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Meet the Team
Co-Founder, Co-Lead, & Safeguarding Lead
Isabelle Kirkham (She/Her)
Isabelle is going on Maternity Leave from April 2024. Paul Nelson will be stepping into her role to provide cover for the next 10 months.
Isabelle is a 27 year old passionate Care Experienced Activist/Campaigner, Graduate of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a First Class Honours Degree in Drama, Applied Theatre and Education, National Diversity Awards 2022 Shortlisted Nominee for the Positive Role Model Award: Age, Co-Founder of Reclaim Care Collective, LGBTQ+ and most importantly a big sister.
Co-Founder & Co-Lead
Rose Regan (They/Them)
Rose is 24 and is currently Co-CEO for The Care Experienced Movement but also runs their own small craft business following whichever hyperfocus hobby their AuDHD mind has chosen to do that month!
They finished college with a distinction in Fashion and Textiles and are currently doing little courses here and there to further their personal hobbies and career including printmaking, BSL and origami. Rose is care experienced, neurodivergent, disabled and queer and wishes to try to make the world a better place for all.
Co-Lead (Maternity Cover)
& Steering Board Member
Paul Nelson (He/Him)
Paul is a recovering graphic designer and experienced arts activist. Having graduated from Kingston University in 2012 Paul spent time living in Australia and New Zealand working as a designer, photographer and bookseller before returning home to become engaged with social movement activism (supporting Extinction Rebellion, Insulate Britain & Just Stop Oil). Paul is interested in rebuilding identity and community within an ethics of care and reciprocity and hopes to get a dog companion in the near future.
Social Media Officer &
Steering Board Member
Mitch (She/Her)
Mitch is 17 and has an interest in film, specifically: video editing, lighting and videography. She has strong opinions and enjoys debating to understand why people may think differently to her. She is currently spending most of her time preparing to move into semi-independence. Mitch has never been afraid to express her thoughts on the care system to peers, carers or social workers before and hopes to take part in making changes that would have been helpful for her and many others that have been through the system.