How to contact us
Please note that these contact details are for media enquiries only. For all other requests, please visit our contact us page.
07850 788514 (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) Out of hours - media only
[email protected]Media team
Alex Bushill
Head of Media and PR
Alex heads up the Media team and leads on media strategy and reputational issues. Alex is also a spokesperson. He leads our media engagement work and challenges mental health stigma in the media.
News team
Rehema Figueiredo
Head of News
Rehema oversees the News Team. She sets strategic direction, manages the reputation of national Mind, helps place senior spokespeople as thought leaders and makes sure Mind’s news work is at the cutting edge of media industry trends. Rehema also acts as a spokesperson for Mind.
Shelly Naylor
Senior Media Officer
Shelly helps amplify our political campaigns, for example on benefits and NHS care. She also promotes Mind’s services, like the Infoline, Side by Side and network of local Minds, in the media. Shelly can help journalists and producers with comments, briefings, interviews and background conversations with case studies, spokespeople, and other in-house experts. Shelly also supports media work for our network of local Minds across England.
Will Berrington
Senior Media Officer
Will leads the news work to amplify our political campaigns, for example on benefits and NHS care. Will promotes Mind’s services, like as the Infoline and Side by Side, in the media. He can help journalists and producers with comments, briefings, interviews and background conversations with case studies, spokespeople, and other in-house experts. Will also supports media work for our network of local Minds across England.
Luke Merlini
Senior Media Officer, Mind Cymru
Luke is based in our Cardiff office and oversees all media enquiries in Wales. He can help journalists and producers with comments, briefings and interviews with case studies and spokespeople. He also supports our network of local Minds across Wales.
Nancy Laws
Media Officer, News
Nancy supports the News Team to amplify our political campaigns, for example on benefits and NHS care. She also promotes Mind’s services, such as the Infoline and Side by Side, in the media. Nancy can help journalists and producers with comments, briefings, interviews and background conversations with case studies, spokespeople and other in-house experts. Nancy also supports media work for our network of local Minds across England.
PR and Media Volunteer Team
Steph Cade
PR and Media Volunteer Manager
Steph leads the media and PR for Mind’s fundraising, appeals and awareness campaigns. She's the media point of contact for our partnerships with McLaren, ITV and Kleenex. Steph also leads our Media Volunteer strategy.
Dina Valton
Senior Media Officer
Dina leads the media for Mind’s public fundraising, including products like Stream for Mind, Mind Walk and Move for Mind. Dina supports with corporate partnerships PR. She's Mind’s media point of contact for Moto Services and JD Outdoors.
Bryony Acketts
Media Volunteer Officer
Bryony manages and supports our Media Volunteers. She works closely with people with lived experience of mental health problems to share their stories in the media. And she helps involve them in our campaigns and corporate partnerships.
Emma Rogers
Media Assistant
Emma leads media for our charity shops across England and Wales. She also supports the team on fundraising requests, general media enquiries and wider media team day-to-day duties.
Influencer team
Sean Downs
Head of Influencer Relations
Sean is the strategic lead for all of Mind’s work around celebrities and influencers. Sean manages the recruitment and stewardship of our ambassadors. And he's responsible for delivering maximum impact from Mind’s use of influencers.
Georgina Hill
Influencer Relations Manager
Gina is responsible for managing the fast-paced influencer team. Alongside the Head of Influencer Relations, Gina manages our list of dedicated and loyal ambassadors. Gina implements influencer engagement plans to promote Mind’s vital work and services.
Frances Noble
Senior Media and Celebrity Officer
Frances coordinates Mind’s ambassadors and high-profile supporters. These include celebrities and influencers.
Sarah Copleston
Senior Influencer Relations Officer
Sarah recruits influencers for Mind’s corporate partnership and fundraising work. Sarah makes sure influencer-represented campaigns are delivered to the highest of standards.
Nikita Bonner-Lewis
Influencer Relations Assistant
Nikita leads influencer involvement for Mind’s charity shops and Mind’s influencer program for Wales. Nikita supports the Influencer Relations and wider media team in its day-to-day duties.
Physical Activity Team
Jack Holloway
Media Relations Manager for Sport
Jack leads on the media for all of Mind's sport and physical activity programmes and partnerships. These include ASICS, We Are Undefeatable/Sport England, and the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation.
Media Advisory Service
Leah Parker-Turnock
Senior Media Engagement Officer
Leah leads our media advisory service. The service helps producers, researchers and writers of soaps and dramas to create accurate, sensitive storylines about mental health. We advise on initial concepts, story outlines and give feedback on scripts. We work with case studies to give people’s real-life experiences. And we can also advise on-set.