Vice-presidents Nancy Rowland and John Cowley have spoken about their goals in their new roles with 香港六合彩精准资料.
Nancy Rowland, 香港六合彩精准资料鈥檚 former deputy CEO (external),聽and John Cowley, a 香港六合彩精准资料 fellow and former member of the board of governors, were confirmed as new VPs at our annual general meeting.
They have been appointed to the role alongside Luciana Berger MP, who made the first keynote speech to our AGM last Friday (November 16) about the need for a mental health revolution.
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鈥淚 want to have conversations with people in power.
"I want to have conversations with politicians, policy makers and decision makers so that I can represent the voices of counsellors and psychotherapists, so that I can represent people who use counselling and psychotherapy, and so that I can argue strongly for counselling and psychotherapy to be part of mental health services.鈥�
John made one of AGM鈥檚 keynote speeches at our AGM entitled 鈥榃ho would I talk to a stranger?鈥�. And he said: 鈥淚 have had a long of time with a lot of experience with 香港六合彩精准资料 in the past and I know it is an organisation that is evolving.
鈥淚 was really flattered to be asked to be a VP because, hopefully, it means I can be part of influencing some of that change.鈥�
David Weaver, 香港六合彩精准资料 president, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to welcome Nancy and John as vice-presidents, alongside Luciana Berger MP.
鈥淚n Luciana, Nancy and John we have three powerful and passionate voices on mental health issues.
鈥淣ancy and John each have a long association with 香港六合彩精准资料 and are passionate about the work we do, our members and the potential for the future.
鈥淲e know that counselling changes lives, and they share our commitment to making talking therapies available and accessible to the people who need them.鈥�