Meet the team
Meet your Healthwatch Brent team members:
Selina Rodrigues - Head of Healthwatch Brent
Selina is the Head of Healthwatch Brent and the Head of Healthwatch at Community Barnet. Selina previously was Head of Healthwatch Barnet and established its first programmes, which won national Healthwatch England awards. Selina has worked for the charity sector and as a volunteer in a number of roles, including community development, organisational guidance and training, social policy and with young people and diverse communities. Selina's role is to ensure that local people's views and experiences are heard and acted upon, developing the strategy and activities for Healthwatch. Selina attends some of the senior level meetings in health and social care, as well as developing projects and activities.
Contact Selina on 020 8364 8400 ext. 219 or email selina.rodrigues@communitybarnet.org.uk
Ian Niven - Manager
Ian has worked in Brent for 18 years, both in the NHS and the voluntary sector. He has a particular passion for personalised services. Ian has been with Healthwatch Brent since 2014 and currently runs the Community Chest grants programme. He engages with a wide range of strategic partners and sits on various boards including the Adult Safeguarding Board.
Contact Ian on 020 8912 5831 or email ian.niven@healthwatchbrent.co.uk
Ibrahim Ali - Volunteer & Projects Officer
Ibrahim began working for Healthwatch in 2017, as our Volunteer & Projects Officer at Healthwatch Brent. More content coming soon.....
Contact Ibrahim on 020 8912 5832 or email ibrahim.ali@healthwatchbrent.co.uk
Agatha Ferrao - Development Officer
Agatha began working for Healthwatch in 2017, as our Development Officer for Healthwatch Brent.
Contact Agatha on 020 8912 5834 or email agatha.ferrao@healthwatchbrent.co.uk
Fran Evans - Senior Operations Officer
Fran is the Senior Operations Officer for Healthwatch Brent. She is responsible for supporting Healthwatch Brent in the development and operational delivery of its workplans, objectives and aims. Fran manages the contractual relationship with delivery partners and the financial management of Healthwatch contracts.
Contact Fran on 020 8364 8400 ext. 233 or email fran.evans@healthwatchbrent.co.uk
Clair Thorstensen-Woll - Policy & Research Officer
Clair joined the Healthwatch team as a Policy and Research Officer in November 2018. Her role spans across Barnet, Brent and Newham, working on the design, coordination and delivery of various research projects in health and social care. With her background in Sociology, she has previously worked in the higher education sector as a Research Assistant and has an MSc in Social Policy and Social Research from UCL.
Contact Clair on 020 8364 8400 ext. 310 or email clair.thorstensen-woll@healthwatchbarnet.co.uk
John Gribbon - Engagement Officer
John is our Engagement Officer for Barnet and Brent. His role involves engaging with community groups and individuals to gather their experience of health and social care services and to explain the role of Healthwatch. Prior to working for Healthwatch, John worked and volunteered in the volunteer sector since 2011. John still remains active and continues to volunteer his spare time to several different organisations who appreciate his hard work.
Contact John on 020 8364 8400 ext. 240 or email johngribbon@healthwatchbarnet.co.uk