Operational Leadership Team
Meet the Nexus Operational Leadership Team
Operational Leadership Team
Meet the Nexus Operational Leadership Team
Meet the Operational Leadership Team
Our Operational Leadership Team consists of our Senior Managers, Service Managers, and Operational Leaders. The function of our OLT is to share information and offer clear direction on the development and delivery of our services. They work collaboratively to improve our existing processes and systems, reinforce our Vision, Mission, and Values, and equip the whole organisation to strive for excellence in our performance and service delivery.
Charlie Bradford-Gibbs
Assistant Communications & Engagement Lead
Michelle Laverty
Your CHOICE Project Co-Ordinator
Vanessa Higgins
Counselling Co-Ordinator
Charlie Bradford-Gibbs
Assistant Communications & Engagement Lead
Charlie has worked as a marketing and communications professional for the past six years in a range of roles, including in the legal, hospitality, arts and voluntary sectors. As Assistant Communications & Engagement Lead, Charlie supports the Communications and Engagement Lead in the delivery of Nexus’ communications strategy, operational plans and engagement campaigns, specialising in digital communications. Prior to joining Nexus, she worked at Women’s Aid, where she developed a passion for using her skills to create engaging communications for good.
Charlie is currently studying part-time for a Master’s in Digital Marketing Communication and Leadership alongside her role at Nexus. Originally from the sunny south coast of Devon, England, she’s happiest when she’s by the sea.
Michelle Laverty
Your CHOICE Project Co-Ordinator
Michelle has worked with children and young people over the past 20 years, building a wealth of knowledge and experience, especially within the field of Special Educational Needs and Behavioural support.
In previous roles within the education system and Women’s Aid, Michelle has worked directly with children and young people, creating spaces and programmes fit for operational challenges and inclusion. Michelle is very passionate about preventative approaches to societal barriers and the impacts of trauma. Michelle has been a strategic link in key decisions around Healthcare, Policies and Legislation and as a Board Member of Asthma NI, Michelle lobbied Government for Asthma Preventative Support and more recently participated in a Community Partnership Programme and Manifesto launch with The Open University.
In 2021, Michelle graduated with First Class Honours in Health and Social Care and continues to build upon her knowledge with ongoing learning. Outside of working at Nexus and studying, Michelle fundraises for various charities and non-profit organisations. She is also a Taekwondo Safeguarding Officer, a role she is very passionate about.
Vanessa Higgins
Counselling Co-Ordinator
Vanessa joined the Clinical Team in 2023 as Counselling Co-ordinator. She is responsible for leading and managing a team of counsellors, and mental health and wellbeing practitioners, to deliver the highest standard of counselling and therapeutic support to clients.
With a background in Psychology and Neuroscience, Vanessa has worked as a professional counsellor for just under ten years alongside other therapeutic roles in the field of Cancer Support, Autism and Mental Health support. Ensuring that every client receives the therapeutic support they require in a way that is accessible, appropriate, and centred around their individual needs, is key in how Vanessa works and leads her team.
Outside of work Vanessa is passionate about ongoing learning, reading, going to the theatre, and travelling with her family.