Back row: Trustee – Sam Alexander; Chair – Professor Adrian Pryce DL; Treasurer – Graham Goss FCA; and Deputy Chair – Dominic Goble JP DL.

Front row: Trustee – Mita Unalkat; Head of Innovation - Jane Deamer; Trustee – Jane Toman; and Project Manager - Felicity Botterill.

 

 

Who we are, what are our goals…

 

Values

Child Focused Collaborative Brave Visionary Committed Kind

The Crysalys Foundation was initially established in 2016 by a small group of Northamptonshire business leaders who wanted to make a positive difference for their community. Now the foundation has a diverse Board of directors and a number of high profile patrons working together as change makers for a better future.

 

 

The Board

Patrons

• James Saunders-Watson Esq.

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire

• The Hon. Amanda Lowther DL,

The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire 2021-22

• Leonie Walker

• Councillor Andre Gonzalez De Savage

• Miranda Wixon DL

 

• In Special Recognition of the Late, David Laing CBE

Former HM Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire

‘Shine your light.’

 

Head of Innovation/Development Manager

Jane Deamer

Jane Deamer joined us in 2018 as a self-employed consultant to help us steer the strategy and initial activities of the charity. As the charity became established, we asked Jane to stay with us on an agile part-time and self-employed basis supporting the development of key projects and partnerships. Jane also undertakes a number of tasks as a volunteer including fundraising. Jane has over 30 year’s expertise in business, philanthropic leadership and a proven track record in charity innovation. Jane has lived experience of trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Trauma Specialist

Yvette Lambe

Yvette Lambe joined The Crysalys Foundation in 2020 as our commissioned Trauma Specialist, initially supporting the development of the Tackling Trauma project. Yvette provides us with a wide range of trauma and therapeutic expertise, delivers training and webinars. Yvette is a psychotherapist, trainer and clinical supervisor with an MSc in counselling children and young people who has been in practice since 2003. Yvette is a Senior Accredited Therapist with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.

 

Project Manager

Felicity Botterill

Felicity has been providing Crysalys UK trauma training and became a Project Manager from 2023 helping us to implement various UK projects.

Felicity has been working with children and families affected by trauma since 2007. She is a Psychotherapist, Trainer and Clinical Supervisor with considerable experience of managing safeguarding and pastoral services within education. Felicity has degrees in Law and a Masters in Counselling Children and Young People.

 

 

Advisory Panel

Professor of Child Advocacy, Eunice Lumsden – University of Northampton

Professor of Education, Jane Murray – University of Northampton

 

Our Initial Goals Are

Proof of concepts:

2019+ Pilot projects and evaluation

Full scale projects

UK Strategy:

2022+ Wales

 

Global Strategy:

We are open to working in partnership globally

Many of our free resources such as Tackling Trauma are already accessed across the world

Company No: 11080543.

Registered Charity No. 1189120.

Registered Address:

298 Wellingborough Road

Northampton

NN14EP

T: 07495 539 611

E: jane@crysalys.org

 

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