Victoria Stevenson -Headway Lincolnshire Chairperson

After becoming a Trustee of Headway Lincolnshire in March 2019 , I was delighted to also be appointed to chair our group of hard-working and dedicated individuals.

By profession I lead the personal injury team of Roythornes Solicitors where I have a specialist interest in cases involving injury to the brain and motor function.

In my spare time I enjoy horse riding, and so am very aware of how quickly lives can be changed by traumatic injury, and the vital support organisations such as Headway provide.

John Knight

John is the Head of the Personal Injury and Medical Negligence departments at Ringrose Law, and for the last 20 years, he has specialized solely in Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Law.

Outside of work, John loves to spend time with his family and when he is not with his wife & three very active kids, John loves to go mountain biking, road cycling, skiing, golfing or just generally tries to enjoy himself!

In 2017 John joined the Board of Trustees for Headway Lincolnshire and takes an active role in the charity.

Dr. Gemma Elliott

Dr. Gemma Elliott is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist working within the Lincolnshire Neuropsychology Service.

Gemma is also a Trustee for Headway Lincolnshire and is committed to supporting the development of high-quality local rehabilitation services for survivors of brain injury.

Paul Simpson

Paul Simpson formally held a Regional Manager position at Betfred for several years and finally the position of Compliance Director for the Betfred Group.

Paul is also a Trustee for The St Leonards Hospital Trust. Paul's main hobbies are golf & Freemasonry where he is currently the Chair of the Newark Masonic Hall Ways & Means Committee.

Jody Raggo

Jody has over 10 years experience in the voluntary sector supporting groups and charities with finding funding and volunteers and has worked across the county within numerous different communities.

Jody started as a volunteer for Headway in 2019 and before becoming a Trustee in 2022.

During the pandemic Jody has trained up to become a licensed Bookkeeper and joins us as our new Treasurer.

In his spare time, Jody enjoys going to the theatre and the gym, doing fun runs and is a season ticket holder at Boston United.

Nicola Hunt

Nicola Hunt is a Specialist Neurological and Vestibular Physiotherapist. Nicola Graduated as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1992. She worked in the NHS for over 25 years, combining this with running her own private practice, specialising in treating people with neurological and vestibular conditions. Nicola was part of a collaboration of clinicians and brain injury survivors who contributed to the book Adjusting to Brain Injury: Reflections from Survivors, Family Members and Clinicians published in December 2020.

When not working she enjoys the outdoors, walking, cycling, indoor wall climbing, canoeing and paddle boarding and has introduced these activities to the rehab of some of the brain injury survivors. Nicola runs a specialist neurological and vestibular clinic in Newark and works with brain injured clients in the community.

Chris Simpson

Chris joined our Trustees Board in September 2021. He is a brain injury survivor, having suffered a traumatic brain injury as a young child.

Chris’s brain injury unfortunately wasn’t diagnosed until recent years so he struggled through life knowing he was different but not knowing why.

Laura Hamilton

Laura is an Associate Solicitor at Symes Bains Broomer, specialising in law involving Domestic Abuse and Children. Laura is the National Representative for Lincolnshire Junior Lawyers and is an Adult Leader for the Girl Guides.

Laura has been secretary for Headway Lincolnshire for a number of years.