Meet The Core Team

The LEAP Programme is comprised of over 100 practitioners who work for the National Children’s Bureau, Lambeth Council, NHS trusts, and local charities and community organisations. This includes a core'backbone' team (featured below) who lead on the overall direction and coordination of the programme.

Directors

Chris Wellings

Chris Wellings

Laura McFarlane

Laura McFarlane

Public Health

Angharad Lewis

Angharad Lewis

  • Public Health Officer – Diet and Nutrition Lead
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Carla Stanke

Carla Stanke

Emily Hamblin

Emily Hamblin

  • Public Health Officer - Social and Emotional Development Lead
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Evaluation, Data and Monitoring

Claire Dunne

Claire Dunne

  • Assistant Evaluation and Research Manager
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David Wood

David Wood

Gemma Luck

Gemma Luck

  • Public Health Intelligence Manager
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Jill Roberts

Jill Roberts

  • Evaluation and Research Manager
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Oli Hazell

Oli Hazell

Selina Mensah

Selina Mensah

Shaneka Foster

Shaneka Foster

  • Public Health Intelligence Officer
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Communication and Language Development

Angela Russell

Angela Russell

  • Early literacy quality and improvement officer
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Jacqui McDermid

Jacqui McDermid

Jo Gordon

Jo Gordon

Communications

Laura Morton

Laura Morton

Phillip Byrne

Phillip Byrne

Community Engagement

Catherine Walsh

Catherine Walsh

Kira Montague

Kira Montague

Tanya Spence

Tanya Spence

Finance

Jai Crookshank

Jai Crookshank

  • Contracts and Monitoring Officer
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Maste Melesse

Maste Melesse

Robert Harrison

Robert Harrison

Project Assistants

Carmen Martinez

Carmen Martinez

Kimberlin Dunkley

Kimberlin Dunkley

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