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About Us

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

In 2023, our Director and Founder, Tracy, set out to create a new business that would support and enable people with mental health difficulties, learning disabilities and other conditions facing barriers in work to overcome these.

Meet Our Directors

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Tracy Fee

CEO & Founder

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Gary Fee

Assistant Director / Logistics

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Julie Patterson

Assistant Director / Employability

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Susan Eales

Assistant Director / Operations

Leads and Senior Team

Meet our dedicated Team of Leads and Seniors within HIYED.

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Supported Internship Lead

Charlotte Munro

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Admin Lead (P/T)

Jo Nevison

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Job Coach Lead

Nicola Cook

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Job Coach Lead / Cafe Project Lead

Dave Patterson

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Job Coach Lead

Tracy Chappell

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Opportunities and Engagement Lead

Kevin Hodgson

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Project Lead

Charlotte Graham

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Project Lead

Joanna Armstrong

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Senior Job Coach & Employability 

Steve Grainger

Meet The Hiyed Team

We invite you to meet a few members of the Hiyed team. Collectively a team of over 40 staff all working together to support people within our community and region. 

HIYED Job Coach

Alyson Maddison

HIYED Finance / Job Coach

Melissa Harris

HIYED Job Coach Assistant

Joshua Clark

HIYED Job Coach

Lynne Hope

HIYED Job Coach / Media Support

Dan Liversidge

HIYED Job Coach

Leighann Hannon

HIYED Driver ( Travel Team )

Mark Landells

HIYED Job Coach

Debbie Wright

HIYED Data & Business Insights Apprentice

Elaina Airey-Turner

HIYED Job Coach

Keith Harrison

HIYED Job Coach / Social Media Team

Francesca Blacknell

HIYED Job Coach

Martin Sugden

HIYED Job Coach

Chris Grantham

HIYED Job Coach

Debra Jones

HIYED Job Coach

Kurtis Topping

HIYED - Customer Service Advisor

Chloe Howe

HIYED - Customer Service Apprentice

Max Emery

Assistant Chef / PCP Cafe 

Sarah Storr

Meet our Non Executive Directors

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Non Executive Director

Claire Richardson 

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Non Executive Director

Adam De'Vere

Additional Staff

Kelly Laycock

Job Coach

Oliver Towers

Job Coach Assistant 

Roger Wicks

Job Coach

Hanna Goodwin

Job Coach

Gerrard Dunlavey

Job Coach

Chris Gray

Job Coach

Ellie Sowerby

Job Coach

Sean Goundry

(Driver ) Travel Team

Lorraine Lumley

Job Coach

Bodie Davison

Youth Lived Experience Coach

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Oliver McGowan

Co-Trainers with Lived Experience

Henry Stokes

Autism expert

Gabby Knotts

Autism expert

Beth Hitchen

Autism expert

Kareem Ellabban

Autism expert

Dan Kamp

Autism expert

Callum Hinds

Autism expert

Aaron Stead

Autism expert

Alexandra Golightly

Learning Disability expert

Shaun Ridley

Learning Disability expert

Amelia Gibbon

Learning Disability expert

Charis Bates

Learning Disability expert

Liam Carrick

Learning Disability expert

Josh Clark

Learning Disability expert

Lucy Barker

Learning Disability expert

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Lee Fiskel

Learning Disability expert

Rebecca McGee

Learning Disability expert

Casey Proud

Learning Disability expert

Lauren McGill

Learning Disability expert

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