People
As well as its staff team, Down Syndrome Education International relies on the expertise,
dedication and support of many people, including Trustees, patrons, and research
advisors and partners.
Further information about the people involved in the work of the charity is provided
in the pages linked below.
Staff
- Frank Buckley, Chief Executive
- Sue Buckley, Director of Science and
Research / Chief Scientist
- Gillian Bird, Director of Education
and Information
- Julie Hughes, Director of Intervention
and Support
- Angela Byrne, Assistant
Director of Science and Research / Research Fellow
- Howard Hurd, Director of
Operations
- Becky Baxter, Speech and Language Therapist
- Michèle Pettinato, Research Associate (Speech and Language)
- Stephanie Bennett, Research Associate (Psychology)
- Kelly Burgoyne, Research Associate (Psychology)
- Linda Hall, Design and Publishing Manager
- Ben Sacks, Consultant Professor of Developmental
Psychiatry (Volunteer)
- Stacey Hunt, Funding and Development Officer
- Jackie Dixon, Administration and Production Supervisor
- Caroline Bourne, Administrative Assistant
- Philip Knight, Production Assistant
- Aaron Dixon, Production Assistant
- Roberta Buckley, Production Assistant
- Ellie Hardy, Production Assistant
- Derek Jones, Production Assistant
- Jonathan Pratt, Production Assistant
- Trudy Mills, Production Assistant
Patrons
Current research advisors and partners
Many leading researchers and practitioners from around the world make a major contribution
to the charity's work.
Their contributions include advising on science and research policy and on practice
and dissemination, reviewing project proposals and reviewing papers submitted to
the charity's journal, editing and authoring content for the charity's information
resources, and working in partnership on research projects.