Who we are
President of GamCare
Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE
GamCare Board of Trustees
- Anthony Jennens - Chairman of Board of Trustees
- John Hagan - Deputy Chairman
- Ian McRobbie OBE TD DL - Treasurer
- Bill Galston OBE - Trustee
- Sir Nevil Macready Bt CBE - Trustee
- John Brackenbury CBE - Trustee
- Sir Geoffrey De Deney - Trustee
- Susanna FitzGerald QC - Trustee
- Lady Carolyn Trethowan JP - Trustee
- Professor Peter Collins - Trustee
- Simon Thomas - Trustee
- Tom Kavanagh CBE - Trustee
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The Staff Team
Andy McLellan
Chief Executive
Overall responsibility for GamCare strategic direction, policy and funding.
Adrian Scarfe
Head of Clinical Training
Responsible for clinical training and development of GamCare's advisers and counsellors, including training our counselling Partners.
Adrian was a founding member of GamCare and is considered one of the UK's leading authorities on problem gambling.
Sharon Kalsy
Clinical Services Director
Responsible for GamCare's range of care services: telephone and online support, and face to face and online counselling.
Mandy Barrie
Policy and Development Director
Supports the Chief Executive in setting the overall strategic direction of GamCare and has overall responsibility for external non-clinical and fundraising operations.
Andy Cottrell
Resources Director
Responsible for GamCare and GamCare Trade Services; Finance, HR and IT.
Teresa Tunstall
Head of Development, GamCare Trade Services Ltd
Lead responsibility for the delivery of training and auditing services to the terrestrial gambling industry, including GamCare Certification.
Stella Dalton
Business Development Manager, GamCare Trade Services Ltd
Stella has responsibility for the progression and development of new intiatives for both terrestrial and remote industry services, including GamCare Certification.
James McLarin
Media and Communications, GamCare/GamCare Trade Services Ltd
Responsible for marketing, press, publications, public affairs and PR. Point of contact for general enquiries and information requests relating to GamCare Trade Services.
Kim Hartman
Partners' Manager
Responsible for the management of all GamCare counselling Partners.
Hilary Clayton
Counselling Manager, GamCare Manchester
Marjorie Jones
Business Administrator
Responsible for management of GamCare administration, accounts and publications and provides temporary support for the GamCare HelpLine.
Jane Rigbye
Head of Education Development
Responsible for researching and developing a preventative programme aimed specifically at younger people.
Liz Karter
Women's Group Therapist
Delivers group therapy sessions.
Dene Wittenbaker
Counsellor and Development Officer
Responsible for raising awareness of and promoting GamCare services with outside agencies and building partnerships. Also manages a caseload of clients within the one-to-one counselling team and delivers group therapy sessions.
Derek Irwin
Counsellor
Manages a caseload of clients within the one-to-one counselling team and delivers group therapy sessions. Also responsible for providing supervision to counsellors on the face-to-face team.
Anne Glynn
Counsellor
Manages a caseload of clients within the one-to-one and on-line counselling team.
Susanne Irving
Online Counsellor; Supervisor
Manges a case load of clients within the on-line counselling team and is also co-operating on the technical and administrative development and running of the online counselling facilities. She also has responsibility for providing supervision to our HelpLine and NetLine staff.
Shahrzad Khamoush
Counsellor
Manages a caseload of clients within the one-to-one counselling team.
Bob Whelan
Counsellor & Online Counsellor
Manages a caseload of clients within the one-to-one and on-line counselling team. Bob also works on the HelpLine & NetLine.
Hannah Braverman
Clinical data Administrator
Hannah provides the detailed data needed to run GamCare.
Michelle Cook
FrontLine Services Co-ordinator
Michelle is responsible for managing the HelpLine and NetLine teams.
Jennifer Hicks
PA to Chief Executive