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Certified Black Professionals
We want the information that we give you to be credible, so we make sure that anyone who runs a workshop or provides resource for the community is certified with formal qualifications and has been practicing in their area of expertise for at least twelve months.
SIMONE VENNER
Registered Nutritionist
is a London-based Registered Holistic Nutritionist, public speaker, nutrition course creator with a deep passion for all things wellness. Simone has hosted an array of nutritional workshops at some of the biggest exhibitions and festivals across Europe.
Her practice, Msholistic is a leading online nutrition clinic with a deep emphasis on gut health. That specialises in gut health disordered, autoimmune diseases, women’s health, weight-loss, cholesterol-related issues, heart disease, fatty liver and other lifestyle diseases.
From attending one to many funerals as a child, Simone has made it her lifes work to empower all to make better lifestyle choices for better health.
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aboutus
Meet our staff and contributors
Anikah Miller-Ryan
Anikah Coblah
Health Advocate Project Manager
Anikah is a secondary school English Teacher and Career Development Coach. Anikah is committed to investing into the black community via education.
LYNDA MCFARLANE
Psychotherapist
My name is Lynda McFarlane and I have come to realise that my identity is tied to my history which now shapes my current existence.
My role now is to help and serve others as well as myself through therapeutic measures which take the shape of my practice in Existential Psychotherapy with qualifications from Birmingham University, Aston University and Kings College University of London. I recognise and understand that our existence is marked by a myriad of challenges and my advocacy is to walk with my clients durings these times in an empathic, confidential and authentic way until the companionship is no longer required. I am increasingly using my skills to serve individuals of African descent particularly in supporting Post Traumatic Enslavements Disorder that masquerades as culture with the African communities and I am committed to its awareness and our repair.
NATALIE SCARLETT
Founder & Director
Natalie Scarlett has worked at the British Red Cross, Citizens Advice and across the third sector as a Project Manager for over fifteen years. She is Fellow at the Solferino Academy (IFRC) and has a Masters in Political and Corporate Communication. She is committed to empowering the individual and communities through education and resource.
Utilising human centred design, she has used social entrepreneurial expertise to find solutions in disadvantaged communities.
CATHERINE RABESS
Clinical Dietician
Catherine is a Registered Dietitian with Health & Care Professional Registration (HCPC). Specialising in gastroenterology and nutrition support. An active British Dietetic Association
(BDA) member and volunteers as a BDA Media Spokesperson.
Catherines aim is to provide easy to understand nutritional information without jargon, health claims or quick fixes. Catherine hopes to inspire and motivate individuals to continue to live a healthier lifestyle, focusing on nutrition, using evidenced-based knowledge.
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DR CLAUDINE OGILVIE
Paediatrician
Dr Claudine is a Paediatrician who is based in South Wales.
JAYNAIDE POWIS
Data and Evidence Manager
Jaynaide is a public health professional who currently works in the field of obesity. Jaynaide
completed her Masters in Public Health at Imperial College London in 2017, and since then has used
her research skills to evaluate public health programmes, generate new evidence and improve public
health. Her interests include non-communicable diseases, the social and commercial determinants of
health, migrant health and the health of minority groups, and health inequalities.
Keana Campbell
Community Outreach Officer
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Keana Campbell currently a Psychology Student studying at Nottingham Trent University. Keana has an interest in community development, mental health and young people. She wants to become an Educational Psychologist to help support young people with their mental health, whilst helping them to build resilience for future hardships they may face. Keana has supported BHSS with their investment into the health and wellbeing of the black community, by currently working as our Community Outreach Officer.