Staff Team

Mike Last – Head of Operations/Mens Lead

Our new Head of Operations is Mike Last. Mike spent 27 years as a Medic in the Royal Navy, deploying on multiple Operational tours including to Iraq and Afghanistan. He has significant experience of the military medical discharge and resettlement processes. On leaving he worked as a Medical Management Consultant and as a Paramedic Clinical Advisor for the NHS 111 Service.  With a keen interest in mindfulness, and how this is integrated within the rehabilitation pathway, he is currently completing mindfulness meditation teacher training.

Fiona Cameron-Green – Head of Welfare and Women’s Project Lead

We’re pleased to welcome two new members to the team. Fiona Cameron-Green (below) joins us as Head of Welfare and Women’s Lead. Fiona spent more than 23 years in the Army with tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia and NI as a regular soldier, mental health nurse and complex trauma specialist. She’s trained to a high level in CBT and EMDR and when she’s not working (and possibly, now, when she is) she enjoys paddle boarding, sea swimming, yoga and walks with her Irish wolfhound, Monty.      

Catherine Poate, Project and Welfare Officer, has previously worked as a countryside ranger in Torbay and as an ecologist for Dartmoor National Park and she’s currently completing an advanced diploma in Integrative Counselling. Catherine will have an integral role on our Artemis (women veterans only) project and on some of our horticultural therapy projects, including our Dartington soil-to-supper course.

Sam Mahon, Fundraising Manager. Sam is a dedicated fundraiser and is passionate about building and maintaining lasting partnerships with our wonderful supporters. With a background in fundraising for the health sector, Sam has seen the positive impact of therapeutic groups and is eager to share our vision and the work of our brilliant welfare team with the world. 

Bernard Coleman, Admin and Event Assistant. The first point of contact for many veterans that reach out to us, Bernard joined us as a volunteer and now plays a crucial role in registration of beneficiaries while keeping our events, office admin, IT and social media running smoothly..

Jeremy Hibbard, Chief Executive. Previously CEO of one of the South West’s biggest and most complex rural charities, Jeremy came to the sector from the world of television where he was a journalist, presenter and multi award-winning producer. A former media adviser to No.10 Downing Street, Jeremy has also produced media campaigns for some of Britain’s biggest and best-loved charities.