Meet The Team
Trustees And Co-founders
Dr Mitchell O.Junior
MBBS BSc (Hons) PGCert Med Ed PPGCert PCBT (Foundation)
Co-founder, Chairman, Designated Safeguarding Lead, Head of Projects & Mentoring
Dr Mitchell is a Clinical Educator, strengths-based neurodiversity & inclusion practitioner, graduate from King's College London and a Youth Mental Health First Aider. Dr Mitchell is a proud Maths private tutor with 19 years' experience. In addition to 3 degrees, Dr Mitchell also has level 3 diplomas in Child and Adolescent Psychology and 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 & 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. As a Trustee and head of Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programmes, she is responsible for keeping the session topics up-to-date with current evidence-based discussions surrounding neurodiversity and neuroinclusive practice. Beth has championed and led the addition of perspectives of parents, employers, employees and educators as well as Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) into our programme curriculum.
Samuel "Sam" Hickson
Head of Neurodiversity Awareness Events & Fundraising, 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 has advocated for inclusivity including founding the first Sensory Room in one of his previous roles.
Brian Martin
Head of Marketing
Brian is a senior marketing leader with over a decade of experiences owning to 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 a demonstrator 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
Laiqah Shah
Charity Administrator
Rebecca Hoadley
Deputy Head of the Reflective Practice & Advocacy Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programme- London & Luton Branch
Eleanor Plant
Deputy Head of the Reflective Practice & Advocacy Neurodiversity Youth Advocate Programme- Birmingham & Leicester Branch
Kate Gibson
Deputy Head of Neurodiversity Awareness Events & Fundraising
Benjamin Albert
Deputy Head of Projects & Mentoring
Thank you to all of our staff & guests
Projects & Mentoring Team
Molly Jackson
Kirsty Slimming
Lotte Lawson
Rohan Young
Malek Busaidy
Terezie Felnerova
Fundraising, Events & Marketing Team
Tahir Khandaker
Leah Wood
Hannah Malpass
Ben Clark
Rosy Hale
Briony Molloy
Guests
