Meet the Meath Team

Lee Bennett

CEO

Lee has over 20 years’ experience of working in the charity sector and before joining The Meath as CEO in 2022 was CEO of The Garwood Foundation. Lee is pleased to be able to apply his experience of delivering upon the strategic aims of trustees, whilst ensuring continuity of the very best possible services.
Lee is proud to lead an organisation that recognises ability and which provides such breadth of high-quality support to its community.

Carole Brockwell

Senior Registered Manager

Carole has over 30 years experience in the Social Care Sector. She began her career working in Social Services within a multi disciplinary mental health team as a community support worker.
Carole feels privileged to apply her knowledge and wealth of experience to our staff teams in order to support the best possible services for the people we support.

Tania Evans

Senior Registered Service Manager

Tania has worked at The Meath for over 20 years and holds a Diploma in welfare studies and a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care.
Tania enjoys working collaboratively with other departments within The Meath to achieve the best outcomes and is especially interested in resident emotional wellbeing. Despite having worked at The Meath for a long time, Tania is proud to continue learning from the people we support.

Andrew Bagley FFA FIPA ATT

Head of Finance

• Andrew worked as a senior manager for a local firm of accountants for 23 years before joining The Meath as Head of Finance.
• Andrew has a wealth of experience working closely with clients to develop their accounts function, dealing with all aspects from initial review to implementation, report writing, training and support.
• A Member of the Senior Leadership Team

T: 01483 415095

Vanessa Mulholland

Head of HR

Vanessa holds a Level 5 CIPD qualification and has a broad range of experience as Head of People/Head of HR role within hospitality and construction industries. With over 10 years’ experience in volume recruitment, Vanessa is able to apply her experience of leading key recruitment campaigns in the corporate sector here at The Meath.

Lucy Miguda

Head of Fundraising

• Having joined in 2019, Lucy brings to The Meath a wealth of experience, having worked in the Third Sector for over 20 years, after many years of corporate experience.
• Lucy is a firm believer in working in partnership, developing and nurturing stakeholder relationships which are key to achieving sustainable income and ensuring a positive experience for supporters.
• A member of the Senior Leadership Team

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Helen Jackson

Head of Marketing

• Having joined in 2016 Helen feels privileged to promote the wonderful work of the charity.
• Before joining The Meath, Helen worked in the theatre and education sectors.
• She enjoys working collaboratively with the people we support and colleagues to create content which showcases the enabling culture we are all proud of at The Meath.

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Catherine Agca

Skills Centre Manager

Catherine is the Skills Centre Manager at The Meath Epilepsy Charity, leading a dedicated team of activity coordinators who empower individuals with epilepsy and disabilities to develop their skills, build confidence, and enjoy meaningful experiences.

Catherine brings a wealth of knowledge to her role, and has extensive experience across the private, public, and charity sector in people management, operations, event planning, and HR.

Katy Budd

Registered Manager

Graham Healy

Chair of Trustees

Graham is a Chartered Accountant, who retired in 2015 as a partner of Smith & Williamson in Guildford, after more than 30 years. He has over 20 years experience as a Trustee of various Surrey-based charities, and is also involved with several local charities in Wonersh, where he has lived since 1992.

Helen Pernelet

Helen is a qualified solicitor, and Doctor of Governance. Her professional career in the private sector has spanned the legal profession, investment banking and strategic consulting.
Helen has been an active trustee of several charities, including serving as chair of the Epilepsy Society from 2013-2016.
Helen is currently a public governor of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Karen Thurston

After a 25 year career in banking & consultancy, Karen has spent 15+ years both employed and working to support two local hospices, a disability advisory service and a community enterprise.

Chris Alder

Chris feels privileged as a Trustee, to apply his experience from the corporate sector, and his expertise in IT, to further the organisational objectives of The Meath.

Nick Fenton

Nick is a Chartered Surveyor, based in the West End of London. Nick’s eldest daughter was a resident of The Meath for 12 years. Nick has served as a trustee for other charities and was one of the original trustees of the charity which built the first Ronald McDonald House in the UK at Guys Hospital.

Sally Wilson

A Chartered Accountant, Sally pursued a career as a senior finance professional for 20 years before moving into the voluntary sector in 2004.
With experience both as a trustee and as chair of Boards in the sector, the primary focus of her voluntary work has been aimed at young people, their education and/or special needs.
Sally is herself epileptic and one of her daughters has complex epilepsy and profound special needs.

Mihail Calinescu

Mihail is a Managing Director at BlackRock and a member of the Diversified Strategies team within the Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions Group, where he leads research on emerging markets.
Mihail suffered from epilepsy himself and underwent 7 years of treatment for post-traumatic non-convulsive epilepsy and overcame the associated learning difficulties at school.

Dr Anthony Gibbon

Dr Anthony Gibbon is a retired General Practitioner with over 40 years of experience. His extensive career has equipped him with a deep understanding of healthcare and the social needs of individuals and communities.
Dr Gibbon is passionate about supporting individuals to lead fulfilling lives and has actively contributed to the Meath’s Health and Social Care Committee over the past year.

Michael More-Molyneux

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey

Baroness Parminter

Colin Stokes

Lesley Lockwood

Richard Lockwood

Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt

MP

Professor John Duncan