Charise Clarke

Charise is our Community Engagement Manager and will be working closely with our community to develop support, services and resources in the coming months. 

Charise has always been drawn to helping others. For nine years she worked in the community as a support worker supporting adults with learning difficulties, mental health issues and physical disabilities. She then worked with children as a tutor, TA and Science workshop facilitator before going into recruitment and eventually volunteer management.

She has a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, a Health and Social Care Diploma and an NVQ in Leadership and Management. Charise is very creative and plays guitar, sings, writes poetry and stories and makes art. She also converted her van into a campervan and has a Staffy girl called Betty.

Ting Fang

Ting has joined the Mast Cell Action team as a volunteer Events Coordinator. Ting came to England in 2023 to pursue her double masters in AI Computer Science at the University of Nottingham, after working in Shanghai for six years.

Ting describes herself as a laid back person with a Zen mindset and loves anything that creates a sense of freedom, such as surfing, dancing and cycling.  

When not volunteering for Mast Cell Action, Ting works as a project engineer. Whilst Ting doesn't have MCAS herself, she has a strong empathy for people who are living with it or caring for those that are. 

Community Champions

We couldn't offer the virtual events calendar that we do, without the support of our wonderful volunteer community champions. If you have ever attended one of our virtual sessions, chances are you have met one or more of them. 

Lydia Goldman (pictured, top left)

Alice McCLaren (pictured, bottom right)

Karen O'Brien

Penny Parkes

Kay Hooke

Roselle O'Brien