We are experts in changing lives for good.
People, families and professionals trust us with the most important services. From housing to supported living, work and travel to making friends. We have the experience and dedication to be the best.
Eva Eriksson – Chief Executive
Chris Bland – Deputy Chief Executive
Naomi Cox – Housing & Supported Living Director
Julie Rossiter – Director of Income Generation
Chris Hill – Head of Housing and Estates
Cleo Dibb – Our Voices Manager
James Hughes – Head of Service, Active Lives
David Matthews – Head of Service, Shared Lives
James Rich – Head of Service, Choices West Sussex
Paul Barker – Head of Service, Choices Brighton & Hove
Fiona Pritchard – Human Resources Manager
Jeni Woods – Quality Manager
Tom Gillson – IT Manager
Kerry Underhill – Finance Manager
Choices Brighton and Hove
I love being part of the team and being part of Grace Eyre because I have autism and like being with other people with Learning Disabilities.
Staff Team, Grace Eyre Friendship
I love being an Ambassador because I love to help people.
Staff Team, Grace Eyre Friendship
I like meeting people. I also like meeting staff.
Shared Lives, Active Lives
Active Lives, Grace Eyre Friendship
I like to help people achieve their goals and I like going places.
Active Lives
I want to be an ambassador because I am interested in doing presentations for the Grace Eyre.
Trustee, Choices Southern
I like meeting up with friends with different disabilities. I like helping people with learning disabilities and I enjoy going to meetings.
Trustee, Choices Brighton and Hove and Grace Eyre Housing
I like being an ambassador because we can make sure that Grace Eyre is user-led.
Staff Team and Grace Eyre Housing
Shared Lives, Active Lives
I want to be an Ambassador to change Grace Eyre and the buildings we use to become better. We need to work more with people with Learning Disabilities so we can be more accessible and have less hazards.
Staff Team, Choices Southern and Grace Eyre Housing
I love being an Ambassador because I have Asperger’s and like helping people with similar conditions. I can help Grace Eyre to support people with disabilities, encourage them to speak out and hear their voices.
Staff
You can help other people who need help. You get to meet other people with similar disabilities and share information on your own disability.
External
I love to give our opinions. People need to know what ambassadors are and we need to tell people in the world who we are and what we do! An ambassador is like an advocate!
Grace Eyre Friendship, Employment Support
I like to know about Grace Eyre services available. I enjoy the sessions and appreciate how you all support me. I’ve been running events and it’s really good.
I am passionate about services and support that enable people to live healthy and fulfilling lives and have harnessed this across both my commercial and NED roles to date including Chair of Kingston Women’s Centre and Lay Member, Public and Patient Involvement for NHS Thurrock CCG. I have over 20 years international commercial experience as a business and marketing consultant across investment, telecoms, and sport industries.
I am a Chartered Accountant and Risk Manager in the Insurance industry, having also spent 15 years as an Internal Auditor. I am interested in ensuring that organisations’ have the right mechanisms in place to achieve their goals and improve the lives of others. The work that Grace Eyre does is personally uplifting to me, as my family relies on similar services for support with my brother.
As a trustee with a mild learning disability, I want to share my knowledge, experiences and skills to ensure others with learning disabilities and or autism receive the best quality services Grace Eyre supports them with.
I have been on the Oska Bright Film Festival steering committee for three years. I also work with Oska Bright partners, to deliver workshops for people with learning disabilities. in schools, colleges, universities and day centres. As a person with a learning disability I understand first-hand the commitment to equality and diversity.
I have extensive experience working within the NHS in emergency planning, resilience and response – both in Sussex and more recently in London for NHS England. I work collaboratively across several agencies, and have experience in risk assessment, business continuity and emergency planning and response.
I am a qualified Solicitor with over 20 years’ experience both in law firms and working in-house, my experience encompasses litigation, corporate, business and commercial law. I am honored to have the opportunity to work with Grace Eyre, as I have personal experience of how limited support services can be in the community through my family circumstances.
In my role as an urban planner at HTA Design, I work with housing associations, councils and other developers to help deliver new homes, focusing particularly on affordable homes and high-density developments.
I have been fortunate to work in the supported accommodation and social care sectors for the past 27 years. I specialise in co-producing, developing, and leading services to provide opportunities for people with vulnerabilities to thrive. I am currently Head of Operations for a youth charity.
I’m an experienced MSP programme manager and civil servant with an extensive track record of delivering national change and transformation programmes for the NHS and strategic engagement for the Department of Health and Social Care. I’m also a mother and an artist and have recently settled in Brighton. I share Grace Eyre’s vision for a society where people with learning disabilities are respected as equal citizens and I’m very proud to play a part in making it happen.
I have worked for eighteen years in local government with extensive experience in commissioning, procurement, and income diversification. I am extremely proud to be a trustee with Grace Eyre and truly believe in our vision of supporting people in a society where people are respected as equal citizens.
