Canine Partners

I would like to introduce myself as the new CEO of Canine Partners. I’m thrilled to be here and excited with what the future holds for the charity!

Throughout my career, I have seen the difference animals make to all our lives. The opportunity to get involved with an organisation that has both people and dogs at the heart of its services seemed the perfect fit for me. During the interview process it was evident how passionate everyone was about the partnerships Canine Partners creates, and so I was delighted to be offered the role.

Let’s start with a bit about my background and previous charity work. I live in beautiful Shropshire, close to the Wyre Forest. I have two crazy Irish water spaniels, two Kune-Kune pigs and around 20 chickens. I spend a lot of my free time looking after them all, as well as long woodland and riverside walks. I am also a Trustee of the Animal Welfare Foundation, a small charity that is committed to improving the welfare of all animals through veterinary science, education and debate. I trained as a vet at Liverpool University and then spent eight years working in small animal practices in the Midlands. I spent most of that time working for veterinary charity PDSA in one of their busy Pet Hospitals and from there I moved into a central role for the charity, where I developed the community outreach services and managed all the veterinary policy and campaign activities.

Working for PDSA helped me to realise how much I enjoy fundraising, marketing, team development and impact measurement. I am so excited to be able to bring some of those skills and expertise to my role as CEO for Canine Partners.

Canine Partners has come so far over the last 28 years thanks to the insight of its founders and dedication and passion of all the staff and volunteers during that time. The charity has many foundations in place and so I hope to continue that journey and raise greater awareness of the charity to a much wider audience.

My focus will be ensuring we are fit for the future, using innovation and technology to improve communications and finding new opportunities for income generation. I am also passionate about being able to demonstrate the difference we make as an organisation and will be working with our partners, volunteers and teams to showcase the impact we deliver both internally and externally.

I believe Canine Partners has a very bright future thanks to the hard-work, passion and commitment from everyone involved. I want to personally say a huge thank you to all our volunteers, supporters and staff for everything you do on a daily basis, as well as providing me with such a warm welcome to the charity.  When I listen to the stories that were shared on my first partnership day, I know that we all have a role to play to continue the journey that began nearly 30 years ago, helping to create even more life-changing partnerships.