MEET OUR VOLUNTEER TEAM
Nicky Booth - Founder / Director / C.E.O
Robert Ward- Chair of Trustees / Head of Moderator Training
Jenny Barker - Trustee / Head Project Manager
Nicky started SPSAS in October 2012 as a local Facebook group, and founded the company in 2015. In 2016 SPS officially turned into a recognised charitable organization. In 2020 SPS rebranded to SPSAS. In 2026 Nicky became the C.E.O of SPSAS
Jenny Barker - Trustee / Head Project Manager
Robert Ward- Chair of Trustees / Head of Moderator Training
Jenny Barker - Trustee / Head Project Manager
Jenny joined SPSAS in 2020 as project manager and now oversees other project managers and their projects. She also does admin duties for the Director
Robert Ward- Chair of Trustees / Head of Moderator Training
Robert Ward- Chair of Trustees / Head of Moderator Training
Robert Ward- Chair of Trustees / Head of Moderator Training
Robert joined SPSAS in 2016 as a member of SPSAS. In 2020 he started to train as a moderator and quickly showed his abilities so is now a senior moderator and also Head of moderator training! Robert became a trustee in March 2026. In September 2026 Robert became the Chair of Trustees.
Sammy Edginton -Trustee / Senior Moderator
Emily Newman - Head of Moderators / Head of Emotional Support / Senior Moderator
Robert Ward- Chair of Trustees / Head of Moderator Training
Sammy originally joined SPSAS to be part of the social events team, she soon became a valuable senior moderator and in 2026 became a trustee
Helen Fraser - Head of Safeguarding
Emily Newman - Head of Moderators / Head of Emotional Support / Senior Moderator
Emily Newman - Head of Moderators / Head of Emotional Support / Senior Moderator
Helen joined SPSAS in 2017 , in 2020 she became a Moderator and is now our Safeguarding Lead
Emily Newman - Head of Moderators / Head of Emotional Support / Senior Moderator
Emily Newman - Head of Moderators / Head of Emotional Support / Senior Moderator
Emily Newman - Head of Moderators / Head of Emotional Support / Senior Moderator
Emily joined SPSAS in 2019 , in 2020 she became a Moderator and is now head our Emotional Support Team and Head of Moderators
Imran Afzal - Head of Legal
Imran Afzal - Head of Legal
Imran Afzal - Head of Legal
Imran joined SPSAS in 2020 to join our legal advice team as he is a barrister (Unregistered) He also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice and is now our Head of Legal