Our Team

We promise to work towards;

Recognition. Support. Recovery.

Our team of volunteers are experts through lived experience. Each brings unique insight as someone directly affected by Long Covid, other infection associated conditions helping us support families with empathy and understanding.

Sammie McFarland

CEO & Founder

Health Professional, Charity Founder & Volunteer Advocate for Children with Long Covid & Related Conditions.

Jennifer Acton

Head of Operations and Marketing

Operations & Marketing Lead, Driving Awareness & Impact for Families Living with Long Covid

Helen Goss

Director of Long Covid Kids Scotland and Founding Member

Volunteer & Advocate, Director of Long Covid Kids Scotland & Founding Member Driving Change for Children & Families

Kirsty Stanley

Health Team Lead, Safe Guarding Lead

Health Lead & Senior Occupational Therapist, Combining 25+ Years’ Experience with Lived Experience of Long Covid

Sharon Humphries

Support Team

Volunteer & Educator, Bringing Teaching Expertise to Support Children & Families with Long Covid

Jana Touati

Support Team

Support Team Volunteer, Bringing Lived Experience as a Mother of a Child with Long Covid

Merel van der Knoop

Choir Leader

Choir Leader & Music Educator, Bringing Connection and Joy to Children through Music

Colin Pidgeon

Representative for Northern Ireland

Volunteer Representative for Northern Ireland, Father of a Young Person with Long Covid & Advocate for Families

Kate Davies

Representative for Wales

Support Services Moderator & Volunteer Lead Representative for Wales, Bringing Lived Experience as a Parent of a Young Person with Long Covid