Find out what each member of the team do and how they can help you

Alex Toothill
Alex ToothillLearning Disability Services Manager
Alex’s job involves overseeing Asking You and is part of Advonet’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
Hazel Bailey
Hazel BaileyDay Opportunities Team Leader
Hazel leads our Day Opportunities service that runs regular groups every week. She was with the old Leep1 team and used to be a Universal Advocate.
Imogen Day
Imogen DayLearning Disability Projects Team Leader
Imogen joined our team in late 2022. She used to work for The Advonet Group as a Universal Advocate.
Beth MacDonald
Beth MacDonaldMotability Project Coordinator
Beth joined our team in April 2025. They coordinate our Motability Project. They used to work for The Advonet Group’s Leeds Autism AIM team as their Volunteer Coordinator.
Laura Dalton
Laura DaltonDay Opportunities Service Coordinator
Laura supports our Day Opportunities service. She helps to run some of our groups and activities like the Out and About Group and monthly Club Nights.
Rachael Nassur
Rachael NassurCoordinator
Rachael supports Asking You with coordinating some of our project work, as well as training sessions we deliver.
Sarah Smith
Sarah SmithCitizen Advocacy Volunteer Coordinator
Sarah supports our volunteer Citizen Advocates and the people they are matched with. She used to work for The Advonet Group as an advocate.
Annette Probets
Annette ProbetsProject Worker
Annette works for us on the LIFE Employment Project. as well as supporting with some of our other project work.
Angel Shaw
Angel ShawProject Worker
Angel joined Asking You in 2025. She works on projects with us such as Travel with Confidence.
Courtney Williams
Courtney WilliamsTrainer
Courtney helps out with some of the learning disability awareness training sessions we run.
Cheryl Ferris-Stewart
Cheryl Ferris-StewartProject Worker
Cheryl joined the Asking You team in 2024. She offers support to some of our project work.
Em Pearson
Em PearsonProject Worker
Em works on consultations with Asking You. After volunteering with us for many years, Em became a paid staff member in 2021.
Kenneth Fletcher
Kenneth FletcherProject Worker
Kenneth joined our team as a Project Worker in early 2022. He worked as a volunteer with us before then.
Oliver Heap
Oliver HeapProject Worker
Oliver joined our team in 2025. He works on some of our projects on areas like resources and training.
Robert Stephens
Robert StephensProject Worker
Robert is one of our Project Workers. He helps with tasks like training people with learning disabilities.
Charlie Cox
Charlie CoxSupport Worker
Charlie supports members of our staff team and people who go to our Day Service groups.
Ian Allred
Ian AllredSupport Worker
Ian supports some of our members in training sessions and helps some of our colleagues in work.
Michelle Holroyd
Michelle HolroydMotability Support Worker
Michelle is a support worker for our Motability project, helping adults with a learning disability to travel independently.
Sharon Bedford
Sharon BedfordSupport Worker
Sharon joined Asking You in 2026. She supports members in some of our Day Opportunities service’s group activities..