Our people

Get Connected is managed by 12 full-time staff, plus a team of over 100 trained Helpline Volunteers, who provide our vital helpline service for young people under 25.

Staff team

Our staff team is responsible for managing the helpline service and spearheading our fundraising and communications activities, so that we are able to continue to support young people in difficulty and distress.

Chief Executive's Office

Chief Executive - Fiona Clark
Finance and Charity Administrator - Camilla Mortimer
To contact the Chief Executive's Office, email: admin@getconnected.org.uk

The Fundraising and Communications Department

Director of Fundraising and Communications - Abby Mardon
Trust Fundraiser - Miriam Lewis
Marketing Manager - Emily Holdsworth
Web Manager - Merlin Sibley
For any Fundraising and Communications enquiries, email: emily.holdsworth@getconnected.org.uk

The Service Provision Department

Head of Helpline - John Reed
Volunteer and Training Manager - Emma Valentine
Helpline Officer - Lucy McCarthy
Helpline Officer - Lucy Outred
Helpline Officer - Rachel Sparks

To contact any member of the helpline team, email: sp@getconnected.org.uk

Helpline Volunteers

Get Connected has over 100 Helpline Volunteers, who are specially trained to offer emotional support and help young people explore their issues. They can let young people know about appropriate sources of further specialist help from our database of 10,000 trusuted organisations. If you'd like to know more about the Helpline Volunteer role, please visit the volunteering section.

Trustees

The Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the charity, including strategic development and policy. Our current trustees are:

Gearóid Lane, Chairman
Managing Director of Communities & New Energy, British Gas at Centrica Plc. He is responsible for the creation of a stand-alone business on energy efficiency & climate change initiatives within British Gas.
Elected January 2012

John Schless, Deputy Chair
Senior Relationship Manager of NAS (National Autistic Society).
Elected September 2008

David Smith, Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Sub-Committee
Certified accountant. He spent most of his career with The Burton Group. Since 2000, he has been involved with start-up businesses and spent some time working for a charity.
Elected November 2010

Lucy Clarke
Specialist charities lawyer.
Elected September 2007

Gareth Williams
VP Product Management at Arieso.
Elected December 2009

Andrew Harrison
CEO Carphone Warehouse Ltd.
Elected in September 2005

Melanie Kopik
Get Connected’s longest serving Helpline Volunteer.
Elected September 2005

Sanaz Mehdipour
Senior Dealer in Global Markets at the Bank of Ireland.
Elected July 2012

Jess Burley
Chief Executive, M/SIX.
Elected September 2012