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Colette Bunker

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Colette works full time as the Acting Head of Services. Her role is to manage the Services Team who are responsible for our helpline delivery, support group network, online support groups, events and training programme, volunteer programme, Take on Tinnitus and the forum. Colette is responsible for the ongoing growth, evaluation and digital development of these services as well as ensuring that they are inclusive and continue to serve the tinnitus community's needs in the best way possible.

Published: 22nd September, 2017

Updated: 18th November, 2020

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David Stockdale

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David was appointed Chief Executive of the BTA in February 2010. He is responsible for the day to day running of the charity, and implements the strategy, as set by the Board of Trustees. He sees supporting the tinnitus community, ensuring a preventative message targets those at risk and increasing research into tinnitus as the BTA’s priorities. David has two young children, who take up most of his free time! David works Monday-Friday.

Published: 29th November, 2016

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Emily Ducker

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Emily works part time as the Volunteer and Support Group Administrator. She recruits and supports office based volunteers and assists in the help we offer to tinnitus support groups around the country. She is the key point of contact for volunteers and organisers of support groups.

Published: 25th November, 2016

Updated: 12th July, 2019

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Finn Smith

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Published: 3rd November, 2020

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Gabriela Santangelo

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Gabriela joined the BTA in January 2020 and is part of the Fundraising team as our Trust and Foundations Officer.

Her main activities include researching and applying for grants to suitable organisations, allowing the BTA to continue different projects and the research for a cure for tinnitus.

Gabriela’s professional background is in Marketing and Communications, as well as working in a charitable trust in Brazil for 4 years.

Outside working hours, Gabriela enjoys travelling, going to museums, taking long walks in nature and learning new languages.

Published: 4th February, 2020

Updated: 7th February, 2020

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Helen Twelves

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Helen joined the BTA in June 2013 but has been working in fundraising for a number of years. She is responsible for approaching grant-making organisations to support the work of the BTA. Helen lives in Chesterfield and enjoys keeping fit, gardening and trying to keep up with her two young daughters’ social calendars! Helen works Tuesday – Thursday.

Published: 29th November, 2016

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Kanaga Sundaresan

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Kanaga joined BTA in January 2020 and works full time as an Accountant. She is responsible for processing and recording transactions, inputting and maintaining financial records, handling cash and invoices, assisting in the preparation of management accounts, managing petty cash transactions and bank reconciliations.

She works with Gavin, our Head of Finance and Administration to support all financial and administrative jobs. Previously Kanaga was working as an Assistant Tax Officer in HMRC Jersey/Channel Islands

Outside of work, Kanaga enjoys spending time with her daughter and family, and she loves music and cooking.

Published: 11th March, 2020

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Maisie Carscadden

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Published: 3rd November, 2020

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Matthew Dowding

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Published: 3rd November, 2020

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Nic Wray

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Nic has been Communications Manager at the BTA since June 2010. She focuses on the BTA’s communications mainly in print, with a particular emphasis on patient information and research news. She also handles press and media work, including recruiting and supporting our story tellers.

In addition to writing a number of the BTA’s information leaflets, including the ones on tinnitus treatments, she also edits the BTA’s journal, Quiet.

She sees providing the tinnitus community with information as a key to helping people live well with tinnitus. Her motto is "Information is giving out. Communication is getting through."

A graduate of the University of Sheffield, she is an Accredited PR Practitioner.

Nic is based in Suffolk.

Her hobbies include gardening, geocaching, reading and any craft that can be done with needles, hooks, thread or yarn.

Published: 27th October, 2021

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Patrick Morrison

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Patrick has been with the BTA since 2016, first as a volunteer and then as a full-time member of the Helpline team. 

He enjoys walking his rescue dogs Hagrid & Bonnie, setting up his weekly planner and baking the perfect 10 minute cookie.

Published: 10th September, 2019

Updated: 11th September, 2019

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Rachel Levi

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Rachel joined the BTA in August 2018 and is responsible for providing administrative support to the finance and admin team.

She is finding this new field of work very rewarding and is looking forward to the new challenges ahead.

Published: 1st October, 2018

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