About Us
Meet the Team
Lizzie Cockle - Service Delivery Manager
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Lizzie has a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Health Psychology and most recently received her Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. She has previously worked for a number of mental health charities in the West Midlands and Powys, where she worked with people aged 16+ with mental health difficulties, and delivered and coordinated groups and psychoeducational training courses and workshops. She also has extensive experience in public health promotion, through managing and delivering behaviour change initiatives in London and the South East.
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Jodie Hughes - Lead Counsellor & Development Officer
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Jodie joined the Rekindle team in 2022 as the first in-house counsellor working for the charity. Born in Newtown and firmly rooted in the agricultural community, Jodie feels privileged to be able to work with Rekindle to support young people throughout Mid Wales. Jodie has previously worked within business development support roles throughout Wales before achieving her Counselling qualifications and hopes that her own lived-experience of growing up in our rural area will help to support other young people.
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Robin Brierley - Chair of Trustees
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Robin is an independent consultant on anti modern slavery and anti human trafficking.
Robin has previously worked for the National Crime Squad, Anti-Corruption Command within the Metropolitan Police, and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (now National Crime Agency). He is also the executive director of the West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network, a registered charity whose work includes providing a safe house for male victims of exploitation.
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Gerard Bland - Vice Chair
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"I first became aware of Rekindle in early 2021, when I was invited to consider joining the Board, which I did in May that year. Within less than six months I had agreed to step up to replace the previous vice chair. If I have any area of expertise, it is in business transformation, general management and governance.
During the process of developing a strategy, I found many opportunities to introduce tools and techniques from my previous experience to help the charity tackle some of its more challenging issues. Newtown clearly has a great deal of need of the service Rekindle offers, and it is gratifying to be able to help with its transformation alongside the other board members and the strong team Lizzie is building around her."
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Fred Mathieu - Treasurer
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"I have now lived in the UK for nearly 30 years and have spent 20 of them here in Wales. Working in the world of finance as an accountant in various roles, I feel my professional background can help me to support local charities by providing financial expertise, which is perhaps even more necessary in the current climate.
Being a charity trustee means a lot to me. The opportunity to be involved with and contribute positively to the local community is not only fulfilling on a personal level but also helps support young people as they endeavour to cope, and hopefully thrive, in times of unprecedented challenges. Investing in young people ensures a better future for us all which is why I am pleased to be a part of Rekindle."
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Richard Stratton - Trustee: Clinical Governance
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"I joined Rekindle in December 2022, to help improve access to mental health support and therapies for young people. I am involved with clinical governance and supporting our amazing team to continually improve the services we provide."