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A Better Start Southend
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Our Team

Our Team

Our Team

A Better Start Southend is proud to have an expert team with backgrounds ranging across private, public and charitable sectors. The team supports the delivery of services by our delivery partners, communicating information and messaging to families and the community, ensuring that parents, partners and stakeholders meet to make decisions together and provide the evidence of impact to families, stakeholders and the National Lottery Community Fund. Additional expertise is provided by partners from Southend City’s Public Health team, the City Council’s data analytics team, the University of Essex, and the Mid and South Essex NHS organisations. All are committed to ensuring Southend-on-Sea is the best place in the country to bring up a child and be a parent.

Meet the Team

Alex Khaldi

Alex Khaldi

A Better Start Southend Independent Chair

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Nia Thomas

Nia Thomas

Director

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Nicky Ficken

Nicky Ficken

Head of Programme Delivery

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Dr Clare Littleford

Dr Clare Littleford

Head of Research, Evaluation and Impact

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Hannah Fitchew

Hannah Fitchew

Strategy and Finance Lead

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Emma Swan (on maternity leave)

Emma Swan (on maternity leave)

Governance & Executive Support Officer

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Liz Green

Liz Green

Governance & Executive Support Officer (maternity cover)

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Laura Burke

Laura Burke

Operations Manager

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Chirsty Aggas

Chirsty Aggas

Business Support Assistant

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Ella Greaves-King

Ella Greaves-King

Contracts and Compliance Lead

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Carolyn Smith

Carolyn Smith

Senior Project Manager

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Zoe Hill

Zoe Hill

Senior Project Manager

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Michelle Welbourn

Michelle Welbourn

Project Manager

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Benji Andrews

Benji Andrews

Project Manager

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Dr Elizabeth Buzza

Dr Elizabeth Buzza

Research, Evaluation and Impact Lead

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Mikki Barrett

Mikki Barrett

Research, Evaluation & Impact Officer

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Nathaniel Owen

Nathaniel Owen

Research, Evaluation & Impact Assistant

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Sarah Butler

Sarah Butler

Project Support Officer

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Sue Hinton

Sue Hinton

Project Support Officer

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Melanie Larke

Melanie Larke

Communications and Marketing Lead

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Joanne Armstrong

Joanne Armstrong

Communications and Marketing Officer

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Danielle Dodwell

Danielle Dodwell

Interim Videography Assistant

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Stephanie Stevenson

Stephanie Stevenson

Interim Events Officer

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Erin Brennan-Douglas

Erin Brennan-Douglas

Senior Public Health Principal

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Richard Warren

Richard Warren

Senior Data & Performance Analyst

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Gary Stroud

Gary Stroud

Data and Performance Analyst

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Professor Vicky Joffe

Professor Vicky Joffe

Professor of Speech and Language Dean of the School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex

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Dr Aaron Wyllie

Dr Aaron Wyllie

Lecturer and Programme Lead, Division of Social Justice, School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex Co-Principal Investigator, ABSS

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Kathryn Chard

Kathryn Chard

Senior Research Officer, University of Essex Co-Principal Investigator, ABSS

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