Speakers

Professor Vittoria Ardino
Psychotraumatologist

Prof. Vittoria Ardino is a psychotraumatologist with a multidisciplinary vision of trauma and its impact. She currently holds teaching positions…

Jenny Lingrell
Service Director, Children's Health and Wellbeing, Wakefield Council

My career in Children’s Services started in 2002 in Leeds. In 2010 I joined the team in Rotherham where I…

Penny Netherwood
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Compassionate Leeds

Penny Netherwood works as part of the Compassionate Leeds Programme Team as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. She is embedded within…

Elizabeth Russell
Trauma Informed Practice Development Officer, Moray Council

Elizabeth Russell is a Trauma Informed Practice Development Officer within Moray Council in the North East of Scotland. With a…

Natalia Lewis
Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol

Natalia Lewis, Senior Lecturer in Trauma-informed Healthcare, University of Bristol. Natalia is a mixed-methods health services researcher with a medical…

Clifford Williams
Prison Officer & Trauma Informed Project Co-ordinator, HMP Leeds

Like many people I have experienced varying difficult traumatic experiences throughout my life and through my current work it has…

Rob Webster
Chief Executive, West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

Rob has been the lead Chief Executive for the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, an integrated care system (ICS),…

Lisa Buchanan
Senior Project Manager, West Yorkshire

Lisa Buchanan, Senior Project Manager (Prevention), has supported the Knowledge Exchange for the past five years. She has six years’…

Samana Saxton
Senior Educational and Child Psychologist , Kirklees Educational Psychology Service

Samana has 20 years’ experience of educational psychology and has worked in three different local authorities, with a long-term specialism…

Tracey Smith
Chief Psychological Professions Officer, Clinical Lead for SWYPFT Trauma Informed Programme, South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust

Hello I’m Tracey. I’m the Chief Psychological Professions Officer for South West Yorkshire Partnership Teaching Foundation NHS Trust and the…

Rebecca Elliott
Public Health Manager & SRO for Suicide Prevention across West Yorkshire, Kirklees Council

Becky has worked in Kirklees since 2005, starting her career in the NHS as a stop smoking specialist; supporting people…

Lorraine Simpson
Learning and Organisational Development Officer, Kirklees Council

Lorraine has worked for Kirklees Council since 2013, following a career working front line in the NHS as a Paramedic.…

Cat Stiles
Community Project Officer, Royal Armouries

Cat is Community Project Officer for the Royal Armouries where she is leading on the Impact project, funded by the…

Sally Lee
Programme Manager, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Sally Lee is a Programme Manager at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), leading the West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention…

Usmaan Khan
Lived Experience

My name is Usmaan and I am a Lived-Experience Partner and participant in the West Yorkshire ATR (Adversity, Trauma And…

Heather Tattersall
Integrated Neighbourhood Health VCSE Locality Lead for Shipley, Bradford - Cellar Trust

I have worked in mental health for 20 years, including 16 years at The Cellar Trust. I have contributed to…

Brian Mynott
Author, Lived Experience

Brian A. Mynott Ba(hons) psychology and Counselling MBACP (ret) Date of Birth: 28th April 1955 | Bradford, West Yorkshire Author…

Steven Dilks
Clinical Lead, West Yorkshire Adult Secure Provider Collaborative

Steven has over 20 years’ experience working in mental health settings, both within the NHS and the independent sector. Having…

Claire Layton
Project Lead, West Yorkshire Adult Secure Provider Collaborative

Claire has over 25 years of experience in healthcare, beginning her career as an auxiliary nurse before qualifying as a…

Lee Wilson
Chief Executive, Outwood Grange Academies Trust,

Lee Wilson is the Chief Executive of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, bringing a wealth of experience and an unwavering passion…

Matt Rees
Children’s Strategy and SEND at Wakefield Council

Based in Children’s Strategy and SEND at Wakefield Council, Matt is responsible for building Wakefield’s trauma informed movement. Determined to…

Leanne Brown
Head of Health and Wellbeing, Vico Homes

Leanne is the Head of Health and Wellbeing at Vico Homes, a registered social landlord, where she leads the organisation’s…

Emmerline Irving
Head of Improving Population Health, West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

Emmerline Irving has been a dedicated advocate for public health and community development for over two decades. She began her…

Kelly Laycock
Senior Programme Delivery Manager, West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership

Kelly graduated Leeds Metropolitan University with a Ba Hons in Sociology in 2004 and the following year began work with…

Caroline Andrews
Senior Project Manager (ATR) - West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership

Caroline started her career working in Child Protection for Wakefield Council. Caroline then moved on to become a School Business…

Katie Clements
Producer, First Event

Katie has worked at First Event as a Producer for the last 4 years. Since starting at First Event she…