Claire Wong
Authorised Minds Ahead delivery partner for North East Lincolnshire/North Lincolnshire (and any other school within a 40 mile radius from Grimsby) Claire Wong is an experienced education and mental health practitioner with over 25 years’ experience supporting children and young people across early years, primary, secondary and post-16 education. Her professional background spans frontline practice, […]
Wayne Sheridan
As well as spending three decades in the financial services industry in senior leaderships roles across the globe, Wayne is a also a former Royal Navy Officer who specialised in flying helicopters. During his varied career he has seen first-hand how mental fitness shapes both personal resilience and professional success and as a result firmly […]
Judith Wilkinson
Judith is a HR professional who has spent many years in Talent Acquisition; most notably at Deloitte where she was a senior manager responsible for talent acquisition nationally for several key divisions of the business. She has completed both CIPD and Assessment & Selection qualifications in addition to attaining a Modern History degree from the […]
Mark Baker
As our Digital Marketing Coordinator, Mark is an experienced visual communicator who has a passion for understanding and improving mental health. In his various job roles, he has designed, maintained and marketed for large world-recognisable brands, charities and community groups. As a Samaritans Listening Volunteer for over a decade, he has held a variety of […]
Robyn Chiswell
Robyn is our Professional Development and Recruitment Coordinator who spent ten years teaching and leading in inner-city London schools prior to this role. She has a passion for English, which led her to study for an MA in Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths. Robyn has written several whole school curriculums, all of which stem from high-quality […]
Mounia Mukina
Mounia is an accomplished and highly experienced Chartered Accountant and is a proud member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales, and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. She currently works for CSC, a leading global provider of specialised administrative services within the financial services sector. Since joining CSC, Mounia has held […]
Lucinda Powell
Lucinda has been teaching Psychology on and off for 15 years and has an MA in Special and Inclusive Education. In recent years she has been working with nurture groups and individual sixth form students with poor mental health to manage their academic studies. Lucinda is now working with a number of schools and organisations […]
Bob Craig
Bob is a freelance trainer, coach, consultant and therapist with over twenty years experience in learning and development contexts as an English teacher, curriculum manager, and learning and development manager. He has written nationally accredited courses in teacher training (e.g. PGCEs) and sustainable quality improvement initiatives. Additionally, Bob has supported over 70 FE Colleges, schools, local […]
Adam Gillett
Adam is our Business Development Specialist who, as well as working for Minds Ahead, is Associate Vice Principal: Personal Development at a large (1,800 students) secondary in Barnsley. Adam has done this role two years and as well as leading on Personal Development across the school, he also leads on mental health and charity, two […]
Claire Sewell
Claire brings over 25 years of wide‑ranging experience across mainstream primary education, specialist provision, higher education and community leadership. Her career reflects a deep commitment to inclusive practice, wellbeing, and the creation of environments in which both children and professionals can thrive. She spent four years living and working in Thailand, teaching at an international […]