Today Autism Bedfordshire employs 21 office staff and over 150 staff and volunteers to deliver our services to children, young people and adults on the autistic spectrum.
The day-to-day running of the charity is carried out by our office staff:-
Chief Executive - Emma Reade
Children’s Services
Manager - Liz McTernan
Projects & Development Officer - Tom Carter
Projects & Development Officer - Amy Gavin-Birch
Assistant Development Officer/Data Officer - Kate Osborne
Assistant Development Officer - Peter Tysoe
Adults’ Services
Manager - Chris Stelling
Autism Advisor - Sally Cripsey
Autism Skills Tutor - Alex McGuiness
Employment Support Officer - Lorraine Endersby
Support Officer - Ian Baguley
Funding
Manager - Gill Christmas
Corporate & Community Fundraiser - Sarah Grimes
Grants Officer - Ali Draper
Fundraising Assistant - Cathi Grover
Finance
Manager - Sharon Sturge
Finance Assistant - Debbie Haddow
Other
Operations Manager for Luton VCS Consortium - Len Simkins
Autism Trainer - Mandy Higgs
Office Administrator - Liz Walters
Data Entry Officer - Philip Whiting
Field Staff
For our Children’s Services, we have dedicated teams of Support Workers and Volunteers supporting the children. These teams are led by a Senior Team Leader and up to 3 Team Leaders. The Team Leaders should have at least NVQ Level 3 in Child Care, or equivalent education and social care qualifications. The Support Workers have to have at least NVQ Level 2 plus appropriate experience.