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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.

Long Covid Kids Our Team

Sammie McFarland

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Building Partnerships to Improve Outcomes for Children and Young People

Sammie McFarland
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Jennifer Acton

Head of Operations and Marketing

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

Jennifer Acton
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Kirsty Stanley

Health Team Lead, Safe Guarding Lead

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

Kirsty Stanley
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Jana Touati

Support Team

Support Team Volunteer, Facilitating Online Sessions & Managing the LCK Shop for Families Living with Long Covid.

Jana Touati
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Alyssia Bailey

Website Manager

Redesigned & maintains the Long Covid Kids website, ensuring vital information and support remain easy for families to access.

Alyssia Bailey
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Merel van der Knoop

Choir Leader

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

Merel van der Knoop
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Colin Pidgeon

Representative for Northern Ireland

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

Colin Pidgeon
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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.

Kate Davies
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