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

Michael Booth

Living with young onset dementia and former carer

Dr Janet Carter

Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at North East London NHS Trust

Emma Crozier

Family member

Martina Davis

Living with young onset dementia

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

Rachael Litherland

Director
Innovations in Dementia

Sarah Merriman

Freelance dementia consultant

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

Dr Isolde Radford

Policy Manager
Alzheimer’s Research UK

Diana Smith-Harris

Family member and former social worker

Nikki Zimmermann

Direct Support Services Lead
Rare Dementia Support