Our people
Gary Fereday
Chief Executive
Working closely with Council, Gary provides leadership to the organisation, ensuring we deliver our strategic and operational objectives.
Dr Abimbola Badiora
Finance Manager
Abimbola manages our finances and ensures our compliance with statutory and financial reporting requirements.
Alex McDonald
Professional Development and Comms Manager
Alex develops our extensive professional development programme and manages our communications function.
Amy Collins
Events Officer (maternity cover until Spring 2025)
Amy is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of our training courses and events.
Daniela Pasquini
Project Coordinator
Daniela is co-ordinating the NHSE Commission to develop the arts therapies professions.
Federica Tomasi
Administrative Officer
Federica manages our email and phone enquiries and provides administrative support across membership, events and operations.
Kate Peel
Operations Manager
Kate manages our day-to-day operations and helps ensure we respond to our members and use members’ fees efficiently.
Kat Starczewski
Senior Digital Comms Officer
Kat manages the marketing and communications including the website, social media and monthly Bulletin.
Louise Nazir
Senior Membership Officer
Louise manages our membership function, provides support to members, and evaluates services and benefits.
Louise Smart
Professional Advisor
Louise provides professional advice for our members, supports the development of our guidelines and clinical input at a strategic level.
Dr Sue Holttum
Research Officer
Sue provides support and advice to our members on research and the evidence base for art therapy.
We make every effort to respond to your enquiries promptly. However, many of our team work part-time, and some only one day a week. We thank you for your patience if you don’t receive an immediate response.