Following my Fellowship in 2011, I established multi-award winning veteran support charities Forward Assist and Salute Her. During the Fellowship I travelled to the USA to compare and contrast services available to disenfranchised veterans struggling to adjust to civilian life after military service. As an early service leaver (ESL), I have first-hand knowledge of how difficult it is for many former servicemen and women to re-establish themselves into the civilian community after discharge from the armed forces.

I am particularly supportive of those veterans that have survived military sexual trauma (MST) and now suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other difficulties relating to adjustment and assimilation.

As a qualified and registered social worker, former probation officer and Home Office adviser, I have vast experience of working with veterans with multiple complex needs. My life is led by commitment and compassion, and is dedicated to the service of others.