Meet the team
Behind everything we do is a team of people who truly care.
Our leadership team
Andrew Taylor
Deputy CEO
With over 15 years of experience in the Health & Social care sector, Andrew has worked in a variety of operational and commercial roles.
He has a passion for supporting and advocating for carers and those they care for, through his time working within the Carers Trust network, as well as having his own journey of caring responsibilities.
Andrew has a special interest in the role technology plays in contract delivery, optimisation and improving outcomes both at service and customer level.
Andrew joined TuVida in April 2019.
Christine Alexander
CEO
Christine joined the organisation in 1995 as a Carer Support Worker. In 1997 she applied for a role as a Care Co-Coordinator. In 2000, Christine was appointed as CEO.
Christine believes that our most vulnerable citizens deserve to be able to make choices about their care, their lives and their life choices.
She is committed to creating an organisation that enables all people with care needs and their carers and families to make these choices and live the best life that they can.
Jacqui Finn
Director Governance and Charitable Services
Jacqui joined TuVida in July 2018.
Prior to joining our organisation she held a senior post as Head of Network Support for England at Carers Trust.
She brought with her experience and knowledge of national health and social care policy and landscape.
Jacqui's role is to, design and drive forward our strategy, manage the operations teams and lead strategic projects for the organisation.
Steve Tetley
Director of Finance and Resources
Steve has worked with TuVida since 2009. Before that he spent 17 years as an accountant at the global financial institution Experian Ltd.
After so many years in the corporate sector, Steve wanted to use his skill and experience to support a third sector organisation and really see the difference a charity can make. His stepfather died of Lewy Body Dementia when Steve was in his mid 20s so he saw first hand the impact that being a carer had on his Mum.
Steve was a young carer as a child so has spent many years of his life immersed in the world of health and social care.
Our managers
Arif Rahman
Essex Registered Manager
Lisa Howells
Carers Accreditation and Grants Manager
Melissa Sedgwick
Payroll Manager
Ralph Page
Head of Training, Communications and Culture
James Drayton
IT Manager
Louise McAdams
North West Regional Manager
Louise Longden
Deputy Registered Manager (Notts)
Leah Bridges
Herefordshire Service Manager
Shane Daniels
West Sussex Registered Manager
Emma Dillnutt
Head of Workforce Operations and Recruitment and Central Registered Manager
Giedre Gagilaite
Central Service Manager
Lindsay McGarry
System Implementation Analyst
Megan Williams
Bridgend Service Manager
Rebecca Robbins
Service Manager, Young Carers Notts
Josh Hoddy
Head of Business Development and Performance and Nottingham Registered Manager
Louise Mills
Head of People and Care Practice
Rachel Laley
Senior Executive Assistant
Yvonne Hammond-Powell
West Sussex Service Manager
Our trustees
Anne Roberts
Vice-chair
Anne was CEO of Crossroads Association for ten years and played a key role in the merger with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers to form Carers Trust in 2012. She took on the role of Chief Executive at the Trust to establish the new organisation before moving onto consultancy work in the voluntary sector, specialising in organisational change and development.
She was appointed a member of the Standing Commission on Carers, a post she held until 2014 and was awarded an OBE for services to carers in 2011.
Anne joined the Board in April 2018.
Kylie Cook
Trustee
Kylie brings with her over ten years’ experience as a talent consultant – supporting businesses to attract, select, recruit, and retain staff. She has great knowledge, practical experience and interest in the end-to-end cycle of people management and culture and she is delighted to bring this skillset to an industry with people at its heart. Kylie has also experienced caring within her own family.
David Liu
Trustee
A graduate from Sydney University, with a master of philosophy in bioengineering as well as a masters from the open university in business administration, David is a retired fellow in obstetrics and gynaecology, with particular interest in prenatal diagnosis and high risk pregnancy.
A pioneer in the prenatal diagnostic technique of chorionic villus sampling, he was previously a senior lecturer (associate professor level) at Nottingham University and obtained a doctorate in medicine during his tenure. Following that, David became the Clinical Director at the City Hospital for more than twelve years.
He joined our Board in 2014.
Nick Stringfellow
Treasurer
Nick joined the Board of Trustees in 2012. A qualified accountant for over 30 years, he has worked in both public and private sectors.
Nick has been the Finance Director of a Local Authority, a large private hospital, and the government funded East Midlands Development Agency.
Nick has also worked in the NHS, and occupied senior finance positions in the West Midlands Ambulance Service and a Clinical Commissioning Group prior to his retirement in 2018.
Emily Convery
Chair
Currently employed as a Strategic Contracts Manager within the NHS, Emily has a background in leadership and management development with extensive and varied training experience.
She is a qualified business coach with experience in NHS 360o Feedback facilitation and psychometric profiling.
Emily joined the Board in 2016 and is our current Chair.
Ian Turnbull
Trustee
Currently the Deputy Director of Contracting at East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Ian joined our Board of Trustees in 2012.
A Chartered Management Accountant with an MBA from the Open University, Ian held a number of senior finance roles in the private sector before joining the NHS in 2007.