Organisation Structure & People

OPERATIONS TEAM

BAATN Administrator

The BAATN Administrator is responsible for responding to general emails and forwarding incoming messages to the relevant people within BAATN. They also administrate the BAATN newsletter, website Job Posts and Network Job Adverts.

Samantha Pierre, administrator@baatn.org.uk

Membership Admin

Membership Admin is responsible for membership applications.

memberships@baatn.org.uk

Events Admin

Events Admin is responsible for event bookings.

Samantha Pierre, administrator@baatn.org.uk

Web Admin

Web Admin is responsible for updating and editing the main BAATN website.

training-coordinator@baatn.org.uk

Accounts

Ruth Allwood, finance@baatn.org.uk

Social Media Coordinator

The Social Media Coordinator is responsible for communicating BAATN’s brand on its various social media channels.

Emma Fadipe, social@baatn.org.uk

Training and Events Coordinator

The Training and Events Coordinator ensures that events and promotions run smoothly and that delegates and facilitators have a relaxed and comfortable training/workshop experience.

training-coordinator@baatn.org.uk

Mentoring Programme Coordinator

The Mentoring Programme Coordinator ensures the smooth running of the ‘Each One Teach One Mentoring Programme“. This includes processing applications, communicating with mentors, mentees and support staff and keeping track of the programme timetable.

Olivia Donkor, mentoring@baatn.org.uk

BAATN Series Producer

The BAATN Series Producer responds to organisations who are looking for training and consultation from BAATN. The role involves clarifying the input organisations are looking for, liaising with potential facilitators and others to meet organisational requests and producing individual programmes.

Natasha Sackey, natashasackey@baatn.org.uk

COORDINATING GROUPS

These groups are tasked with coordinating specific areas of work within BAATN. The coordinating group members are all volunteers. If you would like to contact one of the coordinating groups, email Sam, administrator@baatn.org.uk

South Asian Diaspora Coordinating Group

The remit of the group

1. To identify and coordinate the bringing together of resources that psychologically support the South Asian Diaspora community.
2. To invite, encourage and support BAATN members and others to bring their passion and expertise in South Asian Diaspora mental health and wellbeing to BAATN members, the entire therapy community and the wider public
3. To raise the profile and awareness of mental health and wellbeing within the South Asian Diaspora to the wider therapeutic community and the public

Group members

Aneet Kaur

Mickey Peake

Poppy Banerjee

Vedia Maharaj

Naila Dunleavy

Training Coordinating Group

The Training Coordinating Group is responsible for establishing a relationship with all of the facilitators and trainers within BAATN, offering them support and opportunities to further their growth. They are also responsible for coordinating the formation of a counselling course and training events more widely.

Conference Coordinating Group

The Conference Coordinating Group is responsible for planning and implementing the various conferences within BAATN. Individuals and groups are invited to plan and run one-off conferences on an ad-hoc basis with the support of the main group.

Publications Coordinating Group

The Publications Coordinating Group is responsible for bringing together books and journal articles for publication.

External Relations Coordinating Group

The External Relations Coordinating Group is responsible for developing relationships with external organisations and individuals of influence and also speaking out on issues of importance to the BAATN community.

REGIONAL TEAMS

Regional teams plan and organise activities outside of the London area, including facilitating gatherings, events and training.

Regional teams operate currently in the Midlands