Meet the Team

Melanie has been working for KHL for over 10 years and is passionate about supporting communities to improve their health and wellbeing. She has a range of experience of working in the health sector, local authority and the voluntary sector. She has a masters in health promotion and is interested in behaviour and system change.

When not work Melanie enjoys spending time with her family, walking her dog and a bit of disco dancing!

Dan manages the building and infrastructure such as the IT, databases etc. He has worked for KHL since 2013 where he started as a Project Support Worker on placement and has performed a variety of roles since including line manager to some staff members and delivering IT courses.

Emma brings her experience from consumer healthcare. She is passionate about health and wellbeing communications across all audiences and looks forward to applying her understanding to a community-based business.

When not at work, Emma enjoys spending as much time as possible outdoors with her family.

Liz has been working for KHL for over 2 years in her role as admin/project support. Liz really enjoys the variety of her role, especially meeting new people. If you would like to find out about a particular course or group, Liz can help you with this. Previous to this she worked in various administrative roles within the NHS. During her spare time Liz enjoys spending time with her children and also swimming and walking.

Jane has over 10 years’ experience delivering community focused projects, across West Yorkshire, for an environmental regeneration charity.  More recently Jane has been working as a Teaching Assistant in a local Primary School.  She is looking forward to working in the voluntary sector again and using the skills she has developed in project management to support the projects KHL run.  In her spare time, Jane enjoys spending time with her family, reading and walking locally.

Bridget manages the Keighley Connect Project which helps to connect people and communities together. This includes developing and supporting a variety of social groups, short courses, community projects plus coordinating volunteers. When Bridget is not working she is happiest being in the outdoors. Bridget’s every day love is walking her dog.

Helen manages the Lifestyle Change Project at KHL. She is a Psychology graduate and went on to train in Counselling. In her career so far she has managed a number of projects, helping people to make positive changes within their lives including substance misuse, homelessness and social isolation. She enjoys spending time with her family, and loves a Sunday roast!

Kit began her journey at KHL as part of her Master’s placement in Nutrition Practice and officially joined the team as a staff member in 2024. Currently, she works in Community Health Facilitation and Citizen Engagement, where she focuses on conducting community wellbeing checks and providing 1-to-1 blood pressure related coaching. For citizen engagement, Kit is always open to discussing your comments and ideas, so feel free to reach out!

Kristina supports people to enrich their lives through volunteering. Alongside working, Kristina is also currently studying towards a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and hopes to help people make positive differences in their wellbeing. She loves animals, and reading, but most of all, she enjoys spending time with her children.

Nasrats background is Community Health and Wellbeing Assistant Practitioner. She managed a diabetes prevention and weight management project and also managed and supported people with mild to moderate mental health and has done a lot of work around supporting children and adults with their needs. Nasrat likes to have family time and cooking at weekends.

Born in Keighley and raised in an Italian family has given Flora great appreciation of the cultural differences in communities across Keighley. Flora has been supporting teenage/young parents and their families for over 14 years and is well known for her commitment and dedication towards helping them from pregnancy and into parenthood.

Jabeen’s background comes from working in an education setting, in Children’s Care Learning & Development. Jabeen took time out for some years to raise a family, then recently she got back into work, in community engagement. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with she family and loves to sew.

Candy manages the Mental Health Projects at KHL. In partnership with other local agencies, Mental Health Connect helps to support people to manage their mental health and improve their wellbeing through a combination of one to one support, groups and activities and training programmes.

Outside of work Candy enjoys Pilates, walking her dog and catching up with friends.

Anita represents KHL in the MAST Team at Airedale General Hospital and in the community. MAST provides specialist and specific support to individuals who are frequently attending Emergency Departments. I work in partnership with The Cellar Trust, Project 6, Hale, and Carers Resource to provide a Muti agency team. Each organisation focuses on a different specialist area providing support whilst in the hospital and for 4 sessions in the community once discharged.

Marije has been working with KHL since June 2024. She is an experienced coach, having worked in both NHS and charity settings over the past few years with a wide variety of short and long-term clients on a 1:1 basis, tailoring advice and approach to fit the person’s needs. In her work she focuses on supporting individuals with behaviour change and helping them to link to appropriate services and activities to improve their overall wellbeing. In her spare time, Marije loves gardening, crafting and spending time with her young family.

Kerry is a project manager with a passion for supporting people who live with chronic pain. She creates effective and collaborative connections between the voluntary care sector and clinical care professionals. Kerry is currently overseeing a new district wide programme of work to instate a community-based chronic pain and MSK support service called Rethinking Pain, across Bradford District & Craven.

Ruth joined the team at the time of the launch of the Rethinking Pain service, in October 2022. She offers support to Rethinking Pain service users. Ruth recently graduated with a degree in Physical Activity, Exercise & Health and is passionate about helping people overcome the barriers they face to living a healthier lifestyle. Outside of work ruth enjoys keeping active in the gym, hiking, and playing netball.

Rizwana joined the Rethinking Pain team in June 2023, bringing several years of administrative experience and providing valuable operational support to the project. With a strong focus on organisation and efficiency—alongside a well-honed sense of humour—she plays a key role in keeping the team’s work running smoothly. Rizwana is known for bringing positive energy and light-hearted banter to the office, helping to create a fun and supportive team environment.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and being outdoors, making the most of nature and fresh air.

Jyoti joined the Rethinking Pain team in April 2023 as a Health and Wellbeing Coach supporting people with long term pain. She has a passion for supporting people to reach their potential through building their confidence and self-esteem.

Jyoti was born in Kenya but grew up in Yorkshire and is a mother of three. Outside of work she loves doing creative things like knitting and crocheting, and going for long walks in nature.

Steph joined KHL in February 2025 as a Health and Wellbeing Coach for the Rethinking Pain service.  She came to KHL with a background in conducting health research.  She has experience of talking to people with lived experience of different health conditions and to professionals who provide support and then using this information to suggest changes to programmes and services.  Steph was looking for a change of role where she could directly support people to make small changes which improve their pain and quality of life.  Outside of work Steph enjoys keeping fit and spending time outside in nature.

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