Cathie Wyatt – Director of Care
Get in touch with Cathie on 01256 812663
In 1989 I visited the Loddon School for the first time, travelling nearly 200 miles to see a pupil who had moved there from the school I was working at. I spent the day in this amazing building and watched staff working with children with severe learning disabilities and autism in a way I’d never experienced before.
The teamwork was amazing. The positive, proactive management so impressive and the children were so happy. Staff interaction was wonderful. On the way home, my mind raced over what I had witnessed and I knew I had to apply to work there.
It was a massive decision to leave my family (they all lived within two miles of each other in Shrewsbury) – but I had to do it. So I went to Basingstoke for an interview. They offered me a job as a support worker and within a year, promoted me to head of care.
I stayed at the Loddon School until 1995, when Marion and Tim asked me to open and manage Liaise Loddon’s first home for adults. This was a huge responsibility, but everything I’d learned from Marion and the team at the school convinced me I could do it.
The next year, we opened our second home. I became registered manager for both services. My team and I offered homes that met the needs and exceeded the expectations of the people we support. We also promoted PROACT-SCIPr-UK®.
I was never keen on putting myself forward for courses or giving training, but Marion and Tim gave me the confidence to get qualified. I hold a NVQ Level 4 in Management and an NVQ Level 3 in Training and Development.
I intended to come to Basingstoke and work at the Loddon School for a year. More than 20 years later, I continue to enjoy my challenging role – now as director of care supporting eleven homes (with more to come).
In 1989 I did have times when I thought I’d made a big mistake leaving my family and previous job. But when I sit back now and think of all the opportunities Loddon and Liaise have given me I will always be extremely grateful.
Quick fire questions
- What were you doing before Liaise Loddon?
I was head of care at the Loddon School. - What do you like about working at Liaise Loddon?
I like the way we encourage staff to progress in their careers. I’m proud that everyone has all the training they need to ensure they can give the people we support an excellent quality of life. - What is your favourite song?
Wooden Heart by Elvis. - What is your favourite holiday destination?
Spain. - What is the best advice you have been given?
Always be available to support and advise staff. Keep smiling and the world will smile with you.
Henrik Holgersen – Positive Support Director
Get in touch with Henrik on 01256 812663
I am the Positive Support Director for Liaise Loddon Ltd. Having come to England in 1990 to work at the Loddon School for a year in order to gain experience and improve my English, my intention was to return to Denmark to continue my education. However, I find that thirty years later I am still happily here and my one year’s work experience has become my long term career.
In 1998 I joined Liaise Loddon as a support worker. I continued my studying alongside my work, receiving several promotions and finally ended up as Positive Behaviour & Quality Development Director. Among my qualifications (so far) I have a BTEC Advanced Professional Management Diploma, NVQ A1/D32/D33 and RMA. I am also a PROACT-SCIPr-UK® instructor. I have attended many conferences including the IABA conference in LA in 2011.
My role at Liaise Loddon is varied and interesting. One day I might be dealing with IT issues at our Head Office and the next I may be at one of our homes helping to support one of our young people. I also accompany the Director of Care to visit prospective service users to assess our suitability to support them. It is vitally important that people with such complex needs receive the care and support that is exactly right for each one of them.
My career has been and continues to be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. I have seen the company grow from one home to the present eleven that we have. I have seen some of our service users grow from teenagers into young adults and developed very special relationships with some of them. I believe that the quality of life offered to our service users is second to none. The co-workers that support our special young adults are caring, talented and hardworking and I am proud to be part of such a great team.
Tracy Underwood – Director of People Development & Engagement
Get in touch with Tracy on 01256 812663
I am delighted to return to Liaise Loddon as Director of People Development & Engagement having worked for the company as HR Manager here between 2004 and 2007.
In the interim period I have worked for several other organisations in a variety of industries including hospitality, utilities, social care within local authorities and private healthcare. I am a Chartered member of the CIPD and hold a Level 7 qualification along with a rather out of date NVQ in Customer Care. In a previous life I worked for Thames Valley Police for many years which gave me an immense grounding on the value of working together as a team, which is a philosophy I still strongly believe in today.
I see my role as varied mixing up strategic leadership with providing tangible advice to the business to solve people problems. I believe the quality of service provided by Liaise is second to none and we support some incredible individuals with highly complex needs. The key to the success of our people is to continue to provide a knowledge and skills framework and motivate them to be the very best they can be. The work within our homes is challenging and we need to ensure they have the skills to do their job safely and continue to develop. We offer a very comprehensive training and induction which is designed to equip our co-workers for their future with us. We actively seek to promote from within the company and constantly strive to engage with and reward our co-workers.
Quick fire questions
- What is your favourite song?
In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins - What is your favourite holiday destination?
The Isle of Wight. - What is the best advice you have been given?
Don’t look back!
Management team
Head Office Management Team
Chief Executive Officer
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Tony Hegarty
Chief Executive Officer
01992 785 469
Tony.Hegarty@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am an experienced social care professional with 25 years’ experience in the field. I have worked at a senior level in local government, the voluntary sector and the private care sector. I am passionate about ensuring that Sequence Care Group supports staff to deliver excellent care and that the people we support can access the richer life that they deserve.
Operational Team
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Robert Dalrymple
Chief Operating Officer
01903 232 446
Robert.Dalrymple@progresshousing.com
I have worked in health and social care for 12 years, starting as a Support Worker whilst at university. Since then I have worked up through management, becoming a Registered Manager, Area Manager and Business Manager. I joined Sequence Care Group in January 2016 and when Progress Housing was acquired in January 2017, I became the Director and responsible individual, overseeing the operations and integration of the business into the larger group.
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Cathie Wyatt
Care Director
01256 812663
In 1989 I visited the Loddon School for the first time, travelling nearly 200 miles to see a pupil who had moved there from the school I was working at. I spent the day in this amazing building and watched staff working with children with severe learning disabilities and autism in a way I’d never experienced before. The teamwork was amazing. The positive, proactive management so impressive and the children were so happy. Staff interaction was wonderful. On the way home, my mind raced over what I had witnessed and I knew I had to apply to work there. It was a massive decision to leave my family (they all lived within two miles of each other in Shrewsbury) – but I had to do it. So I went to Basingstoke for an interview. They offered me a job as a support worker and within a year, promoted me to head of care. I stayed at the Loddon School until 1995, when Marion and Tim asked me to open and manage Liaise Loddon’s first home for adults. This was a huge responsibility, but everything I’d learned from Marion and the team at the school convinced me I could do it. The next year, we opened our second home. I became registered manager for both services. My team and I offered homes that met the needs and exceeded the expectations of the people we support. We also promoted PROACT-SCIPr-UK®. I was never keen on putting myself forward for courses or giving training, but Marion and Tim gave me the confidence to get qualified. I hold a NVQ Level 4 in Management and an NVQ Level 3 in Training and Development. I intended to come to Basingstoke and work at the Loddon School for a year. More than 20 years later, I continue to enjoy my challenging role – now as director of care supporting eleven homes (with more to come). In 1989 I did have times when I thought I’d made a big mistake leaving my family and previous job. But when I sit back now and think of all the opportunities Loddon and Liaise have given me I will always be extremely grateful.
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Alexandra Moldrzykova
Operations Manager
01256 812663
AlexandraMoldrzykova@liaise.co.uk
I joined the company in March 2013 as a Senior Specialist worker and supported the opening of Sansa House. Over the years I became Registered Manager of Sansa House, Glebelands and Karibu Place, and an Area Manager in June 2017. I pride myself in managing the team in Sansa House that achieved an overall ‘Outstanding’ rating from CQC inspection in 2017 and again in 2020. I have a master’s in Pedagogy and Social Work and I am registered with Social Work England. I have Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care. I am a PROACT-SCIPr-UK® Instructor and ‘Mental Health First Aider’ for Liaise Loddon.
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Laura Turnbull
Health Education Specialist
01256 812663
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Russell Day
Head of Quality and Performance
Russell.Day@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am an experienced Senior Manager in public and private sector social and health care organisations covering all client groups. Previous roles have included business and project management, operations management, business development, quality, compliance and performance roles.
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Aga Zurecka
Mental Health & Capacity Act Lead
I am responsible for monitoring organisational compliance with Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act law. I support our staff team to understand the essential principles and components of the law through delivery of training and quality assurance processes. We are committed at Sequence Care to deliver person centred support, one that is enabling, encouraging and promoting service users independence. I find working in this sector self rewarding. I am also Proact-Scipr-Uk instructor and I promote its philosophy.
Finance Team
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James Proudlock
Finance Director
James.Proudlock@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am an experienced Chief Financial Officer with over 20 years post-qualification experience. Following qualification as a Chartered Accountant I worked in the Big Four Accountancy firms for a further 6 years in both an assurance and corporate finance capacity. I have since worked in the private care sector for the majority of this time spanning from Acute hospitals through to supported living community services and encompassing service user group including Learning disability, Personality Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Mental Health and Neurological Rehabilitation. I have a passion for the sector and ensuring high quality services are delivered in the most cost effective way, in doing so providing the best value for money for our funders.
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Connie Salmon
Financial Director
Connie.Salmon@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am an experienced and fully qualified Finance Director and have worked in Finance for over 13 years. My career has spanned over working in an accounting firm, a FTSE 100 and a Private Equity backed business. My previous role involved leading the finance function in a £100m turnover multi-site organisation.
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Joseph Rugambwa
Finance Manager
01256 812663
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Business Development
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Mark Horton
Head of Sales and Marketing
07884 588 761
Mark.Horton@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I began working for Sequence in 2015. I have worked in social care for 31 years in both children’s and adult services. I have training and experience working with both adults and children who have Learning and Mental Health needs and Autism, EBD, Deafblind, physical support needs and severe challenging behaviour. My roles have included Registered Manager, Area and Operational Senior Management Roles and Executive Chair of a County Care Association. I have extensive training in behaviour management through the IABA and qualified as a non-crisis intervention trainer. Other qualifications held include Advanced DMS (level 7), NVQ level 4 in Care and Registered Managers Award Level 4. I find it very helpful to be able to draw upon my broad operational and management experience within my role for Sequence Care Group.
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Termaine Whittick
Sales and Marketing Graduate
01992 785 463
Termaine.Whittick@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
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Human Resources & Training
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Payal Puri
HR Manager
Payal.Puri@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
Prior to working at Sequence Care Group I worked in various management roles for Tesco’s before becoming a HR Manager there for 5 years. I joined Sequence Care Group in 2015 as a HR Advisor before being promoted to HR Manager. I am CIPD qualified.
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Chris Moller
Training Manager
Chris.Moller@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I have been involved with sequence for a number of years. I have held a few positions during my time with the organization including senior support worker, deputy manager, and Registered manager. At the moment I’m the training manager responsible for co-ordinating and delivering the training to existing staff and new staff that join the organization also the development of staff in terms of their career progression i also work closely with the multi disciplinary team.
Head Office Manager
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Louise Wiggs
Office Manager
Louise.Wiggs@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I have been working for Sequence for over 12 years and so have a fantastic knowledge of the organisation. I really enjoy my job and being at the forefront of supporting both staff and individuals using our services brings me a lot of satisfaction. I have a very good relationship with the staff at all of our care homes across London and the south-east and know they trust me to keep things running smoothly.
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Sue Davis
Group Financial Controller
01992 703 671
Sue.Davis@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am the Group Financial Controller for Sequence Care Group and have experience in the marketing, logistics and publishing sectors. I have been with Sequence Care Group since November 2015.
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Joseph Rugambwa
Finance Manager
Therapeutic Services
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Lene Vessey
Head of MDT
Lene.Vessey@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am the Occupational Therapy Lead for Sequence Care Group. My team and I are here to help carry out activities that service users want to do and/or need to do. We help each person find ways to carry on living the life that they want to and to remain as independent as possible. We support the service users to maintain, regain and develop their functional level despite difficulties that they may face.
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Tessa Buckfield
Lead Behaviour Analyst
tessa.buckfield@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am the Lead for the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) team and joined in April 2020. I have worked in health & social care for 9 years and began as a support worker for adults with Autism & Learning Disabilities while at University. I studied to become a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and have since worked in inpatient and community settings to support adults to improve their quality of life, build new skills and reduce behaviours of concern. My approach to implementing PBS in our services involves a hands on, practical application to ensure consistent implementation and achieving measurable outcomes.
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Henrik Holgersen
Positive Support Practitioner
01256 812663
I am a Positive Support Practitioner at Liaise Loddon. Having come to England in 1990 to work at the Loddon School for a year to gain experience and improve my English, my intention was to return to Denmark to continue my education but my one year’s work experience has become my career.
I have been a PROACT-SCIPr-UK® instructor and positive support practitioner for 25 years. I am passionate about enabling our individuals to live happy and healthy lives and I believe our model of person-centred support build on stress reduction and strengths-based positive approaches is second to none.
My career has been and continues to be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. I have seen the company grow from one home to the present eleven that we have. I have seen some of our service users grow from teenagers into young adults and developed very special relationships with some of them. The co-workers that support our special young adults are caring, talented and hardworking and I am proud to be part of such a great team.
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Linzi Holt
Positive Support Practitioner
01256 812663
I am a Positive Support Practitioner at Liaise Loddon. I have been part of the company since 1997 and prior to this held various teaching posts in SEN schools. I have shared experiences alongside individuals with severe learning difficulties and autism for over 40 years, both in education and social care environments. I have been a PROACT- SCIP-UK instructor for many years, having been directly involved with its transition from New York State to the UK. I believe Person Centred Planning is the foundation for successful person centred support; using stress reducing strategies, the most effective way to support individuals with behaviours of concern, and that quality relationships are critical in experiencing a safe, enriched and fulfilling life. In addition, I am the ASDAN co-ordinator at Liaise and I believe everyone should have access to lifelong learning opportunities centred around the things they find motivating.
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Tessa Buckfield
Lead Behaviour Analyst
tessa.buckfield@sequencecaregroup.co.uk
I am the Lead for the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) team and joined in April 2020. I have worked in health & social care for 9 years and began as a support worker for adults with Autism & Learning Disabilities while at University. I studied to become a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and have since worked in inpatient and community settings to support adults to improve their quality of life, build new skills and reduce behaviours of concern. My approach to implementing PBS in our services involves a hands on, practical application to ensure consistent implementation and achieving measurable outcomes.
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Henrik Holgersen
Positive Support Practitioner
01256 812663
I am the Positive Support Director for Liaise Loddon Ltd. Having come to England in 1990 to work at the Loddon School for a year in order to gain experience and improve my English, my intention was to return to Denmark to continue my education. However, I find that thirty years later I am still happily here and my one year’s work experience has become my long term career.In 1998 I joined Liaise Loddon as a support worker. I continued my studying alongside my work, receiving several promotions and finally ended up as Positive Behaviour & Quality Development Director. Among my qualifications (so far) I have a BTEC Advanced Professional Management Diploma, NVQ A1/D32/D33 and RMA. I am also a PROACT-SCIPr-UK® instructor. I have attended many conferences including the IABA conference in LA in 2011.My role at Liaise Loddon is varied and interesting. One day I might be dealing with IT issues at our Head Office and the next I may be at one of our homes helping to support one of our young people. I also accompany the Director of Care to visit prospective service users to assess our suitability to support them. It is vitally important that people with such complex needs receive the care and support that is exactly right for each one of them.
My career has been and continues to be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. I have seen the company grow from one home to the present eleven that we have. I have seen some of our service users grow from teenagers into young adults and developed very special relationships with some of them. I believe that the quality of life offered to our service users is second to none. The co-workers that support our special young adults are caring, talented and hardworking and I am proud to be part of such a great team.