Who we are

Staff:

Manager Sarah Yiannoullou

  • Sarah works fulltime and has been with NSUN since March 2009. Sarah leads the work of NSUN ensuring that fidelity to the original mission and aims is maintained whilst managing the expectations of a growing network.

Administration and Finance Officer Mulimba Namwenda 

  • Mulimba works full time and has been with NSUN since March 2010. Mulimba keeps the office running and manages the day-to-day administration.

Communication and Engagement Officer Edward Davie

  • Edward works full-time and joined the team November 2011 and has responsibility for developing NSUN's communications and the engagement of NSUN members and other external organisations.

Information Officer Stephanie Taylor-King

  • Stephanie is working part-time and joined the team November 2011. She is responsible for NSUN's social media and organising the information that NSUN receives and sends out.

National Involvement Partnership coordinators Phil Partridge and Fran Singer

  • Phil and Fran are part-time coordinators for the National Involvement Partnership. They are busy building a database and facilitating involvement of people who are interested in national involvement work.

South East Champions Co-ordinator Saira Walker

  • Saira is working part-time supporting the South East Champions develop their work across the region. Saira joined the team November 2011.

Operational Accountant Soka Kapundu

  • Soka looks after the NSUN's money, keeping accounts up to date and monitoring our financial systems two days a month.

IT Support Showket Ali

  • Showket provide valuable IT and information systems support on a part time basis.

We also have four volunteers, Josh, Joe Kelly, Sarah Newton and Stephanie McKinley.

Other organisations and individuals are commissioned on a freelance basis depending on what is required for different projects.

Tina Coldham:
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust engagement review

Alison Faulkner:
On Our Own Terms review

Dorothy Gould:
Care Programme Approach & Recovery Study
Service User Involvement Peer Support & Development Group

Jayasree Kalathil:
Dancing To Our Own Tunes review
Survivor Researcher Network consultation