Our Team

Joyce

Abrams

Finance Officer

Joyce provides support to the Finance team as Ageing Better's Finance and Grants Officer.

Rachel

Allen

Programme and Content Coordinator

Rachel provides programme and content support for the Age-friendly Employer Pledge Team.

Henry

Allingham

Research and Evaluation Manager, 50+ Employment

Henry designs, manages and delivers research projects and evaluations within Ageing Better’s Work team.

Nazia

Azad

Programme Manager

Nazia works with colleagues to support the design, commissioning and delivery of specific programmes and projects.

Harriet

Bailiss

Head of Ageism Campaign (Job Share, Maternity Cover)

Harriet is joint-Head of Ageing Better’s anti-ageism campaign, Age Without Limits.

Rupi

Bhabra

Strategy and Partnerships Project Officer

Rupi provides project support for the Director of Strategy & Partnerships and the team within the directorate.

Alice

Billin

Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns (Maternity cover)

Alice leads Ageing Better’s public affairs and campaigns work to build the organisation’s profile and influence government policy to create a more age-friendly society.

Elena

Boninsegni

Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Elena supports the Work team to advocate for change in policy and practice that helps create a society where people in their 50s and 60s have equitable access to work if they want or need to.

Laura

Brandy

Governance Officer and PA to Directors

Laura supports the Senior Executive team, Board and Committees as well as assisting the Directors of Finance and Governance, Communications and Policy and HR.

Millie

Brown

Deputy Director for Homes

Millie provides research advice, commissions and manages evidence projects and overall contributes to the strong evidence catalogue our work at Ageing Better is based on.

Dora

Buckle

Digital Marketing and Content Manager

Dora helps to lead our works across digital communications, including management of the website, digital content, email marketing and social media.

Kim

Chaplain

Specialist Advisor - Work

Kim supports one of the Centre for Ageing Better’s priority goals of Work.

Ellen

Denley

Programme Officer – Localities

Ellen supports the effective delivery of work with local places, including the members of the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities.

Amanda

Donnelly

Impact Manager

Amanda supports the delivery of high-quality, impactful projects through the implementation of a consistent, outcomes-focused approach to project development and management.

Livia

Dragomir

Evidence Assistant - Homes

Livia provides research and project support to the Evidence and Communications teams.

Carole

Easton

Chief Executive

Carole is Ageing Better’s Chief Executive, leading our vision of creating a society where everyone enjoys later life.

Rosie

Fielding

HR and Operations Coordinator

Rosie provides administrative and IT support within the Operations team.

Suzy

Fisk

PR & Stories Officer

Suzy’s focus is working with people to share their experience of ageing and ageism.

Kate

Flanagan

Campaigns Officer (Ageism Campaign, Maternity cover)

Kate supports the planning and delivery of our campaign to challenge ageism.

Ellie

Gotay

Events Officer

Ellie is responsible for the planning and delivery of Ageing Better’s busy events schedule.

Karen

Hancock

Research & Policy Officer

Karen works to ensure that Work programmes are grounded in evidence.

Alex

House

Age‑friendly Communities Network Manager

Alex manages the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities, a growing UK movement affiliated to the World Health Organisation.

Leslie

Hughes

Executive Assistant to Chief Executive and Chair

Leslie works with our Chair and Chief Executive to provide support across all areas of their work.

Adele

Hunt

Voice and Engagement Manager

Adele is part of the Research, Impact and Voice team, ensuring our work across the organisation is shaped by the voice of lived experience.

Stephen

James

Media Officer

Steve is responsible for supporting the communications teams in raising Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.

George

Jenkins

Director of Finance and Governance

George is Ageing Better’s Director of Finance and Governance, supporting the organisation to ensure that its financial resources are well used, and that it is fully compliant in all aspects of governance.

Lorna

Jones (Maternity Leave)

Campaign Officer (Ageism Campaign)

Lorna is the Campaign Officer for our Ageism Campaign at the Centre for Ageing Better.

Valerie

Kaufmann

Policy & Research Officer- Localities

Valerie creates policy guidance and tools to support the network of age-friendly communities and other local authorities looking to implement age-friendly interventions.

Declan

Keane

Finance Manager (job share)

Declan shares the position of Finance Manager role with Sarah Scott. The Finance Manager is responsible for financial accounting, finance management and payroll at Ageing Better.

John

Kiernan

Employer Engagement and Network Manager

John leads on network engagement with employers that have signed our Age Friendly Employer pledge, and supports them in their development of age friendly employment practice.

Charlotte

Lewis

Senior Programme Manager - Localities

Charlotte manages the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities.

Rebecca

Lines

Project and Change Manager, Work

Rebecca manages the Supporting Disabled Older Workers and Redundancy Support projects, as part of broader influencing to improve employment and skills support for people aged 50 and over.

Jenny

Manchester

Head of Communications

Jenny leads the communications teams in order to influence attitudes, policy and practice on key aspects of ageing and the stark inequalities facing millions of people.

Pippa

Mannerings

Learning Officer for the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities

Pippa supports the delivery of an age-friendly communities learning programme that aims to help inspire, connect and support members of the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities.

Geraldine

McCormick

HR Manager

Geraldine provides consistent and legally compliant advice to everyone who works at Ageing Better and ensures the development of effective HR policies and processes.

Jo

McGowan

Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs

Jo leads Ageing Better’s public affairs and campaigns work to build the organisation’s profile and influence government policy to create a more age-friendly society.

Rachel

Monaghan

Programme Manager - Homes

Rachel supports the effective scoping, management and communications of Ageing Better projects.

Jemma

Mouland

Deputy Director for Research, Impact and Voice

Jemma works across all our action areas to help maximise our impact. Jemma leads the Research, Impact and Voice team who are responsible for ensuring our work is grounded in evidence, shaped by the voice of lived experience and is focused on achieving impact.

Justin

Newman

Director of Strategy and Partnerships

Justin oversees the Centre for Ageing Better’s work to develop impactful strategic partnerships and helps ensure we focus on delivering our strategic ambitions.

Gina

Polydorou

Digital Media and Communications Officer

Gina provides digital communications support for the website, digital content, email marketing and social media.

Iryna

Pyźniuk

Project & Change Officer

Iryna provides project support for the Work Action Area team.

Tracy

Riddell

Senior Programme Manager, Age-friendly Employment

Tracy leads on the development and delivery of our Age-friendly Employer Pledge programme

Bianca

Rossetti

Strategic Partnership Manager – Greater Manchester

Bianca manages the strategic partnership with Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Niall

Ryan

Campaign Manager (Ageism Campaign)

Niall works on our campaign to end ageism and has a background in health communications.

Sarah

Scott

Finance Manager (job share)

Sarah is responsible for financial accounting, finance management and payroll at Ageing Better.

Elaine

Smith

Senior Programme Manager, Work

Elaine is our Senior Programme Manager for 50+ Work, overseeing all our projects and influencing to improve the quality and accessibility of employment and skills support for people aged 50 and over.

Natalie

Turner

Deputy Director for Localities

Natalie works with localities to help them build age-friendly communities.

Christos

Tuton

Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager (Homes)

Christos is Ageing Better’s lead on our work to bring political and media attention to the poor quality of England’s homes, and particularly many older people’s homes.

Emma

Twyning

Director of Communications and Policy

Emma oversees all of Ageing Better's external engagement, increasing the organisation’s profile and reach and working to influence the attitudes and actions of a wide range of stakeholders.

Nish

Vasco-Knight

Impact and Involvement Officer

Nish supports teams across the organisation in the delivery of impactful and efficient projects. She also works with our lived experience network to ensure they have meaningful engagement with Centre for Ageing Better and that lived experience is at the heart of our work.

Neil

Vowles

Media Manager

As Media Manager, Neil is responsible for growing Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.

Mia

Warren-Smith

Communications Officer - Homes

Mia supports our homes team to bring media attention to the poor quality and lack of accessibility of England's homes, in particular many older people's homes.

Sarah

Wilkinson

Evidence Manager – Research, Impact and Voice

Sarah works within the Research, Impact and Voice team to gather and understand current trends in ageing.

Doug

Willis

Office Manager

Doug provides office management to the Ageing Better team and is the first point of contact for our organisation.

Aideen

Young

Senior Evidence Manager - Research, Impact and Voice

Aideen plays a key part in the evidence function at Ageing Better, ensuring that - as a What Works centre - we have the right evidence to support and shape our work across the organisation.

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