Our Team
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Chris De Val-Gaunt
COMPANY ADMINISTRATOR - Chris' career has been a journey of evolving passions, starting with a foundation in engineering before deciding to follow is heart into acting. During the COVID pandemic, Chris dove into personal development where he discovered Dramatherapy—the perfect way to combine a love for [...]
Associate Therapists
The AOC also manage a team of sessional associate trainers and therapists, affectionately known as ATs. They work with a variety of organisations by providing them with therapy and counselling or facilitation through workshops or short courses.
Volunteers
We also support a small team of volunteers with work experience and life-skills.