LIZ PEARSON

Chair of Trustees Liz Pearson is a retired nurse after 50 years of practise. She has worked in hospitals, care homes and a hospice.

Liz has both personal and professional experience of caring for people with a dementia.

She has been involved with Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight since its inception running monthly cafes in Ventnor, and now East Cowes and Ryde.

She is a regular volunteer at Parklands and is passionate about Alzheimer Café success on the Island, bringing help and support to all those affected by Dementia.

PAULETTE THOMPSON

Paulette is an Islander, born in the town of Yarmouth. She was locally educated but did attend Southampton University in later life where she attained the Certificate in Education.
 
Her career has mostly been within a care environment from working in the community to being a training manager for a company of private nursing homes where she experienced and worked with people with dementia hence her passion to volunteer in this area.
 
Paulette is an Alzheimer Café (IOW) Trustee but has been a Café Co-ordinator since 2012 starting with the Ryde Café and now co-ordinating the Totland Café as well.

JANE BLACKMORE

After spending 30 years working in banking and finance, Jane went to work as an administrator for a group of nursing homes where she learnt about caring for the elderly, especially those with a dementia.

During this time, Jane became aware of the Ryde Alzheimer Café being run by one of her colleagues. All this knowledge proved essential when she became the carer for her mother for 5 years.

Jane has also worked for her local Parish Council, The Stroke Association and the Prince’s Trust.

Jane is a volunteer at the Totland Cafe and a regular volunteer at Parklands.

LESLEY KIRK

Lesley retired to the Island in 2011 after years of experience in a financial and accounting environment.

She became involved with Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight in Totland Bay in 2016, and was able to contribute to the establishment of the other cafés across the Island.

Lesley has served as Chair of Trustees and Treasurer, as well as being very involved in the setting up of Parklands, where she currently administers the organisation payroll and other financial activities.

VIV BENNETT

Until October 2022, Viv was Chief Public Health Nurse for England based in the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities at the Department of Health and Social Care, and previously Chief Nurse for Public Health England. She provided professional and clinical leadership to a range of national transformation programmes as well as professional advice to the World Health Organization for workforce development.

Viv has a BA in Health and Social Care and a Master’s Degree in Policy Studies. She also has Honorary Degrees and Fellowships in recognition of her work in public health nursing, health services and child health. Viv was awarded a CBE in 2016 for services to nursing. 

She has expertise and experience from Nurse Executive, professional/clinical leadership and local, national, and international advisory roles. 
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Viv has a special interest in population health, prevention and wellbeing, and community services. She has been involved with Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight over a number years providing input to cafes on topics such as the importance of life stories.

BARRY JACKMAN

Barry is an Islander who spent a career in education. He and his wife, Ruth, taught in a number of schools in the UK (including the Island) and on the mainland. For seventeen years they worked in International schools abroad in Germany and in The Middle and Far East. Following retirement, they left the family home in Gatcombe and relocated to the Charente in France until Ruth was diagnosed with Alzheimer's when they returned home.

Barry was dismayed to find how little support was available for families living with dementia and set about supporting the charity and becoming a founder member of The Dementia Awareness Partnership, the outreach teaching programme. In the ten years he has supported the charity, he has witnessed voluntary provision and the close links with Adult Social Care begin to change the way dementia care is practised on the Island.

The opening of Parklands is indicative of the proactive approach the charity has demonstrated. Barry is proud to be associated with our core values and the fact that we value the face to face contact with our Island community.

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email: [email protected]

phone: 01983 220200

address: Parklands, Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7LZ
CHARITY NUMBER CIO 1171437
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