Our Associates

We often draw on specialist skills and support from other organisations and experienced independent associate consultants. All of our associates share Adapta’s values and have deep specialisms that they can bring to provide high-quality support to an engagement where appropriate.

You can find out more about our associates below.

Our lead specialist associates

Bertie

Bertie
Digital Fundraising Associate

Bertie helps organisations of all sizes develop their online presence, transform their digital culture, raise money online, improve engagement with their audiences, select the right technology...




Iain

Iain
Principal Associate Consultant

Iain specialises in information systems solutions for charities and other not-for-profit organisations. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the industry, having started in a software...




Jo

Jo
Data Strategy Associate

Jo has worked with data in the not-for-profit sector for over 25 years and has been an independent consultant supporting organisations with data strategy, data governance and data quality since 2018...




Liz

Liz
AI Safety and Data Protection Associate

Liz Curry began her career working in theatre publicity, spending 10 years at the National Theatre in various marketing roles. She worked briefly with the UN on the first Mozambican General Election and travelled...




Louis

Louis
User Insight and Innovation Associate

Louis is an Innovation Strategist with a passion for navigating complexity and driving tangible outcomes He brings over a decade of experience in the non-profit sector, working at organisations such as Great...




Matt

Matt
Smaller Charities Associate

Matt has over 20 years experience working with information technology, initially within university administration and then for a range of clients providing IT solutions in the small business and not-for-profit sectors...




Philip

Philip
Associate Principal Consultant

Philip is a senior IT professional, experienced in leadership positions such as IT Director / Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He has a particular focus on...




Sian

Sian
Digital Marketing Associate

With a passion for driving business growth and fostering strategic success, Sian is a seasoned professional renowned for strategic planning and marketing strategy, and has a particular passion for data, systems...




Suzy

Suzy
Change Delivery Associate

Suzy is a supportive, reliable, innovative and versatile project management and change management professional with strategic and operational experience in both private and not-for-profit sectors. She has...





Our broader associate team

Alice

Alice
Solutions Testing Associate

Alice is an independent project and change management consultant. Alice works with and assists charities and their teams to implement change; particularly around processes...

Andrew

Andrew
Technology Strategy and Operations Associate

Andrew has 30 years' experience in senior technology roles and has spent the last 15 years driving change and delivering strategies at some of the largest and best-known names in the not-for-profit sector including...

Angelina

Angelina
IT Service Management Associate

Angelina is passionate about the third sector and has actively supported and volunteered for charities such as Marie Curie, DogsTrust, HARP Southend, I CAN, Alzheimer's Society and Pancreatic Cancer UK. As...

Beverley

Beverley
Data Protection Associate

Beverley has worked in the data protection arena for over 20 years, mainly employed in the charity / not-for-profit and public sectors. Until May 2023 she was the DPO for Crisis UK (the national homeless Charity)...

David

David
Finance Solutions Associate

David is a qualified accountant and Agile project management practitioner, bringing practical, commercial, challenging and effective thinking to projects he has worked on...

Deji

Deji
Programme Management Associate

Deji is a highly qualified management consultant with 8+ years' experience in leading and supporting on large-scale transformation programmes across central and local government. His key areas of specialism include...

Duncan

Duncan
Fundraising Databases Associate

Duncan has been helping not for profits to make the most from their investment in database systems, since he first started working as an independent consultant in 2012. Originally specialising in...

George

George
Finance, Operations and IT Associate

George is an experienced digital executive, with a background in consultancy, IT project management (PRINCE2), operations and finance. He has had direct responsibility for leading several business...

James

James
Digital Marketing and CRM Associate

James specialises in helping our clients build highly effective marketing strategies and successful marketing operation decisions. Including brand positioning, the marketing technology stack...

James

James
Fractional CIO and IT Strategy Associate

James is a senior IT executive focusing on the development and implementation of innovative IT strategies in support of organisational growth and change. He spent 20 years in large corporates such as...

Jo

Jo
IT Training and Processes Associate

Jo has over 25 years’ experience in IT training and implementation in both the commercial and not-for-profit sectors. Jo specialises in helping organisations realise the full potential of their digital tools and assets and...

John

John
Enterprise Architecture Associate

Chartered IT Professional and TOGAF 9.1 Certified Enterprise Architect with an MBA in Technology Management, BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and over 20 years’ experience of providing the “glue” that...

Jon

Jon
Fractional CIO and Technology Operations Associate

Jon is a senior technology leader with 20 years managing teams in some of the UK's largest and best known non-profits and arts organisations. As Director of IT at the National Theatre...

Jon

Jon
Fractional CIO Associate

Jon is a dynamic technology leader with over 15 years of experience in scaling operations and delivering large-scale, complex digital transformation projects. Combining deep technical expertise with strategic...

Katharine

Katharine
CRM and Digital Associate

Katharine is an experienced digital strategist focused on empowering non-profits to maximise the value of their digital channels and systems. With a unique blend of expertise in fundraising, marketing, communications...

Manoj

Manoj
Cyber Security Associate

Manoj is focussed on helping all companies of all sizes in being more cyber security prepared. Recognising that cyber security costs can spiral, Manoj specialises to supporting companies understand...

Mark

Mark
Data Protection and Information Security Associate

Mark began his career in stage and theatre management, working in commercial and subsidised theatre. He held a number of roles in the arts funding sector including Head of National Touring and then Director of...

Paul

Paul
Business Intelligence Associate

With an IT career spanning thirty years, including five years managing a network for the MoD, and more than twenty years as Technical Director of an award-winning Managed Service Provider...

Philippa

Philippa
HR Associate

Philippa has a wealth of consultancy experience both in the private and not-for-profit sectors. She specialises in HR specifically carrying out HR audits; return on investment (ROI) of, for example...

Ruth

Ruth
Microsoft 365 and Knowledge Management Associate

Ruth is an experienced Microsoft Certified Trainer and a Teamwork specialist who has been working on implementing collaboration technologies to help clients with adoption and roll out of new...

Steve

Steve
IT Security, Risk & Compliance Associate

Steve began his interest in IT when he gate-crashed a school computer class, where he found it interesting so he signed up to the O level course Learning to program using punched paper-tape! After repeating the...

What our clients say

, Rebecca Pritchard
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Rebecca Pritchard
Former Director of Operations, Crisis

"Adapta have been honest and realistic with us throughout. They are clear where they can add value and where we can do things on our own – so it feels like a partnership..."

, James Kliffen
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James Kliffen
Head of Fundraising, MSF UK

"You have had a huge influence in our fundraising, and I would enthusiastically recommend you to other charities (and often have)..."

, Phil Durbin
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Phil Durbin
Former Head of Corporate Systems, Salvation Army

"Unlike many consultants, Adapta won’t tell you what you expect to hear. They will be very honest and challenging and, even if some of what they say is uncomfortable to hear, it means you end up getting better advice."

, Dawn Varley
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Dawn Varley
Operations & Strategy Director, Badger Trust

"I knew I could task them with my problem, and leave them to undertake the work in a professional yet friendly way, bringing their expertise and experience to the project…"

, Iain McSeveney
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Iain McSeveney
Finance Director, Medical Aid for Palestinians

"I’m very pleased with the professional way that Adapta managed the project for the selection of MAP’s new accounting software. It was obvious that they have great experience in the charity sector and on the range of suitable accounting software currently on the market..."

, Rachel Rand
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Rachel Rand
Strategic Director - Finance and Corporate Services, NCB

"I would not embark on any IT project without first meeting with Adapta to understand how they feel they could support me. I have found their guidance and practical support invaluable…"

, Rosalba Leonelli
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Rosalba Leonelli
Head of Finance, Client Earth

"Thank you to you and your team for developing and facilitating an excellent workshop. You fully understood our needs which were evident in the workshop structure and content…"

Clients

We strive to support a dynamic, impactful sector that leads through innovation and collaborative thinking. We are continually amazed by the incredible work the sector does and the support it gives to make a difference to millions of lives in the UK and across the world. View the organisations we work with here.

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