Neurodiversity is our passion – delivered by experts
Our experienced team includes accredited, highly skilled psychologists specialising in the field of neurodiversity and occupational psychology, and ILM level 5 qualified employment coaches. All of whom bring expertise and experience in engaging with neurodiverse individuals at work, with many of them having lived experience of being a neurominority or supporting neurominority relatives.
At Genius Within, we take guidance from the core standards set by the British Psychological Society (BPS), and our team members are registered with professional bodies including The Health & Care Professions Council, International Coaching Federation, and the International Society for Coaching Psychology.
Our Ethnicity Pay Gap Review 2025
Genius Within are proud to conduct an annual review of our Ethnicity Pay Gap.
More information can be found here.
Our leadership team
Fiona Barrett
Director of Operations
About Fiona
As Director of Operations, Fiona has the responsibility to lead, develop and support the Senior leadership team. She is the driving force behind our Social Justice Projects and also specialises in leading our high performance teams in the Employability sector.
Gemma Pullen
PA and Office Manager
About Gemma
Gemma is PA to Jacqui Wallis (CEO) and Helen Charnock (Finance Director) and is a valued member of the Plumpton Office with additional responsibilities as the Office Manager.
Gemma’s role is very varied, one minute she co-ordinating diaries and inboxes or taking minutes in a meeting and then she is organising a companywide in-person Queen’s Award Presentation/Celebration. This role has enabled Gemma to grow as a person but has also allowed her draw on her many years of experience to work at her best.
Gill Holmes
Non-Executive Director
About Gill
Gill has recently joined the Board of Genius Within as a Non-Executive Director. Her role is to support the organisation offering a differing view, challenging thinking, and helping to drive the business forward. She has recently retired from the Civil Service where she has spent her life supporting customers of DWP into work. Gill enjoys bringing her past experiences to support the leadership team, especially when resolving knotty issues. Problem solving brings her a sense of purpose.
Gunjan Odedra
Occupational Delivery Team Lead and Business Psychologist
About Gunjan
Gunjan combines academic excellence with practical expertise in psychology, mental health, wellbeing, and neurodiversity. She holds a BSc in Psychology with Counselling Skills, an MSc in Psychology, and is a qualified psychometric test user. Her dedication to mental health and wellbeing is also demonstrated through her additional qualifications, including diplomas in leadership, counselling, and coaching.
Helen Charnock
Finance Director
About Helen
As Finance Director at Genius Within Helen has the lovely task of ensuring that we have the financial resources in the right place at the right time to ensure that our delivery managers can maximise the good work they do for our existing and potential clients. Helen thinks it is great to see Genius Within continuously grow in to new areas so we can extend our reach and influence. She believes it is particularly heartening that by virtue of being a CIC every year we reinvest a proportion of our of our revenue back into the neurodivergent community to areas of greatest need.
Helen Doyle
Community Manager
About Helen
Helen’s role is to be the voice of Genius Within on social media and sometimes in copy, for example, articles or website blogs. She also plans and designs content for our social media channels and helps to run the Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards every year. Helen absolutely loves connecting with our followers and collaborators on different social media platforms and being connected to the wider ND community. She also loves being creative with her team and developing new ideas.
Holly Garland
PA to Head of Business Development
About Holly
Holly is PA to Kate Pearson, Head of Business Development. She also works closely with the Business Development and Marketing teams. Supporting them daily as well as arranging and organising all external events Genius Within attends. With a background in sales and office management she has been unable to work until recently due to an acquired brain injury.
Ian McDowall
Digital Lead
About Ian
Ian is responsible for all things Digital at Genius Within, in a role that brings together his background in project management, technology and business strategy. He leads a team whose skills cover software development, user experience, delivery and design, and support platforms including the Genius Finder, eLearning and our custom digital tools.
