From our office in Manchester, MedEquip4Kids is operated on a day-to-day basis by a small team of three full-time and five part-time staff.
Dr Ghazala Baig
Chief Executive
As Chief Executive, Ghazala reports directly to the Board of Trustees and is responsible for the operations and strategic direction of the charity. Her remit includes top-level events and project planning, managing corporate partnerships, setting annual budgets and targets, financial reporting, and staff management.
Catherine North
Hummingbird Project Development Manager
Catherine manages the funding and development of the Hummingbird Project, our six-week Positive Psychology course to improve mental health and wellbeing in schools.
Ian Platt
Hummingbird Project Manager
Ian manages, designs, delivers and evaluates the Hummingbird Project, our six-week programme of Positive Psychology workshops for primary and secondary students in North West schools. Ian is a PhD student in the psychology department at the University of Bolton and was instrumental in helping us set up the project. He also manages and trains new co-ordinators.
Janet Cottrell
Office Manager/Committed Giving Administrator
As Office Manager, Janet oversees the day-to-day administration of the charity. This includes managing the database, IT functions, photo library and website, as well as the communications we send out to our regular donors. Janet also uses her design skills to produce our newsletters and event posters.
Tobias H.
Fundraising Partnerships Officer
As Fundraising Partnerships Officer, Tobias manages and creates corporate partnerships to raise funds for the delivery of medical equipment and mental health resources. This includes maintaining positive relationships with COTY partners, at events, and with corporate foundations.
Sonia Ebenezer-Bamigbayan
Hummingbird Project Co-ordinator
Sonia delivers the Hummingbird Project, our six-week programme of Positive Psychology workshops, to primary and secondary students in North West schools. She has an extensive background in education both as a teacher and a schools counsellor, and is currently completing her Master’s degree in Counselling and Positive Psychology at the University of Bolton.
Christine C.
Trust Fundraiser
As our Trusts Fundraiser, Christine creates and maintains relationships with trusts & foundations across the country to fund our projects delivering our specialist CAMHS resources to NHS mental health teams and medical equipment to hospitals and hospices.
Jackie Jones
Finance Administrator
Jackie ensures that the charity’s financial records are kept up-to-date and that donations are processed promptly and entered on our database. She also prepare the annual budgets and assists the Chief Executive in putting together our end-of-year accounts.
Evelyn Glarvey
Projects Co-ordinator
Evelyn manages our relationships with the hospitals and mental health teams we support. She provides guidance to medical staff seeking funding, processes applications, and liaises with suppliers to order the equipment. In addition Evelyn helps to organise many of our events and fundraises in the community.
