Paul has been the Chief Executive of SJOG since 2018. He started his career as a support worker, going on to hold senior roles in local and national charities, where he led on delivering evidence-based programmes across the four nations of the UK. Paul was the recipient of the Markel 3rd Sector Leadership Award for 2020.

Leanne is a MBA qualified chartered accountant with broad financial and management experience gained through working across a wide range of sectors. Leanne has special interest and experience in change management programmes working to strengthen and futureproof organisations. Leanne was recipient of Third Sector’s Charity Finance Team of the Year in 2020.

Lisa has been Chief Operating Officer since 2018. Having started her career as a volunteer support worker in autism specialist services, she soon took on a permanent position and worked her way up to senior management roles at national level. Lisa specialises in Autism and Positive Behaviour Support, gaining academic recognition and commendations from the British Institute of Learning Disabilities and the National Learning Disability & Autism Awards.

Jamie has been Director of Opportunities at SJOG since 2019 and leads on fundraising, service design and research. He uses his background in design to develop services that meet the needs of the people they support. The services Jamie has developed have ranged from place-based employment projects in rural locations through to technology-based mobile sensory units for people with learning disabilities and autism. Jamie holds a PhD in engineering and prior to working in charities, lectured at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art.