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

England

Working at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Alain Catzeflis

England

Retired Journalist

Scotland

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

England

Social Worker

Czech Republic

Former Director at Quip

England

Campaigner

Alison Chalmers

England

Author and Advocate

Australia

Director of the Systems Lab at Regen Melbourne

Allan ‘Big Al’ Connolly

England

Helping communities solve wicked problems around Community Wellbeing

England

Assistant Manager, People First Forum and Advocate

England

Founder, Amanda Topps Consultancy

England

Founder of RIPEN

Anita Gjermestad

Norway

Lecturer, VID Specialized University

Anna Chalachanová

Norway

Associate Professor, VID Specialized University, Norway

England

MA Student and Advocate

Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl

Sweden

Independent Writer, Psychologist and Work Environment Expert

New Zealand

Co-Director at Now & Next

Artinesa Sylmetaj

Masters Student at Eberswalde University

England

Director of Transforming Care at LD Network

USA

Founder of Open Future Learning

USA

Founder of Life Works

Canada

Activist

USA

Director of the Behavioral Health Team at the HSRI

England

Founder of LivesthroughFriends

England

Director of The Health Creation Alliance

USA

Founder of Blessing Consulting Group

Carolina De Oliveira

England

Community Organiser and Co-Director of SONEC

England

Artist and Member of PFG

Charlie Crabtree

England

Communications Lead at KeyRing

Chris Howells PhD

England

Managing Director of Koru Services Group

England

Founder, Self Directed Futures and Chair, SDS Network England

Clare E Jones CBE

England

Retired Director and Joint Chief Executive of WomenCentre

England

Freelance Designer of Accessible Information and Projects

England

Founder and ex-CEO of the Hub in Yeovil

England

Co-Founder of Inclusive Solutions

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

England

Business Analyst and Data Expert

USA

Co-Creator and Collaborator at Neighbours International

England

Founder of the Centre for Inclusive Futures

England

Veteran NHS Medical Practitioner and Author

England

Volunteer Development Manager, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Coordinator SDS Network France

Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley

England

Senior Lecturer at Bath Spa University and Author

Spain

Founder of AIREA

Fionn & Jonathan Angus

Ireland (Republic)

Citizen Network Global Ambassadors and Founders of Fionnathan Productions

Scotland

Director of Radical Visions

England

Co-Founder of Learning Disability England and Self-Advocate

England

School Leadership

England

Founder of NewKey

England

Campaigner

George Faulkner

England

Independent Researcher

England

Director of People Focused Group and Citizen Network Ambassador

England

Co-Founder of Care Full

Hanne-Maria Leppäranta

Finland

Social Worker

England

Author, Researcher and Editor

Jackie King-Owen

England

Managing Director of Clarice Associates Ltd

England

Founder and Managing Director of Opus Independents

England

Iindependent consultant, teacher and researcher

England

Counsellor

England

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

England

Campaign Lead, Neighbourhood Democracy

England

A Campaigner for the Chronic Illness Community

England

Clinical Psychologist

England

Student at the University of Sheffield

Jim Elder-Woodward OBE

Scotland

Disability Expert and Author

England

Community Activist and Organiser

England

Director at Opus Independents

Johanna Mätäsaho

Finland

Start-Up Entrepreneur

England

Writer, Consultant and Campaigner

England

Chair of the Yorkshire branch of the Socialist Health Association

Scotland

Director of Radical Visions

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

England

End of Life Doula

England

Member of People Focused Group

Karl Nunkoosing PhD

England

Psychologist, Teacher and Cook

Australia

CEO of Avivo

England

Founder, Bringing Us Together and Visits Unlimited

Katja Valkama PhD

Finland

Principal lecturer in Research at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.

England

Contributor

England

Founder and Director of People Focused Group

England

Contributor

Kirsten Jaeger Fjetland

Norway

Contributor

England

Contributor

England

Photographic Researcher

England

Contributor

England

Chair of Disability Rights UK and Founder of Imagineer CIC

England

Registered Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist

Lucia Cangarova

Slovakia

Easy Read and Plain Language Author and PhD Student

England

Founder of Camerados

Scotland

Social Innovator

Scotland

Independent Researcher

England

Freelance Public Health Policy Implementation Expert

Mark Haydon-Laurelut

England

Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth

England

Health and Social Care Commissioner

England

Founder of Talk Shop, volunteer with Sheffield Food Partnership

Matthew Potocnik

England

Advocate and Carer

Melanie Heyworth PhD

Australia

Author and Advocate

Finland

Artistic Director of The Strindberg Laboratory

England

Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Derby

Michael Bierman

USA

Executive Director of The Strindberg Laboratory

England

Founder of Innovation People

Michaela Wegener

Contributor

England

Contributor

Contributor

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.

Nathaniel Whitestone

England

Contributor

England

Volunteer advocate for people with a learning disability.

Scotland

Author and Managing Partner, The Leadership Edge Partnership

Australia

Contributor

Nicola Protopapadakis

England

Citizen Network Team

Nikki Henderson

England

Contributor

Scotland

Contributor

Finland

Contributor

USA

Founder and CEO of Neighbours, Inc and Neighbours International.

Scotland

Contributor

Philip Hardstone

England

Contributor

Pippa Murray PhD

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

Canada

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

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

Scotland

Contributor

Australia

Contributor

England

Co-Founder of Care Full

England

Contributor

England

Registered Social Worker and Founder of EnoughIsEnough

Finland

Contributor

Citizen Network Events Coordinator

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

England

Citizen Network Team

England

Contributor

Steph Lyons PhD

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

Stephen Finlayson

Scotland

Head of Innovation and Improvement at Penumbra

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

Suzanne McStravick

Northern Ireland

Contributor

Australia

CEO of Plumtree Children’s Services

England

Social Worker, Teacher and Academic

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

England

Contributor

Canada

Contributor

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

USA

Contributor

England

Founder of iDirect Independent Living

England

Author and Founder of See Me As Me