As you all know, Jess will be leaving us on Maternity Leave next month.  She is being replaced until her return by Susan Hoath.  In this month’s Newsletter Susan introduced herself – so we have reproduced most of the article below for those of you that haven’t seen it. 

My name is Susan Hoath and I am very excited to be coming into the Lisieux Trust to cover Jess’ seat while she is on maternity leave. She’s leaving a big gap, but promise I will do my best to keep the charity, the team and everyone we work with on track until she comes back.

As a short introduction; I used to work in the NHS designing community services that worked across health and social care but have spent the last 12 years working for charities like the Lisieux Trust, especially those who support people with sensory impairments, learning disabilities, long-term ill-health and complex support needs. I’ve even worked in the Birmingham area before and was at Focus Birmingham a few years ago over in Harborne so it will be nice to be back in the area.

Things you might like to know about me:

– Hoath is pronounced to rhyme with “both” or “oath”
– I fly kites and I love lego
– I like to make and eat cake but do not like seafood or marmite (yuk)
– I don’t have any pets, but I do have two sons which is pretty much the same!

I start on the 20th January and while I know I’ve met some of you already, I really look forward to getting to know you all better as I settle into the job and take up the reins. You are going to have to help me learn who is who and all about our services and of course, most importantly, you can help me learn about the trust by telling me about your own experiences, good and bad, so we can all learn about what could be even better.