EFD homepage > about us > our associates

Associates

The Forum has 20 Associates or 'honorary' members, all outstanding disabled individuals from a variety of professions, appointed because of their business experience and their desire to work in partnership with the Forum and the business community.

Associates act as advisors and ambassadors contributing to Breakfast Briefings, seminars and publications. Forum chief executive, Susan Scott-Parker, says:

“Our relationship with our disabled Associates is fundamental to our work and our reputation. It is vital for us to work in partnership with disabled individuals, all authorities in their own fields. Attitudes will only change when employees and disabled people meet face to face and work together. Our Associates are a unique resource for us, and for all our members.”

List of associates:

Andrew Bruce FIPD
Forum Associate
Penny Melville-Brown
Forum Associate
Bob Twitchin
Forum Associate
Rick Williams CFCIPD
Director, Freeney-Williams Ltd
James Partridge
Chief Executive, Changing Faces
Philip Friend OBE
Director, Minty & Friend Ltd
Simon Minty
Director, Minty & Friend Ltd
David Bonnett RIBA
Chartered Architect, David Bonnett Architects
Monica Wilson
Disability Action
Stephen Duckworth
Chief Executive, Disability Matters Ltd
Caroline Gooding
Special Adviser, Disability Rights Commission
Sue Maynard Campbell
Managing Director, Equal Ability CIC
Alice Maynard
Managing Director, Future Inclusion
Paul Mouzer
Pertemps Mouzer
Peter Mansell
Director for Patient Experience & Public Involvement, National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Kate Nash
Forum Associate
Bob Sang
Director, Sang Jacobsson Limited
Caroline Casey
Aisling Foundation
Eleanor Williams
Solicitor, Darwin Gray Solicitors
Karen Flood
First Step