Meet The Team
Trustees And Co-founders
Dr Mitchell O.Junior
MBBS BSc (Hons) PGCert Med Ed PCBT (Foundation)
Co-Founder, Chairman, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Head of Projects and Mentoring Team
Dr Mitchell is a Clinical Educator, trainee strengths-based practitioner in neurodiversity & inclusion, graduate from King’s College London and a Youth Mental Health Fist Aider. Dr Mitchell is a proud Maths private tutor with 18 years’ experience. In addition to 3 degrees, Dr Mitchell also has level 3 diplomas in Child and Adolescent Psychology and a British Psychological Society approved Level 1 certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Dr Mitchell has a longstanding interest in widening accessibility, inclusive practice and wellbeing both in the higher education and healthcare sectors.
Elizabeth "Beth" Simpson
Deputy Head Trustee, Secretary, Head of the Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programmes, and Staff Management Lead
Elizabeth "Beth" is a Law graduate from the University of East London. Beth has numerous years of experience in working in school supervision in after hour events.
Samuel "Sam" Hickson
Head of Fundraising & Neurodiversity Awareness Street Clinics, Treasurer
Samuel has a Bachelor of Business and Master of Event Management. He has over 10 years experience in Event and Operational Management, particularly in the sports sector. Samuel has used these skills to run fundraisers for disability service providers and mental health charities in the past and in his current role has advocated for inclusivity including founding the first Sensory Room.
Brian Martin
Trustee and Head of Marketing
Brian is a senior marketing leader with over a decade of experiences owning growth and go-to market delivery.
As a Trustee and head of marketing at M2 SPED Awareness, he is accountable for setting marketing strategy and translating programme delivery into clear, evidence, structure, and funding readiness to support sustainable, governed growth.
His role supports the organisation's progression from demonstrator charity into a sustainable national model, ensuring that growth is evidence led, replicable and aligned to delivery quality and organisational governance
Senior Staff
Aleesha Majid
Charity Administrator
Deputy Head of Fundraising
Rebecca Hoadley
Deputy Head of Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Post-16 Programme- London & Luton Branch
Deputy Head of Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Post-16 Programme- Birmingham & Leicester Branch
Eleanor Plant
Laiqah Shah
Charity Administrator
Deputy Head of Projects & Mentoring
Sarah Darracott-Hawkins
Benjamin Albert
Thank you to all our staff
Projects & Mentoring Team
Laura Carey
Kirsty Slimming
Lotte Lawson
Rohan Young
Malek Busaidy
Fundraising & Marketing Team
Tahir Khandaker
Leah Wood
Hannah Malpass
Ben Clark
Rosy Hale
Briony Molly
Guests
Dr Linda Mayisa-Daniel
Dr Humza Awan
Dr Ryan Danvers
Omid Hemadi
Nathaneal J. Clarke
Mrs Fuery
Victor Okunola
Miladur Rahman
Dennis B.
Daniel Fattouh
Daniel Cordwell
DeAnna Avis
