Meet the Team
mdeducational foundation team works passionately to promote, develop and support holistic wellbeing initiatives to better support students across the UK and Ireland
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Our team at mdeducational foundation
Our team at mdeducational foundation is full of passionate individuals making sure we are on a strong path on our journey as we continue to prioritise student wellbeing.
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Leadership
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Leah Iles, Chief Executive Officer
“I think back to when I was in sixth form and there was no such thing as mental health. Even though we’ve come a long way since then, and mental health is much more openly discussed now, there’s still a real gap in mental health provision for young people.
I’m passionate about the fact the foundation is supporting more than just mental health. In fact, we’re really supporting the overall wellbeing of 16-18-year-olds to prevent them from getting to the point of leaving school and feeling like they haven’t achieved what they (or someone else) wanted them to. I’m passionate about offering young people the guidance to make the right choices about their future.
I really admire the work the team has done to date to get our first wellbeing professionals into schools. My vision is now to see this flourish and to be able to support more schools as quickly as possible. In an ideal world, I’d love to have a Wellbeing Lead support every school and every pupil.
To do this, we need to break down the barriers between schools and us, and see how we can help smooth the process, whether that’s through helping with recruitment, resourcing or whatever else they might need. We want to make this support as much of a no-brainer option for schools as possible”.
Hear from Leah: One year towards a brighter future – Leah Iles, CEO at mdeducational foundation
Meet some of our people
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Deirdre Doherty
Director of Schools & Partnerships
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Catherine Llewellyn
Clinical Supervisor
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Coleen McLaughlin
Senior Administrative Officer
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Susanna Neuvonen
Marketing Executive
Meet some of our people
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Deirdre Doherty
Director of Schools & Partnerships
![Catherine Llewellyn – Clinical Supervisor at mdeducational foundation Catherine Llewellyn - Clinical Supervisor at mdeducational foundation](https://h11427.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/24-1-1024x1024.png)
Catherine Llewellyn
Clinical Supervisor
![Coleen McLaughlin – Senior Administrative Officer at mdeducational foundation Coleen McLaughlin - Senior Administrative Officer at mdeducational foundation](https://h11427.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/25-1-1024x1024.png)
Coleen McLaughlin
Senior Administrative Officer
![Susanna Neuvonen – Marketing Executive at mdeducational foundation Susanna Neuvonen - Marketing Executive at mdeducational foundation](https://h11427.n3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/22-min-1024x1024.png)
Susanna Neuvonen
Marketing Executive
Learn more about mdeducational foundation
Get in touch with us
info@mdeducationalfoundation.org
UK: +44 (0) 1273 254 130
IRE: +353 19 601 174