Adrienne Burgess, Joint Chief Executive & Head of Research
07747 145 146 or a.burgess@fatherhoodinstitute.org
Adrienne has written widely on fatherhood and couple relationships. One of the founders of Fathers Direct (set up in 1999), she has a thorough understanding of both research and practice. Her book Fatherhood Reclaimed: the making of the modern father (Vermilion, 1997) helped set a new agenda on fatherhood in the UK, and has been published throughout the world.

Katherine Jones, Joint Chief Executive & Director of Training
07867 761 251 or k.jones@fatherhoodinstitute.org
Katherine leads our training, sales and projects teams. She joined the organisation in 2003. Trained as an art psychotherapist and psychoanalytic consultant, she has extensive clinical experience of delivering therapeutic services and of supervision of clinical practice. Her background is in community development in areas of urban deprivation in communities in England and Scotland.

David Bartlett, Strategic Partnerships Manager
07958 042 476 or d.bartlett@fatherhoodinstitute.org
David has a longstanding commitment to gender equality and strengthening men’s roles in children’s lives. He worked as a social worker from 1987 to 2000; in 1997 he, set up NEWPIN’s community-based Fathers Centre in London. David was one of the founders of Fathers Direct in 1999. David builds national strategic partnerships and develops new opportunities for joint working. He advises nationally and locally on developing father-inclusive policies and services. He has written widely about fatherhood, including co-authoring the Institute’s Toolkit for Developing Father-Inclusive Practice.

 Jeremy Davies, Head of Communications
07803 711 692 or j.davies@fatherhoodinstitute.org
Jeremy manages our publications and websites, and leads on our communications work. He has 20+ years’ experience as a journalist, writing and editing for newspapers, magazines, websites and the odd book on everything from health and social policy to music, travel, personal finance and property. He holds a Masters in Research and a fatherhood-related PhD , and has taught social policy, gender and politics modules at the University of Manchester.

Charlie Rice, Head of Health and Corporate Development (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
07824 888 439 or c.rice@fatherhoodinstitute.org
Charlie has a vast experience of childcare and related issues and is deeply committed to children’s rights and the development and delivery of high-quality inclusive services for children and their families. As a single working father he worked as a childminder, playgroup worker and toy librarian. He also worked as a social worker in south London and as childcare consultant and later managing director of Childminding in Business. Before joining the Fatherhood Institute in 2008, he held posts at the National Childminders’ Association, including Director for Children’s Workforce Development and Director of Membership and Professional Development. He was a founder member of the Board of the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) and Vice Chair and Acting Chair of the Board of the Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education (CACHE), the leading awarding body for the Childcare sector. He is also a member of the Board of the Children Web-mag.

Jeszemma Garratt, National Practice Development Manager
07917 864 130 or j.garratt@fatherhoodinstitute.org
Jeszemma has a long history of ‘ground level’ work with fathers in early years and Children’s Centres in diverse communities. Her initial training as an early years practitioner has meant that she keeps the child in the centre of all her work. She has worked as a consultant and trainer in father-inclusive practice, equality and diversity and participatory appraisal research techniques. She has a background in community and youth services and specialised in service–user participation and needs-led analysis of service provision. She is committed to equality of access to services for fathers, and enjoys her development role supporting agencies in this agenda.

Vicky Pember, Fundraising Manager
07920 884 769 or v.pember@fatherhoodinstitute.org
Vicky has worked in the voluntary sector for 17 years. She began her career as a psychologist before joining Shared Care Network, a national charity promoting short breaks for disabled children and their families. She later became Joint Chief Exec for the same organisation before setting up her own freelance consultancy. She has also worked as a trainer for the Directory of Social Change providing management training for the voluntary sector. In addition to being involved professionally in the voluntary sector for most of her career, she has always been an active volunteer and has served on a number of boards as a Trustee for both local and national organisations.

Fiona McAllister, Research Associate
07917 135695 or f.mcallister@fatherhoodinstitute.org
Fiona is a freelance Social Researcher and Policy Analyst. She is currently working at the Institute on a review of programmes involving fathers and their impact. She specialises in issues of gender and families and is interested in well-being and wider social inequalities. She has worked in a range of academic and voluntary organisations including Institute of Education, University of Sussex, Policy Studies Institute, Gingerbread and One plus One. She was previously Policy Officer at the Fatherhood Institute. Her research has explored topics including the outcomes of divorce for adults and children and choosing childlessness. She has extensive experience of relating research evidence to policy, and briefing work in all aspects of family policy

Mark Osborn, Programme Manager – Safeguarding
0792 042 8139 or m.osborn@fatherhoodinstitute.org.
Mark has extensive experience of both operational and strategic developmental work with young men, fathers and fatherhood issues, and in 2004 received a national award for innovative practice. He has many years experience of working in local government, the health sector and the voluntary sector, and has delivered training and consultancy for the Fatherhood Institute since 2005. He initiated community-based work with young fathers in this country 18 years ago and has published articles on work with young men and work with young fathers. He completed his doctorate studies in 2008 through research into young fathers’ experience of social exclusion.