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Our steering group members
Members of the Young Dementia Network steering group have been invited to join due to their personal or professional knowledge and experience of young onset dementia.
They utilise their personal profile, contacts and networks for the purpose of influencing more widely. They volunteer their time to attend our meetings. The steering group is made up of the following people.
Tessa Gutteridge
Chair, Young Dementia Network and Programme Director for Young Onset Dementia, Dementia UK
Find out moreMichael Booth
Living with young onset dementia and former carer
Find out moreDr Janet Carter
Associate Professor Old Age Psychiatry, UCL and Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at North East London NHS Trust
Find out moreEmma Crozier
Family member and Trustee, Dementia UK
Find out moreCaroline Grant
Family member and CEO South East and Central Mind
Dr Hilda Hayo
Chief Admiral Nurse / CEO
Dementia UK
Dr Jacqui Hussey
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist and lead Consultant for the Memory Clinic in Wokingham, Berkshire Healthcare Trust
Find out moreJennifer Keen
Head of Policy
Alzheimer’s Society
Rachael Litherland
Director
Innovations in Dementia
Prof Jan Oyebode
Professor of Dementia Care
Faculty of Dementia Studies, University of Bradford
Prof Jacqueline Parkes
Professor of Applied Mental Health, Lead for Dementia Research, University of Northampton
Find out moreDr Isolde Radford
Policy Manager
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Diana Smith-Harris
Family member and former social worker
Find out moreNikki Zimmermann
Direct Support Services Lead
Rare Dementia Support