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Team Meeting

معرض أعراض لونغ كوفيد كيدز

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We promise to work towards; Recognition. Support. Recovery.

Our team of volunteers are experts by experience. Each volunteer has lived experience of Long Covid and / or other post-viral conditions.

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Sammie Mcfarland

Sammie Mcfarland

CEO & Founder

Sammie Mcfarland is a Wellbeing Coach & Entrepreneur.

Helen Goss

Helen Goss

COO & Scotland Representative

Helen graduated from Edinburgh University in 2006 with a MA(Hons) in business and has since worked in Edinburgh, London and Melbourne.

Jennifer Acton

Jennifer Acton

Operations and Marketing Manager

Jen is responsible for overseeing all of the charity's marketing activities and operations, working closely with a team of dedicated volunteers.

Kirsty Stanley

Kirsty Stanley

Health Team Lead

Kirsty has been an Occupational Therapist for over 20 years, after training at St. Loyes School of Occupational Therapy in Exeter.

Dr Sue Peters

Dr Sue Peters

EducationTeam Lead

Sue has been an Educational Psychologist for 17 years after completing her initial training at Southampton University in 2004.

Sarah Craner

Sarah Craner

Fundraising Team Lead

Sarah is keen to bring her experience in grant-making to help raise funds for Long Covid Kids so that we can address the challenges that Long Covid presents for children and young people.

Sarah Priest

Sarah Priest

Support Team Lead

Sarah is a qualified teacher working with adults with learning disabilities.

Colin Pidgeon

Colin Pidgeon

Representative Northern Ireland

Colin blew in to Northern Ireland in 1999, before marrying his wife Cathy the following year. He is passionate about helping those who need a hand.

Sarah O Connell

Sarah O Connell

Representative for Ireland

Sarah and her daughter suffer from post viral ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

James Neill

James Neill

Consultant Data Analyst

James lives in Surrey. Early in the pandemic James noticed the general lack of awareness of Covid’s impact on children and young people.

Merel van der Knoop

Merel van der Knoop

Choir Leader

Merel is our LCK Choir leader as well as working as a freelance accompanist, vocal coach and teaching singing and piano.

Kate Davies

Kate Davies

Representative for Wales

Kate's daughter was formally diagnosed with Long Covid in December 2021.

Nathalie Pearson

Nathalie Pearson

Development and Strategy Team Lead

Nathalie is a founding member of Long Covid Kids

Larisa Hockey

Larisa Hockey

Representative For New Zealand

Larisa lives in Gisborne, New Zealand with her husband and three teenagers. Larisa and her three children are living with Long Covid.

Dr Eleni Iasonidou

Dr Eleni Iasonidou

Representative for Greece

Eleni is an experienced paediatrician and founder of Long Covid Greece.

Barbara Casellato

Barbara Casellato

Representative for Italy

Barbara's five year old daughter suffers from Long Covid following her first Covid-19 infection.

Susie Goulding

Susie Goulding

Representative for Canada

Founder of the Covid Long-Haulers Support Group Canada

Maarte Preller

Maarte Preller

Representative Austria

Maarte is the Founder and CEO of Long Covid Austria

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