Meet the board

Andrea Roach - Director of Operations

“I have been working in the Health and Social Care Sector for over 30 years, working in different roles from a support worker, progressing through the management tiers, this has given me valuable insight into the expectations and challenges of each role.

I have extensive experience of senior management overseeing services for people with a Learning Disability and Mental Health needs across the North West of England, which has included leading on CQC inspections for regulated services. I have worked with many Local Authorities and Integrated care boards (ICB’s) to develop services to meet the needs of their local area, delivering a range of tailored service models that support individuals to develop skills, independence and vocation.

As the newly appointed Director of Operations, I look forward to demonstrating my passion for developing teams to achieve outcomes with people that bring opportunities to life.  I have a clear focus not only on compliance but on quality and believe in always striving to improve. I am committed to support being tailored around each person supported, to deliver true person-centred support in everything we do.”

Sarah Bull - Director of Finance and Central Services

I support ISL as the Director of Finance and Central Services. I’ve been working in the health and social care sector for over 15 years, originally working in mental health services after finishing my psychology degree.

Since starting as a support worker my passion for this type of work has never changed and I have worked across a number of different services and with individuals of all needs and abilities. My focus remains centred on creating and delivering services that can really impact on individuals and the people around them, winning regional and national awards for ensuring this becomes a reality. I see each day as an opportunity for myself and my colleagues to support our teams in delivering the very best services in the places people call their home.

Andy Kenny - Director of Development and Communications

I work with ISL as Director of Development. That means I support the organisation to develop new projects where they are needed most, working in partnership with clients , carers and commissioners. I have worked in social care for the past 20 years in both front line and leadership roles working with people who have a wide range of support needs.

I have always been inspired by the difference great support makes and this is what inspires me to help create innovative projects that make a positive difference to people’s lives. I believe that the best projects are created in partnership with others and the people we support are central to those partnerships. I am committed to that approach in every service that we develop.

Dave Young - Chief Executive and Co - Founder

Starting as a support worker over 20 years ago I am now the Chief Executive of ISL, holding overall responsibility for making sure services deliver what people need. Previously being on the front line and progressing through the management tiers has given me a valuable insight into all parts of service delivery, enabling me to support teams to deliver quality services and positive outcomes for our clients.

I am values driven and volunteer for organisations when I can to make sure that even though I am now in a senior position I never lose sight of what’s important, current and where our main focus should be. I have delivered a number of initiatives to create opportunities for people we provide services to, I believe that even in these challenging times we should not accept less and collectively work towards perfection to ensure we are always striving to do things better. ISL will provide choices and not options wherever possible.