Our Team is passionate about what we do and, between us, have decades of experience of working with workplaces to support, protect and create positive mental health. We work hand-in-hand with businesses to build a mentally healthy workplace – from identifying areas for development, to measuring progress; from supporting on skills development and training, to being a sounding board for your leadership team. Please get in touch.
Alison Unsted
Deputy CEO & Global Strategy Director
Alison works closely with the CEO and Board to set and deliver the CMHA strategy.
Farimah Darbyshire
Head of Programmes and External Relations
Farimah leads on the CMHA's Early Careers Health Programme and oversees external communications for the CMHA.
Anastasia Vinnikova
Head of Workplace Wellbeing
Anastasia works closely with our members and strategic partners in the UK, providing strategic leadership and management of the UK Thriving at Work programme,
Cheryl Chickowski
Business Development & Relationship Manager - Global
Cheryl leads the business development of the CMHA’s latest initiative, MindForward Alliance, helping to identify potential members and supporters who share our values and ambition for global change.
Erin Welch
Business Development & Relationship Manager - UK
Erin works on the Business Development and Relationship Management processes for CMHA UK.
Hannah Winter
Content & Insights
Hannah leads on developing content and resources for members including the CMHA Thriving at Work resources and the CMHA ‘how to’ guides.
Vicki Haxton
Events and Engagement Manager
Vicki leads on event strategy and delivery of membership and external CMHA events.
Jaan Madan
Lead Associate trainer
Jaan is a workforce development expert with 20 years’ experience of building healthier communities, from youth to corporate.
Keiann Yeung
Project Manager – Assessment & Index (Global)
Keiann leads the development and implementation of Thriving at Work assessments, accreditation and reporting process.
Kate Laird
Team Administrator
Kate is responsible for supporting the CMHA executive team and also manages the administrative processes for the CMHA training and other additional services delivery.
Catherine Moore
Executive Assistant
Catherine is Executive Assistant to Poppy Jaman. Catherine also provides support to the other members of the Executive Team and supports Poppy with Special Projects.
Jo Ellerington
Accountant
Jo manages our accounts function and is here to assist you with any financial requirements including completion of any customer procurement procedures.