Aida Cable
CEO
Aida joined Thrive at Five after almost a decade at The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales,…
Chris Welling
Director of Learning and Impact
Chris started his professional life working in central and local government. At Save the Children UK, he was Head of…
Dawn Leese
Peripatetic Support Leader
Dawn was born and raised in Stoke on Trent and bought up her children there. She is now a proud…
Denise Coster
Senior Evaluation and Research Manager
Denise is a mixed methods researcher and evaluator with over 25 years experience of designing, leading and delivering research and…
Elaine Geddie
Consultant Finance Director
Elaine is a Chartered Accountant who trained at Deloitte in South Africa, moving to the UK to work in the…
Lesley Richards
Community Coordinator
Lesley, who having been born in Stoke and having raised a family there, brings with her local knowledge to build…
Nicola Casey
Head of Partnerships and Development
Nicola has worked in fundraising for eight years, raising millions of pounds by leading philanthropy and special events teams. Beneficiaries…
Norah Minshall
Early Years Development Lead
Norah was bought up in Stoke and raised her children there who now have little ones of their own. After…
Patrick Myers
Programme and Partnership Lead
Patrick has worked in Children’s Services for 25 years. In the NHS, University sector and local government he focused on…
Rhianna Peverill
Communications Coordinator
Rhianna moved to Stoke-on-Trent aged nine and has stayed local to the Abbey Hulton area ever since. Now having two…