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OCD Action’s Team

Our team of Trustees, Volunteers and Staff work together to help make the sure that the Charity can meet its objectives and realise its vision. In this section you can learn more about who is involved with the Charity. 

Trustees

OCD Action’s Trustees have responsibility for the governance of the charity, setting our strategy and ensuring that we meet our objectives.

Our Trustees team comprises of people with OCD, carers, medical professionals and charity professionals.  The balance of our Trustees group is one of the things that makes OCD Action such a strong charity. Together, they offer a wealth of personal experience and professional knowledge to ensure that we not only fully understand the challenge of OCD but that we are also equipped to meet it.

Kath Howell

Chair

Piers Watson

Trustee

Professor David Veale

Trustee

Chloe Volz

Trustee

Catherine Benfield

Trustee

Jay Dias

Trustee

Sarah Hindley

Trustee

Beth Kerr

Trustee

Faizal Musa

Trustee

Ali Thompson

Trustee

Staff

Leigh Wallbank

Chief Executive Officer (ft) - London

Keira Bartlett

Groups and Communities Manager (ft) - Cromer

Christian Bower

Helpline Manager (pt) - London

Cara Gordon

Communications, PR and Engagement Manager (ft) - London

Lana C

Helpline Co-ordinator (pt) - London

Alex McKendrick

Senior Fundraising Officer (ft) - London

Eden Diffley

Administrator (pt) - London

Theresa Cutts

Services Co-ordinator (pt) - London

Juwairiyah Aftab

Helpline Co-ordinator (pt) - London

Lived Experience Leadership

At OCD Action, we take a lived experience leadership approach, meaning people’s personal experience of OCD directly influences our strategy and decision making. We currently have two co-production panels leading this work. Our Youth Engagement Panel are a group of under 25s with personal experience of OCD and related conditions, who help to design and deliver our work with young people. The establishment of our EDI Panel in March 2023 marked a pivotal advancement in making our services more inclusive for people of colour. The panels meet once a month to co-design and co-produce initiatives, ranging from awareness-raising campaigns to support services.

Volunteers

The Charity works with around 100 volunteers throughout the UK. We rely on their dedication and commitment to deliver the services that we provide for people with OCD and to help raise awareness of the disorder. You can learn more about volunteering at OCD Action here.