Our people

Sam Dick

Sam Dick is (Interim) Associate Director for Policy at Centre for Mental Health, as cover for Kadra Abdinasir. Sam leads the Centre’s policy work to drive mental health equality across the life course.

Shizana Arshad

Shizana manages the Equally Well UK campaign and Leads the Mentally Healthier Councils Network, which is hosted by the Centre

Stephany Carolan

Stephany Carolan has expertise in service and strategic development and has wide-ranging experience of working across systems to support change.

Steve Appleton

Steve Appleton has over 25 years’ experience of working in health and social care, as a practitioner, senior manager and as a consultant.

Steve Gilbert OBE FRSA

Steve is an emerging anti-racism consultant who works with senior leaders, helping them tackle racial inequality in their organisation

Tara Kierans

Tara is an associate with 25 years’ experience in mental health and has designed and delivered training for the social care sector

Victoria Bleazard

Victoria Bleazard grew up in a family affected by mental illness and has spent her career seeking to improve care and eradicate inequalities.

Zak Palmer

Zak is our Internal Business Lead and is responsible for developing and delivering our IPS training courses.

Zil Palladino

Zil is our Business Development Specialist. He supports the organisation’s income generation and bid-writing processes.