Our Staff

The staff at Islington Mind come from a wide variety of social and ethnic backgrounds. This is to ensure that we are best able to meet the different needs of the Islington community. All our staff are highly trained and experienced in their specific areas, and extremely competent in many areas of mental health work.

Our dedicated and committed teams of staff and volunteers work tirelessly together to make a different to our service users’ lives, create a sense of community and a welcoming, inclusive to all therapeutic environment where everyone is supported to reach their potential.

We are aware that the Covid19 pandemic and the cost of living crisis exacerbate pre-existing systematic inequalities and impact mostly people from minority groups. We seek to actively encourage equality through our policies and practices, ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard, recognised and valued.

Sigal Avni, CEO

Head Office

Sigal Avni – Chief Executive (CEO)

Bindu Karnany – Finance & Resources Manager

Gemma Watts – Head of Services

Chelsey Taylor – Fundraising and Administration Officer
Noah Jones – Fundraising Officer

Jane Moody – Reception

Philip Challinor – Administrator

Mental Health Recovery Pathway

Pat O’Driscoll – Early Intervention & Prevention Manager
Lauren Blenkinsop (she/her) – Team Leader (Isledon Road)
Katie Evans – Team Leader (Despard Road)
Saskia Tansy – Support Worker
Edie Johnson – Youth Outreach Co-Ordinator & Support Worker
Charles Murray – Support Worker
Rebecca Moon – Support Worker
Beth Tewelde – Support Worker
Michele Chowrimootoo – Support Worker & Music Tutor
Diana Apent – Cooking Trainer & Cook
Dan Lett – Get Active Coordinator

Women Only Space

Bettina Masi – Support Worker

Structured Intervention and Specialist Services

Ossi Ron – SISS Manager

Athena Tsigaras – SeniorTeam Leader

Enablement Service

Constantina Stamou – Support Worker

One-to-One Support

Lynn Curran – One-to-One Support Worker
Lorraine Dixon – One-to-One Support Worker

Core Team

Gisele Patipe – Keyworker
Kwabena Anyemedu – Keyworker

Counselling Service/Talking Therapies

Bruno Conde – Co-ordinator
Clare Wheeler – Project Worker

Mother2Mother (M2M)

Joey Hoang – Support Worker
Jenny Roe-Stanton – Support Worker
Carolina Sanchez – Support Worker

Hand in Hand Peer Travel Buddy Service

Satoko Fujishiro – Team Leader
Tim Comer – Support Worker

Outcome and Freedom from Fear to Love

Maria Yianni (she/her) – Senior Team Leader
Luke Harris (he/they) – LGBTQI+ Support Worker
Jazmin Glen – LGBTQI+ Support Worker
Suzanne Hunter – LGBTQI+ Support Worker
Satoko Fujishiro (she/her) – Rainbow Suicide Prevention Project Co-ordinator & EDI Champion