Chief Executive Officer - Maxine Taffetani
Maxine has worked in the charitable sector in Milton Keynes for 13 years as a senior manager for young people’s sexual health services. In her previous role in regional operations, Maxine worked across a wide area in the UK, leading services across Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, Luton, Greater Manchester, and Bristol, to ensure that young people's sexual health services were designed by the people using them.
When running these services, it was easy to see how the experiences, needs and wishes of young people to access support could get lost, especially when set against developments such as integrating services with adult sexual health services to reduce service delivery costs.
As an experienced champion of people’s voices, Maxine is keen to ensure that Healthwatch Milton Keynes champions the needs of our community. Outside of work, Maxine is a mother to two young sons in a British-Italian household, where she spends a lot of time cooking and doing home crafts with her boys.
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Tracy Keech - Deputy CEO
Tracy moved to the UK from New Zealand in 2016. She has a background in social services and volunteer coordination.
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tracy.keech@healthwatchmiltonkeynes.co.uk
Helen Browse - Enter and View Co-ordinator
Originally from Wales, Helen has been based in Milton Keynes for many years. She has an extensive background in administration management gained in the automotive industry, and is a skilled, empathetic wellbeing champion and mental health first-aider. Helen has an active interest in supporting wellbeing through arts to support those recovering from brain injury.
01908 698800
helen.browse@healthwatchmiltonkeynes.co.uk
Clare March - Communications Officer
Clare is a communications professional with over 20 years’ experience helping organisations to cut through the noise and tell their story. From digital content to strategy to events, Clare has managed communications on a range of issues, including optometry and eye health, healthcare regulation, mental health, and equality, diversity and inclusion. She has a post-graduate diploma in Public Relations, and a degree in English Literature.
01908 698800
clare.march@healthwatchmiltonkeynes.co.uk
Paul O' Grady - Project Officer
Paul has a background in hospitality management and, most recently, in public health having made a career change at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Paul has a strong passion for all things mental health and wellbeing, events and community engagement.
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