Staff

    Jason Blakeway

    EMPLOYABILITY CONSULTANT - Jason is a qualified and highly experienced integrative Counsellor and fully competent in an array counselling models and theories (including CBT, Psychodynamic and PCT) and has over twenty years’ experience working within the Welfare to Work Sector.

    Jason Blakeway2024-11-13T11:02:10+00:00

      Dan Wood

      COMPANY ADMINISTRATOR - Dan is also one of the newest members of the team and joined our administration team in May 2024. He has settled well into his role and is enjoying all aspects of the work. Dan currently works on Wednesdays and Saturdays. More about Dan: "I am a family man, with a young son [...]

      Dan Wood2024-11-13T10:59:42+00:00

        Tyla Bryant-Lewis

        COMPANY ADMINISTRATOR - Tyla is one of the newest members of the team and joined our administration team in May 2024. He really enjoys working in this role and gets on well with all of the team. Tyla works on Mondays and Thursdays. He is currently studying an Access Module at the Open University in Psychology, [...]

        Tyla Bryant-Lewis2024-11-13T10:56:04+00:00

          Tenika Knowles

          COMPANY ADMINISTRATOR - Tenika started her role in November 2023 and is enjoying being part of the team Tenika has studied at the University of Central Lancashire from 2014-2017 where she graduated with honours and received a  2:1 in Acting. She continues to pursue this career alongside her work with us. She has many hobbies, some [...]

          Tenika Knowles2024-11-13T10:50:12+00:00

            Ben Franklin

            CENTRE MANAGER - Ben is the lead administrator for The AOC and The AoC Trust and currently the youngest member of the team, and also one of the longest serving members. Ben studied business at college in 2009 – 2011 for two years where he finished with three distinctions. Ben is in charge of all the [...]

            Ben Franklin2024-01-08T15:37:48+00:00

              Richard Morris

              DIRECTOR - Richard has been working in the charity and community sector for over 20 years. He has a wide experience of working within local communities helping to develop and deliver projects that aim to improve people’s lives. This has involved working with a wide range of organisations and groups across an assortment of sectors both [...]

              Richard Morris2019-04-14T11:55:21+01:00

                Julie Frankin-Baker

                CASE MANAGEMENT OFFICER - Julie along with AoC’s Chief Executive Christian Dixon work together to provide an array of training, therapy, counselling and contact for those accessing services. She has also worked with families in Europe and UK showing the amazing value and effect that therapeutic interventions can have. Julie is married and has three grown up daughters. She [...]

                Julie Frankin-Baker2024-01-08T15:36:42+00:00

                  Christian Dixon

                  CHIEF EXECUTIVE - Christian founded The AOC.  The AOC was originally conceived in 1996 and reborn in 2014. Christian is also a fellow of The Royal Society of Arts and has always held a strong passion for working with children, young people and adults. Drama, acting and creative expression was a great way for him to do [...]

                  Christian Dixon2019-04-14T11:34:48+01:00
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