Meet the team

At What Works for Children’s Social Care we’re passionate about helping the children’s social care sector to foster a culture of evidence-based practice to achieve the very best outcomes for children and young people. Find about more about the team.

• Aditi Chidambaram,Research Assistant
• Amar Alam,Research Associate
• Anna Bacchoo,Director of Practice
• Aoife O’Higgins,Director of Research
• Arnaud Vaganay,Head of Research
• Ben Moffat,Senior Programmes Manager (Mat Cover)
• Beth Nelder,Practice Development Manager
• Catarina Lovgren,Programmes Manager
• Charlotte Scholten,Head of Programmes
• Chris Mitchell,Senior Researcher
• David Rodriguez,Research Associate
• Ella Whelan,Research Associate
• Emily Walker,Research Associate
• Eve Smyth,Quantitative Research Associate
• Francesca Grant,EQ Community Manager
• Francesca Morosini,Head of Communications
• Hannah Scott,Research Associate
• Isabel Dyer,Team Administrator
• James Somerville,Policy, Partnerships and Public Affairs Officer
• Jen Sebright,Senior Practice Development Coordinator
• Kat Osthwaite,Policy and Public Affairs Manager
• Katie McPhee,Communications and Events Officer
• Katie Przybyl,Senior Operations Administrator
• Lys Eden,Research Assistant
• Natalia Coe,Programmes Manager
• Nimal Jude,Head of Practice Development
• Oana Gurau,Research Associate
• Pippa Milligan,Programmes Manager
• Rosie Twomey,Senior Practice Development Coordinator (Mat Leave)
• Ryan Tring,Finance Manager
• Soraya Rusmaully,Senior Programmes Manager
• Tasha Marsh,Team Administrator