I can do anything to make their lives even a little bit easier, I will.

I also provide direct support-worker intervention, helping bridge the gap between survivors and external services, advocating on their behalf, and preparing supporting documents to ensure their voices are heard. I collect advocacy feedback, which is incredibly rewarding and allows me to see the real-world impact of the Foundation’s work. In addition, I co-facilitate our psycho-education workshops alongside our amazing Group Support Coordinator, helping survivors build understanding, resilience, and confidence as they move through their healing journey.

My mission goes beyond support, it is also about justice. Through outreach, advocacy, and education, I am committed to challenging the systemic failures that continue to let survivors down and contributing to the change we urgently need. Working alongside the most incredible and supportive team, our TMOF family, I am proud to stand on the front line of this fight: breaking cycles, building hope, reminding survivors of their strength, and helping turn pain into power.

I have accessed peer-to-peer support myself as a survivor of sexual abuse, so I have personal knowledge and experience which makes me even more determined to ensure anyone accessing the services that we offer within group support at TMOF is of a high standard.

I have witnessed first-hand within the sessions I attended personally the positive outcomes that can be achieved by having a safe space to share your inner most personal thoughts and feelings around abuse and trauma. It gives survivors the opportunity to have their feelings validated and to know that you are not alone with what you have been through.

I can bring what I learnt from those sessions to my role as group support facilitator and coordinator, alongside the knowledge gained during studying psychology, and also my experience supporting survivors during emotional support calls since I first joined as an ambassador to ensure that every survivor is well supported. It matters so deeply to me that every single person that comes to TMOF for group support is well cared for at every stage.

We currently offer Psychoeducation workshops, peer-to-peer support and a 12-week intensive group therapy programme which survivors can access after their 8 sessions of emotional support calls.

It is a huge privilege to organise all of this for survivors and to see the progress that they make over the course of these sessions and to help them in any way on their healing journey.

This really is a dream job role for me on both a personal and a professional level and I could not ask for a more wonderful team of work colleagues and ambassadors to work alongside!