About Us

Anne-Marie is a passionate and energetic Diversity and Inclusion specialist with over 20 years’ experience in a variety of organisations and sectors. 

Anne-Marie is an excellent facilitator and coach with the ability to interpret complex organisational objectives into interactive and participative learning interventions. 

She has expertise in working with executive and senior leaders assisting them to recognise their responsibilities in creating inclusive organisational cultures. Anne-Marie has also presented at a number of national conferences on Inclusive Leadership. 

Matt has 30 years experience at Transport for London with a speciality delivering accessible ‘Step Free’ stations from design to delivery. As the leader of a Disability network he has made various in-roads to other organisations and lobbied government for changes in legislation.

In the last three years, Matt encouraged TfL to adopt a working reasonable adjustment process; become a Disability Confident Employer; create a neurodiverse policy; help strategic planning in disability retention and particularly with Trades Unions, delivered operational readiness by working with all disciplines in ensuring stations are both accessible to customers and operable by staff.  Matt is a trained access auditor with an interest in the impact upon neurodiversities and is a member of the Handlebar club.

A consultant, facilitator and researcher with a cross-sector, interdisciplinary lens and qualifications in workplace training, Roxane blends expertise in the disabled-led sector, experience of migration and disability and contributions to leading research to build inclusive workplaces, services and spaces worldwide.

Roxane has supported UK Parliament, Department of Education, Department for Transport, Wikimedia, United Nations, Shaping Our Lives, NHS Trust, King’s College London.

Roxane recently contributed to Moleworks’ More Than Reasonable white paper. She is a trust of the Centre for Workplace Equity, a member of the International Association of Facilitators and holds qualifications in training facilitation, trauma-informed practice, and leadership.

For over 20 years Dawn Lewinson has worked with organisations navigating some of their most complex culture and leadership challenges. 

Her work sits at the intersection of inclusion, leadership effectiveness and organisational culture — helping senior leaders move beyond awareness into genuine, lasting change. 

Clients range from global law firms and financial services organisations to public sector bodies, theatre production companies to faith institutions. What they have in common is recognition that something needs to shift, and a commitment to doing the work properly. 

Dawn designs and delivers interventions at every level of an organisation, from executive teams to frontline staff, and builds internal capability that outlasts her involvement.

Sarah is a learning and development specialist and a qualified coach and mentor who brings an infectious enthusiasm into her workshops and development interventions. She focuses on interpersonal skills training and supports internal coaches and mentors to continue their professional development.

Sarah has gained experience in the private sector, not-for-profit sector and most recently in Local Authority and uses this experience to listen, engage, advise, and deliver development tailored to the client needs.

Becki is EMBED's lead access auditor specialising in intersectional inclusive practice in the service provision, working practice and workforce. with over 20 years in heritage, culture and arts, she founded the Disability Collaborative Network CIC.

Becki has created working relationships across sectors and at all levels of the creative industries in relation to recruitment, retention, and development of inclusive practice. This has included practical, innovative thinking to connect for solution-based actions, develop strategy, raise awareness and confidence. 

Becki is a trained access auditor and also specialises in cross-profile neurodiversity.

Amber is a registered mental health nurse with over 15 years’ experience in the mental health sector. She founded Headworks after many years of work with numerous patients who struggled to find or maintain employment, which lead to a growing interest in workplace mental health and Headworks’ mission to create more inclusive and supportive working environments. 

She has worked at a senior level across a range of settings, in both the NHS and private sector. Amber’s experience spans inpatient and community nursing, practice education, management, policy and strategy design and one-to-one patient consultation. In addition to her nursing qualification, Amber has a PGCert in Clinical Neuroscience and an MSc in Psychiatric Research. She also holds a specialist training and assessment qualification.  

Hugh is a disability, access and inclusion consultant, working with transport operators, regulators, public bodies and the organisations that serve them on accessibility audits, policy and consultation work, training and facilitation.
 

He sits on the Civil Aviation Authority Consumer Panel and the Department for Work and Pensions Professional Advisers Group, where he contributed to the reform of Disability Confident. He chaired the 2025 national conference Supporting Disabled People in the Workplace, chairs the board of co-directors at Studio Lutalica, and won the Policy and Advocacy Impact award at the 2025 We Create Space LGBTQ+ Awards.

“Watching Laura teach is like watching an orchestral symphony of magic where all of the senses are electrified…….she truly is mesmerising to watch.”

(Sarita Chada, Pre Ofsted Inspection Report, 2016)

Laura is a transformational coach and a fully qualified teacher trainer with a PGCE and a Teacher Training Diploma with distinction.

Laura holds a unique position in the transformational coaching/facilitation world given her background in very traditional linguistic teaching background, with 20 years experience in mainstream Further Education, primarily with Manchester City Council and The American Council for International Study. 

Laura specialises in conscious and courageous communication, and facilitation. She is regarded as one of the best when it comes to teaching others to  close the gap in how they engage and educate others. 

Pooja is a learning and development specialist with a background as a paramedic and over a decade in the NHS. Those years on the frontline taught her how to stay calm in a crisis, cut through complexity and bring a very human touch to everything she does. 

Her facilitation style is lively, inclusive and full of curiosity – she creates spaces where people feel safe to be challenged, think differently and actually enjoy the process of change. Her focus is on leadership and culture with a focus on inclusivity, helping teams move from "good intentions" to “let’s actually do this.”

Beverley has worked for over 30 years in the areas of Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Disabilities, Coaching and Personal Development. Beverley is a qualified Myer Briggs Type Indicator, Strengthscope and NLP, PTLLS practitioner. Also, Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming and ILM advisor and accessor for Level 4/5. 

She is currently studying Coaching and Mentoring for Executives, Level 7. 

Beverley has worked in and with the Civil Service the Housing sector and others, supporting them in meeting their Diversity and Inclusion strategies as a consultant and coaching their managers and employees.

 

Andy is a neurodivergence and EDI trainer with 17 years’ experience supporting people facing complex challenges and designing accessible learning. He specialises in neuro-affirming practice, inclusive leadership, and creating flexible, accessible workplaces. 

His background spans mental health, domestic abuse, and community services. Andy helps organisations support neurodivergent colleagues, lead inclusively, and build psychological safety.