Our Team

Steering Group & Board

• Andrew Hudson

  Board Director

  My name is Andrew Hudson and I have lived mental health experience. I first came into contact with Recovery Enterprises at the mental health social café and since then I…

• Andrew Wood

  Board Treasurer

  My name is Andrew Wood and I have been involved with Sheffield Flourish since it formed, as its Treasurer. This was familiar territory for me as I have worked in…

• Brendan Stone

  Board Director

  My name is Brendan Stone, and I’ve lived with mental health difficulties since about the age of 14. For around 20 years I was usually too unwell to work, and…

• Jane Ferretti

  Board Director

  My name is Jane Ferretti and I have been involved with Flourish since April 2015. I have experience of working as a trustee for the Sheffield Town Trust and the…

• Nick Bax

  Board Director

  My name is Nick Bax and I have been involved with Sheffield Flourish since January 2015 as a Co-Instigator/Creative Director. I came to work on the project after discussions with…

• Pam Stirling

  Board Chair

  My name is Pam Stirling and I am the Chair of the Board for Sheffield Flourish. I’ve been working with Sheffield Flourish since the start in April 2011 when I…

Facilitators

• Lisa Thompson-Cox

  Volunteer Co-Ordinator

  My name is Lisa Thompson-Cox and I’ve been working as the Volunteer Co-ordinator for Sheffield Flourish since May 2016. My role involves recruiting, supporting and supervising other volunteers through their…

• Jo Eckersley

  Deputy Managing Director

  My name is Jo Eckersley and I’ve been working for Sheffield Flourish since June 2016 as Digital and Marketing Manager and more recently as Deputy Managing Director. It’s been a…

• Tim Blundell Jones

  Oasis Lead

  My name is Tim Blundell Jones and I have been the Oasis Project Manager since January 2013. I got involved because I saw the job advertised and thought I’d love…

• Nila Wills

  Information Co-Ordinator

  My name is Nila Wills and I have worked at Sheffield Flourish since April 2017. I have worked on the Sheffield Mental Health Guide since 2013 and I moved over…

• Chrissie Hinde

  Cast Lead

  My name is Chrissie Hinde and I have been involved with Flourish from the start in April 2011. CAST started before then in 2009 and is a community of artists…

• Sam Dawson

  Brunsmeer Awareness Lead

  My name is Sam Dawson and I have been involved in the Brunsmeer Awareness project since 2013. I was keen to get involved in a football project, as I believe…

• Leah Pritchard

  Flourish Administrator

  My name is Leah Pritchard and I joined Flourish as Administrator in September 2017. I have a huge interest in mental illness, and how our different backgrounds and experiences can…

• Roger Thorns

  Information Co-Ordinator

  My name is Roger and I have worked at Flourish since April 2017. I started working on the Sheffield Mental Health Guide (SMHG) at Sheffield Mind in September 2013 and…