Meet Our Team
Cassie Dickinson
Deputy Scheme Leader
Cassie Dickinson
Deputy Scheme Leader
Cassie joined Parkhaven Trust in 2011 as a Domiciliary Assistant Support Worker at Parkhaven Court. She then progressed to her existing role of Deputy Scheme Leader in 2017.
Cassie has worked for the majority of her time in Parkhaven Court, although she also has experience in service delivery in our other services.
Cassie’s role involves the day-to-day running of Parkhaven Court; supporting our clients to live as independently as possible in their own homes whilst getting the best out of life.
Sarah Incledon-Blevin
Service Manager
Sarah Incledon-Blevin
Service Manager
Sarah started working in nursing homes from the age of 16 and gained her skills as a HCA. She has worked in both domestic and kitchen roles.
Sarah worked as a student nurse at James Page in 2012 and from here she decided that being a Nurse in a nursing home environment would be the future of her career.
Sarah began the role of newly qualified Nurse at James Page in 2015, later becoming the Clinical Lead in 2016; this role helped her develop her leadership skills.
In 2019 Sarah began the role of Service Manager for James Page. Sarah’s role involves ensuring the smooth running of James Page, making sure the nursing/HCA team work together as a whole team. Sarah ensures that all person centred care needs are met for every individual client.
Sarah is passionate about ensuring dignity and respect is met at all times including during end of life care.
Ann West
Service Manager
Ann West
Service Manager
Ann West
Kim Crowe
Chief Executive
Kim Crowe
Chief Executive
Kim was appointed as Chief Executive in September 2013. Prior to her appointment Kim worked in the NHS for over 30 years, working for 15 years as an Executive Director in a large mental health Trust.
Her role as Chief Executive is to ensure that the Trust has a robust strategy in place and that this is delivered to improve the lives of the service users and staff at Parkhaven Trust.
Maggie O’Reilly
Operations Manager
Maggie O’Reilly
Operations Manager
Maggie has over 40 years experience working in nursing and social care. She has worked for the Trust for 20 years having managed all of the residential services during this time. She is the lead for Adult Protection and Operation Lead for The Beeches and James Page House.
Kate Randall
Finance Manager
Kate Randall
Finance Manager
Kate is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 20 years accountancy experience. Kate has been the Finance Manager and Company Secretary for Parkhaven Trust since 2012. Prior to this, Kate was Group Finance Manager for Pataks Foods Ltd. Her role includes ensuring that the legal requirements of the Trust are adhered to, managing all financial aspects and ensuring the future of the Trust through financial sustainability. She is also the lead for Contracts, Information management and General Data Protection Regulation.
In 2021 Kate won Finance Director of The Year at the Finance Director of the Year Awards.
Jon McGee
Estates Manager
Jon McGee
Estates Manager
Jon joined Parkhaven Trust in 2010 and is a multi-skilled tradesman with 30 years’ experience of managing buildings and grounds maintenance in a variety of organisations. He is responsible for the Trust estate, ensuring that our buildings are kept in good order and also manages the maintenance team. Jon is also Health and Safety lead for the Trust.
Jon completed the Dementia Design course with Stirling University.
Beccy Incledon-Blevin
Community Services Manager
Beccy Incledon-Blevin
Community Services Manager
Beccy joined the Trust in 2003 as a Care Assistant and has progressed to role of Community Services Manager. She has held a range of posts in most services within the Trust. In her current role she is responsible for Extra Care Services and Day Services.
In 2021 Beccy won ‘Best Use of Digital Technology’ at the Radar Health Care Awards. Beccy was awarded this accolade for being instrumental in the introduction of truly innovative technology at Parkhaven Trust that’s made a huge positive difference. She then went on to win Care Innovator in the 2022 GB Care Awards.
Amanda Manley
HR Business Partner
Amanda Manley
HR Business Partner
Amanda started her HR journey in the importing industry in Liverpool 1996 and has worked for a variety of Liverpool born organisations over the years such as Ethel Austin, Weightmans Solicitors, Littlewoods Shop Direct Group and Matalan to name a few. Amanda was promoted to the Board as the People Director in her previous company, so has a great insight into people strategy. Amanda’s HR passion remains in transactional HR, building simple but effective people frameworks to ensure employees want to come to work, have a great employment experience whilst they are there and shout about it to attract others when the need arises.
Amanda is responsible for creating and achieving Parkhavens’ Workforce Plan to support the Trust in their journey to be an Employer of Choice.
Kat Whitemoss
Marketing & Fundraising Manager
Kat Whitemoss
Marketing & Fundraising Manager
Kat joined Parkhaven Trust in 2019, bringing with her a wealth of experience in marketing and fundraising from a range of public and private sector companies.
Kat has worked in the field of communication and marketing for over 15 years, she began her career as a media/press officer at Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, she then went on to broaden her scope of work in communication via roles within Lancashire County Council.
Latterly, Kat has worked as a freelance communications manager, providing strategic communications advice and support to a number of not-for-profits and private businesses.
Kat is passionate and dedicated, working hard to raise the profile of Parkhaven Trust, generating much-needed funds to benefit Parkhaven’s clients and sharing the very excellent work carried out by the staff, volunteers and Trustees.
Ray Walker
Chair
Ray Walker
Chair
Ray is a Registered Nurse (Adult and Mental Health). He completed his initial nurse education at the then South Sefton School of Nursing.
He has over 40 years operational and strategic experience in a diverse number of roles across the NHS, the Department of Health, and Health Education England. He has held a number of senior positions including Director of Nursing at Mersey Care NHS FT and Chief Nurse for the North of England at Health Education England.
Ray Chaired the group that developed the national safe, sustainable, and productive staffing guidance (Mental Health) for the National Quality Board and was a Member of the Prime Minister’s Commission on the future of Nursing.
Ray is semi-retired and is currently a Non Executive Director at the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
Kate Henderson
Trustee
Kate Henderson
Trustee
Kate Henderson has over 18 years of experience working in housing. She has worked in various areas during this time including strategy and policy, regeneration and community investment. Kate is currently Head of Strategy and Planning at The Riverside Group where she has responsibility for corporate planning, research, policy development and social value; and is also the lead for the Group‘s charitable Foundation.
Kate is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing and is also a member of its North West Regional Board, she is also a service user representative for Southport and Ormskirk Maternity Voice Partnership.
Dr Julie Williams
Trustee
Dr Julie Williams
Trustee
Julie qualified as a state registered nurse at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. Her clinical experience was in the Accident and Emergency Department before working for a Liverpool Community Trust developing an early concept of the now familiar ‘Walk in Centers’. Julie moved to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital as Assistant Director of Nursing and following completion of her Masters degree in Nursing she took an academic post in university.
She gained her PhD in Educational Research from the University of Lancaster in 2010. Her academic career spanned several universities including the University of Liverpool, University of Chester, University of Lincoln, Edge Hill University and latterly at Liverpool John Moores University. In this current position she has responsibility for the School of Nursing and Advanced Practice, external engagement with partner organisations and contract management with Health Education England. Julie also works for Health Education England (National) as an Advanced Clinical Practice Reviewer.
Mike Vincent
Trustee
Mike Vincent
Trustee
Mike graduated in geology and then pursued a 43 year career in the oil industry with BP, progressing through roles in petrophysics and engineering with assignments in most continents. In recent years he undertook senior international management positions, including roles in the USA, Indonesia and Azerbaijan. He is now an Energy Transition consultant – something of a climate change ‘poacher turned game keeper’.
Mike grew up with his brother, Stan, who was born with serious learning difficulties and who has lived in the White House, for the last 20 years. Mike’s experiences with Stan have developed a deep understanding of the life and care of vulnerable people dealing with a range of challenges. He is currently writing a biography of Stan’s experiences and the role of the family, charities and support groups in caring, confronting and coping with the challenges of health vulnerability with the aim of contributing to wider public appreciation of such issues.
Mike with his brother Stan.
Kate Curran
Trustees
Kate Curran
Trustees
Kate Curran has worked in the social housing sector for over 30 years and has experience of managing and developing supported housing and related support services along with commissioning and strategic planning. Starting her housing career in London, she moved to the South West and then the West Midlands. She is now living locally in Sefton and keeps in touch with her brother-in-law who lives in one of our homes.
John McKnight
Trustees
John McKnight
Trustees
John has had two careers, firstly as an Engineer and then as a Marketer.
Starting as a Technical Apprentice at Plessey in Liverpool he progressed to a Senior Engineer before moving into the IT industry and becoming Engineering Manager for one of the largest UK dealers/distributors.
John then took the opportunity to change career and became a Product Marketer at ICL. Within the organisation he progressed through a number of other roles as a Senior Marketer including Partner Marketing, Sector Marketing and Account Based Marketing for which he won National and International awards. John has also been Head of Marketing at a couple of companies in the Retail Sector and worked as a Marketing Contractor for the likes of O2.
Jill Boggan
Trustees
Jill Boggan
Trustees
Jill is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 35 years’ experience working in the public and charity sectors covering audit, finance, procurement, estates, and development of trading subsidiaries. She completed initial accountancy studies at the then Liverpool Polytechnic.
She has held senior roles in Liverpool City Council, and across the NHS including Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and was a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Accounting and Standards Committee contributing to several best practice guidance publications and articles.
Jill is the Director of finance for the Archdiocese of Liverpool with responsibility for the finance, surveying and property, parish centres and cemeteries teams.