Black Country Mental Health
Meet the Team
We are a passionate team whose collective aim is to enable the provision of services designed to improve, promote and enhance a better quality of life for people living across the Black Country affected by poor mental health.
Meet the Team at Black Country Mental Health
As with any charity, we cannot run without a committed team which includes our Chair, Vice-Chair, Chief Executive and our trustees. Ours come from a wide variety of backgrounds and are here to ensure that Black Country Mental Health carries out its purpose for the benefit of the public across the Black Country.
Alderman Dave Tyler
Chair
Dave has a wealth of practical experience as a former Police Officer (30 years) and a local Councillor (21 years) to bring to Black Country Mental Health.
As Mayor of Dudley in 2017/18 Dave and his Mayoral team raised a total of £60k for 3 charities one of which was Black Country Mental Health.
Elected as Chair in 2018 Dave is confident that our recent change of name will bring new opportunities for support, finance and volunteering from all 4 corners of the Black Country. He is looking forward to exciting times ahead.
Sandra Vaughan
Chief Executive
Sandra has worked in the mental health field for the past 30 years having worked for Sandwell and Birmingham Mind in various capacities, managing a residential unit, 365 day service provision, training and business development. She graduated from Wolverhampton University in 2006 and has various qualifications including Operational Management, Information, Advice and Guidance and Community Mental Health.
She is a trained youth worker and worked in this area for over 20 years as well as serving as a Magistrate for 37 years.
With a background in training prior to joining BCMH she worked for five years delivering around 34 courses to staff in the Health and Social Care field in the UK.
Having been a Mental Health First Aid instructor since 2010 Sandra is passionate about dispelling the myths around mental health. In her current job role she delivers various training including the i-act programme.
Fiona Lucas
Trustee
Is a former Needlework and English teacher and has run her own weekly classes in dressmaking and craft business for over 35years around the United Kingdom and on cruise ships.
She is passionate about young people and has been involved in Girl Guiding from a young age, a leader for over 40 years, currently an International & National Trainer, Girlguiding Dudley Division Commissioner and County International Adviser.
Fiona is also an avid fundraiser locally, for Guiding and their International trips and for charities in our area. She was an ambassador to former Mayor Alderman Dave Tyler fundraising and organising events.
Fiona has been a trustee for four years; she delivers Mental Health awareness sessions and is chair of our fundraising sub-committee. She is looking forward to getting some big events off the ground soon.
Helen Harris
Trustee
Helen is Co-founder and Director of a marketing and PR business with an office in Stourbridge They focus on highways and transport which is an area that has had many challenges when it comes to mental health issues across the workforce at all levels.
Having experienced extreme anxiety several years ago, Helen understands the importance of looking after your mental health and wellbeing and when she hit a milestone birthday in 2022 decided it was time to do more in this area. The rest is history. Helen and her team have the skills to support the charity with marketing and communications and with the addition of running her own business since 2016 Helen hopes to add further value to the team.
Mohammed Bashir Kahn
Trustee
Mo is a married man with two grown up children. By trade he is a self-employed Motor Mechanic.
He has served 25 years as a Magistrate on the Dudey, Halesowen and Black Country Benches.
He has also served several years on the Management Committee of the Dudley Centre Mosque.
Mo has been a trustee since 2019.
