*Yvonne Richmond Tulloch Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Trustees Expand Suddenly widowed in 2008 as a Cathedral Canon Yvonne's life went into free fall. She realised how little she and others around her knew about bereavement, its difficulties and needs, and how hard it can be to find understanding support. Since then Yvonne has focused her attention on ensuring the bereaved of all walks of life find the support that they need. In 2016 Yvonne founded AtaLoss.org to signpost the bereaved to the range of support services that exist across the UK, plug gaps in support where it is scarce and mobilise effective local support. Yvonne focuses her attention on training professionals to enhance their bereavement support, and more recently churches and church leaders to enable widespread local care. As a minister Yvonne has an additional perspective on the issues of bereavement and the needs of bereaved people. She is Bishop's Officer for clergy bereavement for Southwark Diocese, and helps Care for the Family as Chaplain for their 'Widowed Young Support' and in facilitating 'Bereavement Care Awareness' days. She is author of 'Faith Questions in Bereavement' and leads Holy Trinity Brompton's The Bereavement Journey course. Although founded by a Christian, AtaLoss.org is a charity involving people from all backgrounds and is very clearly to help bereaved people of any faith or none. Contact: [email protected] Linked-In
2. Jane Woodward Operations, Governance & External Relations Expand Jane has worked in the public sector, run her own business and also worked extensively with the charity and ecclesiastical sector. She specialises in governance and management, and is passionate about good organisation and development. She is a professional facilitator and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) coach and is keen that people are equipped to plan positively for life following bereavement. Jane is the person to contact about external communications, or to be a partner, funder or volunteer. Please contact her on [email protected]. Contact Jane with any media enquiries. Linked-In
3. Pete English ListeningPeople Project Leader Expand Pete has a passion for seeing young people get the support that they need and to find a voice to talk about their experiences. He's worked as a youth worker and counsellor for over 25 years specialising in supporting young people affected by bereavement and parental separation. He has spoken widely on this subject throughout the UK and other parts of the world and been involved in helping to set up charities that work with the bereaved. Pete leads the ListeningPeople Project for AtaLoss.org which specialises in training youth leaders, teachers and other professionals who engage with bereaved young people. For more information about the ListeningPeople project and youth bereavement, see the project page or contact Pete. [email protected]
4. Vicky McQuarrie Administration and Web Support Expand Vicky McQuarrie provides administration support to the charity and helps us research and develop the signposting website. She understands about bereavement all too well having suffered several tragic losses herself - all sudden: her mother, her husband, then her sister. Please contact Vicky for queries about the website, to request materials, for information about listing your services or other general administration enquiries. Contact Vicky [email protected] Linked In
5. Georgia Elms Social Media Officer Expand Georgia is a marketing professional and former chair of WAY (Widowed and Young). She was widowed young with two small children and is passionate about getting bereavement onto the political agenda. Contact her with news and stories about bereavement that can be shared. [email protected] Linked In
6. Roger Womack Bereavement Support for Men Project Leader Expand Following the death of his wife from cancer in 2014, Roger Womack searched for other men to talk with who had had a similar experience, to help him make sense of what he’d been through. He contacted a number of organisations but found that few men engaged with them, presumably because they thought they could brave it alone. When he did eventually find other men who had faced the loss of someone close, the sharing of experience was a significant factor in being able to move forward. He now runs AtaLoss.org's Bereavement Support for Men project offering phone support and national and local gatherings for men who have experienced loss. Please visit the Bereavement Support for Men page for more information about the project. You can contact Roger on [email protected]
7. Ross Tulloch Finance and Operational Support Expand Ross Tulloch provides finance assistance and general operational support to AtaLoss.org. Contact [email protected]
8. Natalie Lynn GrabLife Project Leader Expand I knew immediately that I needed be part of this project, to help other young bereaved people. A Project Manager by trade, I see the huge social impact GrabLife has in a support area that sees little recognition or government funding. Natalie became involved with GrabLife after attending the bereavement weekend in 2018 after the sudden loss of her sister. Ask Natalie about GrabLife, Devon Lunch Hotspots, Fundraising and anything Cocker Spaniel related! Please contact Natalie if are interested in fundraising for GrabLife. [email protected] GrabLife Facebook
9. Danica Pembroke CRM Data Co-ordination Expand Danica is one of our valued volunteers who is helping us to build our CRM database. She is updating and building all our contacts and is the person to contact if you have information we can add to the database. [email protected]
Cathy Shepherd Training and Resources Support Expand Cathy is a fully qualified life coach, accredited counsellor and supervisor, with many years experience working in private practice, at a local hospice and a counselling agency. She is currently training to be a spiritual director in London and also provides resources support to AtaLoss.org. Cathy is available to talk about bereavement and loss at your conference, workshop or talks programme. Contact [email protected]
Niki Pembroke Business Relationship Manager Expand Niki Pembroke is an employee benefits professional and has helped introduce AtaLoss.org to corporate partnerships. She says:- "It has been a privilege to see first hand how much AtaLoss.org can do in ways of supporting those in need." If your organisation is a business interested in connecting with AtaLoss.org contact Niki at [email protected]