Connected Together CIC
Kate Holt- Chief Executive Officer
Kate has both Institute of Management and Chartered Institute of Marketing qualifications. She has had a diverse working background, most recently in banking commercial services. Prior to this Kate was the Business Manager for the Peer Clearing House at the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) and Chief Officer of Huntingdon Community Health Council, monitoring the NHS on behalf of the public.
Michelle Wright – Acting Business Manager
Michelle has worked in warehousing from the bottom up to a leadership position with one of the biggest online retailers in the world. She has enjoyed helping people and watching them achieve their goals and being able to support them along the way. Michelle has recently had a daughter and her priorities have now changed and she wants to learn a new aspect of business. Michelle has completed a diploma in Excel and a Human Resources course.
Jemma Frater – Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire Junior Officer
Jemma completed an apprenticeship in digital marketing, before becoming part of our team as a junior officer. In this role Jemma is responsible for various digital roles, including but not limited to updating website content and producing newsletters and social media posts, all to provide information to the community while working towards increasing our reach.
Gabriella Van-Beek- Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire Operations Manager
Gabriella has a background in health, with a Master’s of Public Health from the University of Chester and a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences. She has worked with Healthwatch previously as a Projects Officer in a borough of London. She is passionate about involving herself in work that is focused on helping the community and improving the health of others. In her spare time she enjoys cooking and spending time in the outdoors.
Tracey Allan-Jones- Healthwatch Rutland Manager
Tracy’s working background has varied, from project and team management roles in large computing and telecommunications corporations to setting up and running small internet-based businesses. As office manager in a small Healthwatch, she pretty much gets involved in every activity from communication and marketing through events planning, signposting, general office support and helping people to access local health and social care services. Do you have feedback on your experience of local health and social care services? Would you like to become a member of Healthwatch Rutland and receive regular information updates to your inbox? She’d love to hear from you!
Esther Stimpson- Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire Project Manager and Young Healthwatch Lead
Esther is returning to Healthwatch North and West Northamptonshire after taking some time out to complete a Law degree. She previously worked for us for 5 years as Project Manager and Young Healthwatch lead. Esther is working part time while completing her PhD which will be looking at maternity services in Prisons. Her work will be focusing on children, young people and families. Esther is excited to be working with Young Healthwatch again.
Nikhita Deshpande – Health and Care for all Research Officer
Nikhita has recently completed her Master’s in Public Health from the University of Northampton. She also has a background in Biotechnology with a Master’s in Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology. She joined Healthwatch Northamptonshire part-time as an Intern and has progressed to a Health and Care for all Research Officer role focusing on community engagement and health improvement. She is passionate about addressing health inequities and empowering communities to improve their wellbeing.
Rozalia-Adelina Nicolae – Community Connector
Rozalia holds a degree in Management from the University of Economics and Business Administration, “Constantin Brancusi” in Romania, as well as a Level 5 HND in Business from Results Consortium Ltd in Northampton. She is currently working part-time as a Community Connector for Healthwatch, contributing to the Eastern European REN Research Project.
Known for being organised, proactive, and committed to continuous learning and improvement, Rozalia brings a positive and solution-focused approach to every role. She is passionate about helping communities and looks forward to applying her skills and experience to further develop her career.