Who we are

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

The Staff Team

Andy McLellan
Chief Executive
Overall responsibility for GamCare strategic direction, policy and funding.

Adrian Scarfe
Clinical Training & Development Director
Responsible for clinical training and development of GamCare's advisers and counsellors, including training our counselling Partners.

Sharon Kalsy
Clinical Services Director
Sharon has overall responsibility for GamCare's range of care services: telephone and online support, and face to face and online counselling.

Eileen Kinghan
Marketing Director
Responsible for GamCare and GamCare Trade Services marketing, press, publications and PR.

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.

Cianca Deshaut
(temporary post) Administrator, GamCare Trade Services Ltd
Point of contact for general enquiries and information requests relating to GamCare Trade Services and GamCare Certification.

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 and assists in the training and supervision of counselling staff.

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.

Mark Nichols
Counsellor
Manages a caseload of clients within the one-to-one counselling 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.

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.

Janet Kishna
Counselling Team & HelpLine Administrator; HelpLine Adviser
Janet works on the HelpLine and sends out the information packs to callers. She is the first point of contact for counselling clients in London and has responsibility for scheduling counselling assessments.

Eva Takacs
FrontLine and Counselling Services Manager
Responsible for managing the HelpLine and NetLine administration and the face to face and on-line counselling teams.

Michelle Cook
FrontLine Services Co-ordinator
Michelle is responsible for managing the HelpLine and NetLine teams.

Jennifer Hicks
PA & Marketing Co-ordinator