Meet our team
Our team of experienced consultants and experts provide our clients with strategic guidance, deep expertise, and practical solutions that drive real change.
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Joy Burnford
Founder & CEO
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Edward Haigh
Head of Research
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Kate Nicholroy
Head of Leadership Development
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Katie Seaman
Strategic Learning & Coaching Lead
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Claire Dagwell
Business & Operations Manager
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Alexia Padgham
Executive Assistant & Administrator
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Helen Beedham
Associate
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Alex Patient
Associate
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Fahrah Gulamhusein
Associate
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Helena Clayton
Associate
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Robert Baker
Associate, Allyship Specialist
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Julie Dennis
Associate, Menopause Specialist
Our wider team of consultants, associates, and coaches
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Anna Price
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Peter Waggott
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Audrey Zander
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Valerie Schlegel Stettler
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Belinda Riley
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Daniele Fiandaca
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Emma Menzies
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Katherine Ray
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Olivia Bath
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Franco Trapanese
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Joanna Gaudoin
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Tímea Kristóf
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Charmian Tardieu
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Chris Williams
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Arabella Ashfield
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Stephanie Aitken
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Kathryn Wakefield
Our values
Our values guide everything we do at Encompass Equality – from the way we work as a team to how we support our members and clients to achieve their goals.
Impact - We are driven to make positive change; we focus on delivering data-led, practical and disruptive solutions that result in a measurable impact.
Curious - We are always learning; we explore new ideas, work collaboratively with others and we value diversity and innovation.
Human-centric - We put people first; we embrace equity, we centre on relationships and everything we do is personalised to enable individuals to be resilient, thrive and succeed.
Passionate - We are passionate about what we do; we constantly strive to make a difference and we’re enjoyable and fun to work with.
Flexible - We take a flexible approach; we work flexibly and provide bespoke solutions that are always tailored to our clients’ needs.