A to Z

Citizen Network is a community and there are many different people involved playing lots of different roles.

Aarne Rajalahti

Finland

Inclusion Advocate

Adam Sundle

England

Working at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Alain Catzeflis

England

Retired Journalist

Alastair Minty

Scotland

Project Coordinator with In Control Scotland, Coordinator of New Routes Home

Alex Leeder

England

Social Worker

Alfred Richter

Czech Republic

Former Director at Quip

Alicia Hull

England

Campaigner

Alison Chalmers

England

Author and Advocate

Alison Whitten

Australia

Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne

Allan ‘Big Al’ Connolly

England

Helping communities solve wicked problems around Community Wellbeing

Amanda Frost

England

Assistant Manager, People First Forum and Advocate

Amanda Topps

England

Founder, Amanda Topps Consultancy

Angela Fell

England

Founder of RIPEN

Anita Gjermestad

Norway

Lecturer, VID Specialized University

Anna Chalachanová

Norway

Associate Professor, VID Specialized University, Norway

Anna Harris

England

MA Student and Advocate

Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl

Sweden

Independent Writer, Psychologist and Work Environment Expert

Annick Janson

New Zealand

Co-Director at Now & Next

Artinesa Sylmetaj

Masters Student at Eberswalde University

Ashleigh Fox

England

Director of Transforming Care at LD Network

Ben Drew

USA

Founder of Open Future Learning

Beth Gallagher

USA

Founder of Life Works

Beverley Smith

Canada

Activist

Bevin Croft

USA

Director of the Behavioral Health Team at the HSRI

Bob Rhodes

England

Founder of LivesthroughFriends

Brian Fisher

England

Director of The Health Creation Alliance

Carol Blessing

USA

Founder of Blessing Consulting Group

Carolina De Oliveira

England

Community Organiser and Co-Director of SONEC

Cat Wood

England

Artist and Member of PFG

Charlie Crabtree

England

Communications Lead at KeyRing

Chris Howells PhD

England

Managing Director of Koru Services Group

Chris Watson

England

Founder, Self Directed Futures and Chair, SDS Network England

Clare E Jones CBE

England

Retired Director and Joint Chief Executive of WomenCentre

Clare Tarling

England

Freelance Designer of Accessible Information and Projects

Clive Tuck

England

Founder and ex-CEO of the Hub in Yeovil

Colin Newton

England

Co-Founder of Inclusive Solutions

Colin Speakman

England

Author and Environmentalist

Damian Joseph Bridgeman

Wales

Deputy Chair of the RSA Fellowship Council and Director of Freedom 365

Danielle Farrel

Scotland

Founder of Y.O.U

Dave Goswell

England

Business Analyst and Data Expert

David Hasbury

USA

Co-Creator and Collaborator at Neighbours International

David Towell

England

Founder of the Centre for Inclusive Futures

David Zigmond

England

Veteran NHS Medical Practitioner and Author

Dominic Lodge

England

Volunteer Development Manager, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Don Derrett

Coordinator SDS Network France

Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley

England

Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University and Author

Ester Ortega

Spain

Founder of AIREA

Fionn & Jonathan Angus

Ireland (Republic)

Citizen Network Global Ambassadors and Founders of Fionnathan Productions

Frances Brown

Scotland

Director of Radical Visions

Gary Bourlet

England

Co-Founder of Learning Disability England and Self-Advocate

Gary Hammonds

England

School Leadership

Gary Kent

England

Founder of NewKey

Gavin Barker

England

Campaigner

George Faulkner

England

Independent Researcher

Glyn Butcher

England

Director of People Focused Group and Citizen Network Ambassador

Hannah Webster

England

Co-Founder of Care Full

Hanne-Maria Leppäranta

Finland

Social Worker

Henry Tam

England

Author, Researcher and Editor

Jackie King-Owen

England

Managing Director of Clarice Associates Ltd

James Lock

England

Founder and Managing Director of Opus Independents

Jan Walmsley

England

Iindependent consultant, teacher and researcher

Jane Alcock

England

Counsellor

Jane Shepherd

England

Working to uphold human rights amongst citizens who are currently living in institutions

Jason Leman

England

Campaign Lead, Neighbourhood Democracy

Jenny Lyus

England

A Campaigner for the Chronic Illness Community

Jessica Saffer

England

Clinical Psychologist

Jessica Valins

England

Student at the University of Sheffield

Jim Elder-Woodward OBE

Scotland

Disability Expert and Author

Jo Kidd

England

Community Activist and Organiser

Joe Kriss

England

Director at Opus Independents

Johanna Mätäsaho

Finland

Start-Up Entrepreneur

John Burton

England

Writer, Consultant and Campaigner

John Carlisle

England

Chair of the Yorkshire branch of the Socialist Health Association

John Dalrymple

Scotland

Director of Radical Visions

John Gillespie

England

Director of New Gestalt Voices

Joshua Shepherd

England

MA Graduate in Social Science Research Methods

Joyce Bullivant

England

Community Activist and Blogger

Julia Finkenzeller

Consultant in System Leadership, System Thinking and Systems Modeling

Karen Parry

England

End of Life Doula

Karen Senior

England

Member of People Focused Group

Karl Nunkoosing PhD

England

Psychologist, Teacher and Cook

Kate Fulton

Australia

CEO of Avivo

Katie Clarke

England

Founder, Bringing Us Together and Visits Unlimited

Katja Valkama PhD

Finland

Principal lecturer in Research at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.

Kellie Woodley

England

Contributor

Kelly Hicks

England

Founder and Director of People Focused Group

Kieran Roberts

England

Contributor

Laird Ryan

England

Contributor

Les Monaghan

England

Photographic Researcher

Liam Toner

England

Contributor

Liz Leach

England

Chair of Disability Rights UK and Founder of Imagineer CIC

Lizette Nolte

England

Registered Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist

Lucia Cangarova

Slovakia

Easy Read and Plain Language Author and PhD Student

Maff Potts

England

Founder of Camerados

Malcolm Henry

Scotland

Social Innovator

Maria Lyons

Scotland

Independent Researcher

Mark Gamsu

England

Freelance Public Health Policy Implementation Expert

Mark Haydon-Laurelut

England

Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth

Mark Humble

England

Health and Social Care Commissioner

Martin Yarnit

England

Founder of Talk Shop, volunteer with Sheffield Food Partnership

Matthew Potocnik

England

Advocate and Carer

Melanie Heyworth PhD

Australia

Author and Advocate

Meri Pakarinen

Finland

Artistic Director of The Strindberg Laboratory

Michael Balkow

England

Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Derby

Michael Bierman

USA

Executive Director of The Strindberg Laboratory

Michael Croft

England

Founder of Innovation People

Mo Stewart

England

Contributor

Nadia Clarke

England

Travelling Ambassador for people with disabilities

Nan Beauregard Carle

USA

Advocate of Living Life as a Member of Communities and Neighbourhoods - wherever that might be.

Neil Carpenter

England

Volunteer advocate for people with a learning disability.

Neil Francis

Scotland

Author and Managing Partner, The Leadership Edge Partnership

Nick Maisey

Australia

Contributor

Nicola Protopapadakis

England

Citizen Network Team

Nikki Henderson

England

Contributor

Norma Curran

Scotland

Contributor

Oskari Samiola

Finland

Contributor

Patti Scott

USA

Founder and CEO of Neighbours, Inc and Neighbours International.

Pete Richmond

Scotland

Contributor

Philip Hardstone

England

Contributor

Pippa Murray PhD

England

Contributor

Rachel Mason

England

Contributor

Rachelle Hole

Canada

Co-Director of the UBC Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship

Ralph Broad

England

Contributor

Rebecca Hollis

England

Contributor

Rob Moriarty

England

Contributor

Robin Jackson

Scotland

Contributor

Rosie Lawn

Australia

Contributor

Ruth Hannan

England

Co-Founder of Care Full

Sally Young

England

Contributor

Sam Sly

England

Registered Social Worker and Founder of EnoughIsEnough

Sami Helle

Finland

Contributor

Sanja Ilieva

Citizen Network Events Coordinator

Sarah Holmes

England

Contributor

Sarah Maguire

England

Contributor

Shaun McBride

England

Contributor

Simon Cramp

England

Contributor

Simon Duffy

England

Citizen Network Team

Stef Benstead

England

Contributor

Steph Lyons PhD

England

Contributor

Stephanie Farr

England

Contributor

Stephen Finlayson

Scotland

Head of Innovation and Improvement at Penumbra

Steven Newman

England

Contributor

Steven Rose

England

Contributor

Suzanne McStravick

Northern Ireland

Contributor

Sylvana Mahmic

Australia

CEO of Plumtree Children’s Services

Tanya Moore

England

Social Worker, Teacher and Academic

Thomas Allan

England

Contributor

Thomas Doukas

England

Contributor

Tim Keilty

England

Contributor

Tim Stainton

Canada

Contributor

Tom French

England

Data Expert

Valeria Guarneros-Meza

England

Co-founder of The Policy Co-op

Varun Vidyarthi

India

Co-Founder of Manavodaya

Vasilis Kalopisis

Greece

Director of Petagma and Co-Founder of Puzzle

Veena Vasista

USA

Contributor

Vinesh Kumar

England

Founder of iDirect Independent Living

Wendy Perez

England

Author and Founder of See Me As Me