Meet The Team
Our Chairperson Ken
Ken joined the Board of Directors at the start of 2021. His day job is in the world of risk and finance, and he has a love of all things that can be put in a spreadsheet. He also has a love for the arts and a belief in their restorative powers. Ken was appointed our Chairperson in 2023 and he is doing a swell job.
Our Service
Manager
Kirsteen
Kirsteen has been our service manager since October 2018. She brings a wealth of statutory and voluntary sector knowledge, skills and experience. Kirsteen doesn't know how to stop working, and as such pours her everything into our organisation. Kirsteen was led to NRFG through her love of dance and she doesn't stop doing that either. She is the creator of our Recovery Rhythms programme: fusing recovery principles with the art of dance.
Our Trustee
Chris
Chris is our newest member of the Board of Directors. He is currently the Director of Client Development for a global operations excellence company.
Chris is a lover of the great outdoors, his family and his dog. When he isn't flying all over the world for work, he enjoys spending his time in the countryside with his family.
Chris has an abundance of enthusiasm for our charity, and brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience to our Board.
Our Creative Assistant Roisin
Roisin is a local resident who started her NRFG journey as a volunteer. She is now on our staff team, and helps with the Adult & Baby Sensory Play, and the Senior Lunch Club. Probably the best bingo caller in all the land, and everybody loves her.
Our amazing Volunteers
Nothing would be possible without the help of our amazing volunteers. Local people simply giving back to the communities in which they are invested. A true testament to the power of community spirit.
Our Secretary
George
George is the world's most pleasant man, and he has been involved with NRFG for longer than we can remember. He is an outstanding Secretary and asset to our Board. George has recently retired from his role as Vice President Strategy and Finance at Royal Dutch Shell. He is a qualified accountant who brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience of finance management, accounting and strategic development.
Our Treasurer
Karen
Our Men's Wellbeing
Worker Adam
Our Men's Wellbeing Worker Paddy
Karen brings the glamour to the organisation and is our newest member of the Board of Directors. Karen is a freelance consultant for bookkeeping, accounting, finance management, HR and strategic development. Karen is passionate about community empowerment. She brings a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience within her consultancy role.
Adam adores all things adrenaline. If he isn't working out, you will find him jumping out of planes!
A warm, friendly and valued member of our men's wellbeing team. He is a whizz at cold water therapy, and has a hidden talent for dance and leading meditations.
Paddy is a BFG, and a brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our men's wellbeing team. Paddy manages his own recovery service up North, and highly values therapeutic health and wellbeing tools.
When he isn't working, you will likely find him hanging out with his family or trying to encourage us all to find another excuse to perform on a stage - he loves the stage!
Our Trustee Mandi
Mandi is one of our newest Board members, and is one of our most enthusiastic cold water dippers. Mandi started her journey with us as a service-user, and very quickly wanted to give back to the service that helped her on her healing journey.
Mandi is an exceptional fundraiser, and has helped generate unrestricted income for our charity.
She is just a gem, and so is her beloved pooch Lola.
Our Trustee Jaffa
Jaffa started his journey as a service-user and musician within our music programme. A few years later we invited him to join our Board of Trustees.
Jaffa is obsessed with all things music and creativity. He is also a local resident with exceptional knowledge of the community, and our service from a front-line perspective.