Our team

From research to operations, communications and public involvement, we’re united by a passion for mental health research and a mission to help put lived experience at its heart. Meet the team below.

Meet the McPin team

Vanessa Pinfold (She/Her)

Vanessa Pinfold (She/Her)

Research Director

Dan Robotham (He/Him)

Dan Robotham (He/Him)

Deputy Research Director

Thomas Kabir

Thomas Kabir

Head of Public Involvement in Research

Clare Walsby

Clare Walsby

Senior Operations Manager

Alex Kenny (She/Her)

Alex Kenny (She/Her)

Senior Public Involvement in Research Officer

Ali McClary (She/Her)

Ali McClary (She/Her)

Communications Manager

Annabel Walsh

Annabel Walsh

Public Involvement in Research Manager

[email protected]
Davino Beckford

Davino Beckford

Peer Research and Public Involvement in Research Officer

Emma Garavini (She/Her)

Emma Garavini (She/Her)

Youth Public Involvement in Research Officer

George Clarke (He/Him)

George Clarke (He/Him)

Research Administrator

Georgia Naughton (She/Her)

Georgia Naughton (She/Her)

Peer Researcher

Gillian Samuel

Gillian Samuel

Public Involvement Coordinator & Peer Researcher

John Gibson

John Gibson

Senior Service User Researcher

Katherine Lofthouse (She/Her)

Katherine Lofthouse (She/Her)

Senior Research Communicator

Lisa Couperthwaite

Lisa Couperthwaite

Peer Reseacher

[email protected]
Naomi Fergus

Naomi Fergus

Operations Support Officer

Rachel Temple

Rachel Temple

Public Involvement in Research Manager (Youth Involvement Lead)

Raj Hazzard

Raj Hazzard

Senior Researcher

Rose Thompson

Rose Thompson

Senior Research Manager

Roya Kamvar

Roya Kamvar

Senior Public Involvement in Research Officer

Sorcha Mahony

Sorcha Mahony

Research Manager

Sue Webster

Sue Webster

Peer Reseacher

Tanya Mackay (She/Her)

Tanya Mackay (She/Her)

Senior Research Manager

Thai-sha Richards

Thai-sha Richards

Young Person Co-Researcher

Zara Schneider

Zara Schneider

Senior Researcher

Join our team

At McPin, we value passion and lived experience as much as work experience. Head over to our vacancies page to see if we could be the next step in your mental health research career.