Oxfordshire Mind Board

Diane started her NHS career working in a GP Practice and has since held a range of senior roles in Commissioning functions, Primary care national negotiating team, a Strategic Health Authority, Department of Health and Local Authorities. She is an experienced senior manager in health and social care, as well as a Board Director.

Diane is dedicated to Oxfordshire, having been the Deputy Chief Executive of Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), setting up the Joint Commissioning function with Oxfordshire County Council Director of Adult Services, and representing the CCG in local partnerships. As the CCG moved to become the Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire Integrated Commissioning Board, Diane was involved in planning the new arrangements and ensured safe handover of services.

Previously, Diane worked independently, running her own company as an NHS/Social Care change consultant and interim Director. Assignments included devising a strategy and priorities in areas of deprivation in Islington and leading a public consultation in South London. She was responsible for the establishment of Bromley Healthcare, a new social enterprise that transferred all community services from the local Primary Care Trust (PCT). Diane was the Chief Executive of a PCT in Berkshire for many years, while also leading the commissioning function for the three PCTs in the area. She lives in Reading, Berkshire, and is very keen to support Mind services developing in this area.

Lucy is currently Head of HR at YASA Ltd. Prior to that she was Head of People at Animal Dynamics and before that HR Manager in the University of Oxford. She spent five years in the charity sector at Oxfam GB in the Humanitarian HR team, overseeing volunteers in the team as well as providing support to international humanitarian programmes.

Lucy is Chair of the HR sub-committee and provides advice on policies and people practices as well as ensuring alignment with strategic priorities. She became a trustee in 2018.Rea

Taffy works as a Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Oxford Children’s Hospital. In addition to her medical degree, she holds a master’s degree in Endocrinology, and a Master’s in Business Administration, and has Senior Leader ILM Certification. Taffy’s areas of clinical interest are in supporting children, young people and families navigate long-term medical illness. She leads the Oxfordshire Paediatric and Transition service, and she is also a medicolegal expert. Taffy is a strong advocate for encouraging workplace wellbeing, and she is a Freedom to Speak Guardian for her hospital Trust.

In her spare time Taffy enjoys travelling, running, walking, and baking.

Laura is the founder of her own HR consultancy practice, Open HR, and a Chartered HR professional with two decades of experience in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Laura’s HR career has involved working both nationally and internationally, most recently with Oxfam International as an HR Business Partner.

Laura centres social causes at the core of her work and offers HR consultancy support exclusively to the not-for-profit sector. Laura is driven by strong ethics and a passion for better mental health for all.

Laura was appointed during the summer of 2022. She is a member of the HR sub-committee, providing advice and support on strategic HR priorities for Oxfordshire Mind.

Andrew runs a commercial property investment company. Previously he was also involved in the Asset Management of a portfolio of healthcare properties owned by a property fund.

Since being appointed as a Board Trustee at Oxfordshire Mind, he now attends the Board meetings and also sits on the finance sub-committee.

Andrew is very pleased to be involved with an organisation that delivers real social benefits to the local community.

Susan is a solicitor by background and has spent most of her career in the NHS, in Oxford and at the Department of Health in Whitehall.  She practiced in-house in the field of clinical negligence and as an accredited mediator before moving into the area of corporate governance; holding the post of Head of Corporate Governance and Secretary to the Board of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust up until she stepped aside from full-time work in 2018.

She currently works part-time as a Corporate Governance Consultant in the NHS.

Charlotte is a fundraising professional with more than a decade’s experience working for a number of the UK’s leading charitable organisations including the Prince’s Trust, Tate Galleries and the University of Oxford. Charlotte is currently working on philanthropic development for a major capital project to improve mental health services and research in Oxfordshire.

Charlotte is a Psychology graduate with post graduate training in mental health including a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counselling,

A committed volunteer and advocate for mental health support for everyone, Charlotte has been a Trustee since 2023 and is pleased to have the opportunity to bring her skills and experience to improve support for mental health in her local area. Charlotte sits on Oxfordshire Mind’s Finance Sub-Committee with a particular interest in supporting the work of the fundraising team.

Martin has a finance and accounting background, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1989. Having held senior finance positions and directorships in several consumer goods companies, he now provides financial consulting services.  Martin lives near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire and is delighted to help Oxfordshire Mind deliver its valued services to the community.  He is a member of the Finance Sub-Committee.