Our staff
The My Choice Management Team
Alex Hyland
Director
Alex has over 25 years experience working with children who display emotional &…
Peter Kazmarski
Director
Peter has over 20 years experience working with older adults with neuro-disabilities and…
Dawn Ives
Director and Responsible Individual
Dawn has over 16 years’ experience working in childcare and is qualified with the Registered…
Lisa Lawrence
Policy & Development Manager
Lisa has a Diploma in Social Work with the Post Qualifying Year & Management…
Debbie Woodgate
Practice Manager
Debbie has over 14 years experience working within residential child care services which…
Ed Glaves
West Team Area Manager
Ed has over 5 years experience working within residential childcare services. Ed has…
Sandra Whyte
East Team Manager
Sandra is an experienced and professional child care practitioner. Sandra has worked in the social care field for over twenty years…
Annie Murphy
Head of Education, responsible for all My Choice Schools
Annie has a BSc (hons) in Experimental Psychology and a PGCE from the University of…
Jennifer Durlston-Powell
Head Teacher
Jen has a BA (Hons) QTS in English and Education which has enabled her to teach the entire age range from…
Georgina Colgate
HR Manager
Georgina is our HR Manager and has worked at My Choice for over 15 years and for the…
Steve Williams
Recruitment Manager
Steve is our Recruitment Manager and has over 15 years experience of working within Human…
Mark Kazmarski
IT Manager
Mark has over 20 years experience working in the IT industry. Mark has worked at My…
Darren Widdows
Maintenance Manager
Darren has over 30 years experience working in the building trade including managing a…
Pat Russell
Accounts Manager
Pat has over 40 years’ experience of working within the finance industry, 20 years at a senior/management…
Vacant
Diploma Assessor
Claire Griffin
Care Manager – Ocean Pearl
Claire is the Care Manager at Ocean Pearl, working with Ed Glaves the West Team’s Area Manager. Claire has…
Pauline Gunnell
Care Manager at Kingfisher View
Pauline Commenced her role as Registered Care Manager at Kingfisher View on 2nd May 2017…
Michelle Allen
Care Manager at Pebble House
Michelle has worked within the care sector since 2002, roles including Social Care…
Stuart Halsey
Care Manager at Ivy Cottage
Stuart commenced his role as Care Manager at Ivy Cottage on 2nd May 2017…
Theo Barclay
Care Manager at Neptune House
Theo has worked within residential services for young people for over six years. Previous…
Polly Bayne
Care Manager at Kestrel House
Polly has been employed at My Choice from April 2016, initially undertaking the role as Senior Residential…
Declan Lola
Care Manager at Oak House
Declan has over 15 years experience working with young people and their families, 8 years…
Kate Kilford
Care Manager – Maple House
Kate was the Deputy Manager at Maple House since November 2014, previous to her current…
Laura Thornley
Learning and Development Manager
Laura has worked in children’s services for over ten years. Prior to joining My Choice she worked for…
Bethany Sjostedt
Care Manager – Osprey House
Beth has been employed at My Choice for over four years, for the majority of this time she has worked as…