Chief Executive - Alan Boyd
Alan has worked for Healthwatch Brighton and Hove for over 6 years as a Project Coordinator. Prior to that, he had over 15 years’ experience of designing and implementing government policy.
He has worked in Parliament as a project manager securing the successful transition of draft legislation into law. He has also represented the UK at negotiations at the European Commission and overseas for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
After London, Alan transferred his experiences to the health sector working in care homes across the city working and for Terence Higgins Trust, a prominent HIV charity based in Brighton. He has also volunteered with adults living with long term mental health conditions.
alan@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk
Dr Lester Coleman – Head of Research
Lester was awarded a Phd in Psychology from the University of Southampton, following previous positions at the Universities of Nottingham, Exeter and the Open University. He has since worked exclusively in the voluntary sector, leading research programmes at The Trust for the Study of Adolescence (young people’s heath within Brighton and Hove and nationally), OnePlusOne (family relationships and child wellbeing) and Coram Family and Childcare.
Lester has been awarded numerous research and project grants, including from the Economic and Social Research Council, Nuffield Foundation, The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund. He has compiled over 100 project reports, has led or co-authored several books on child wellbeing, and published around 40 peer-reviewed academic journal articles. He is an Honorary Research Fellow (Health Sciences) at the University of Brighton.
Lester has also worked on a number of evaluation projects including those commissioned by Imperial College Health Partners, the Samaritans, the University of Brighton, and the Rockinghorse children’s charity.
lester@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk
Will Anjos – Project Coordinator
Will is an experienced project manager who previously worked at a national office supplies company. Originally from London, he has lived in Brighton for over 30 years and set up Brighton Soup in 2015, helping to provide community funding for local projects.
He also works at Volunteering Matters on their Lifelines project which helps to create volunteer-led activities for older people across the city.
will@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk
Katy Francis - Project Coordinator
Katy joined Healthwatch in May 2023 as Project Support Officer. In June 2024, she was promoted to the role of Project Coordinator.
She has a BSc in Psychology and has worked in the non-profit sector in areas related to health, work, and food poverty. Before Healthwatch, she worked at Astriid, a small charity that strives to make working practice more inclusive for people with long-term conditions. Her particular interest is health and social care for people with long-term conditions.
Kate Jones – Project Coordinator
Kate is delighted to have joined HWBH and is looking forward to working to help improve health and social care services in Brighton and Hove. She has come to Healthwatch with a background in research and community development and has worked on numerous evaluations of government funded projects. She has also led community action research projects all around the country. Kate has an MSC from the London School of Economics in Voluntary Sector Organisation and a BA(Hons) from the University of Warwick.
katejones@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk
Jo Dorey – Project Support Officer
Jo is excited to work closely with Healthwatch’s dedicated Volunteers and to support their special areas of interest.
She is now the main point of contact for Volunteers and will share regular opportunities to get involved with projects, focus groups and more. Jo’s background is in community arts and projects with an emphasis on health and wellbeing. She launched Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) and Warm Spaces schemes in Worthing, and supported volunteers across the Midlands in bringing performance arts to their village venues.
jo@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk
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