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

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

Nazia

Azad

Research and Policy Manager

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

Harriet

Bailiss

Head of Ageism – Influencing & Partnerships

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

Andrea

Barry

Deputy Director for Work

Andrea leads our work on employment, transitions, and retirement, overseeing impactful programmes, while also providing leadership across research and external engagement.

Rupi

Bhabra

Project Officer - Age-Friendly Employers

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

Elena

Boninsegni

External Affairs Manager (Work)

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/EA to CE & Chair

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

Head of 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 Content and Marketing 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 the Work action area.

Ellen

Denley

Programme Officer

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.

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

Content Officer

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

Kate

Flanagan

Campaign and Engagement Officer

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

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.

Steve

James

Content 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 Corporate Services

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

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 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

Head of Communities

Charlotte manages the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities.

Rebecca

Lines

Research and Policy Manager

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.

Pippa

Mannerings

Learning Officer

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 External 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 - Good Home Network

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

Jemma

Mouland

Deputy Director - Ageism & Inequality

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 Impact

Justin oversees the Centre for Ageing Better’s work to develop impactful research, policy and influencing programmes focussed on age-friendly work, employment, homes and communities. A member of our senior executive team, he helps ensure we focus on delivering our overall strategic ambitions and leads our work to understand and track our impact.

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

Head of Age-Friendly Employers

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

Bianca

Rossetti

Programme Manager

Bianca manages the strategic partnership with Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Niall

Ryan

Campaign Manager

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

Head of Age-Friendly Employment

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 Homes and Communities

Natalie works to create more age-friendly homes and communities.

Christos

Tuton

External Affairs Manager (Homes & Communities)

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 External Affairs

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.

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.

Sarah

Wilkinson

Research & Analysis Manager

Sarah works within the Ageism and Inequality team to gather and understand current trends in ageing.

Doug

Willis

Operations Manager

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

Aideen

Young

Head of Research & Analysis

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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