Meet our Trustees

DR DANNY ANTEBI
Chair

Danny is a psychiatrist with 30 years’ experience. He ended his NHS career as Director of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities in Gwent before founding ABCi, the innovation hub at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, and leading the Wales Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum. He now chairs Kaleidoscope and is also an associate at Practice Solutions.

JULIAN KNIGHT
Vice Chair

Julian, a retired Chief Superintendent at Gwent Police, oversaw territorial policing across five unitary authorities and served as the strategic lead for Mental Health. He led the 2014 NATO Summit’s policing and chaired the Gwent Area Planning Board for Substance Misuse, commissioning Wales’ largest integrated Adult Drugs and Alcohol Treatment Service.

KASIM ALI

Throughout his pharmacy career, Kasim focused on patients prescribed medication for substance misuse in London and South Wales. Recognising the need for system adaptation through discussions with social services, police, and healthcare peers, he has continued to advocate for improvements in the substance use system since leaving pharmacy.

GEORGE CHARLTON

George has 20 years of lived experience with addiction, including incarceration and mental health detention—his life saved by Naloxone. Now an independent trainer and consultant, he advises UK organisations on user-focused services. A UK Skills National Training Award winner, he supports those affected by addiction and social exclusion.

RACHEL HARDING-BROWN

Rachael is an experienced Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and property investor. She has spent time working in London, Vancouver and Cardiff, and previously worked as a communications advisor to companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Throughout her career, Rachael has volunteered her time and is passionate about supporting Kaleidoscope’s mission.

CATHERINE PEPINSTER

Catherine is a distinguished journalist, known for her contributions to Radio 4’s ‘Thought for the Day’ and her work with the Independent and the Tablet. As the first female editor of the Tablet, she served until 2016. Catherine authored ‘The Keys and The Kingdom: The British and the Papacy’ and has a long-standing relationship with Kaleidoscope, having volunteered in our hostel.

JEREMY ROSS

Jeremy joined Kaleidoscope through its Housing Association in Kingston. His career spans roles in mental health, including Chief Executive of Wandsworth Mind and senior lecturer in social work. Post-retirement, he has worked in life skills teaching, counselling, and at a special needs school. Jeremy is dedicated to developing community services and challenging mental health prejudice.

ALISON LEWIS

Alison, a qualified social worker with probation practice experience, studied at the London School of Economics. She worked extensively in prisons and probation services in London and Wales, retiring as Director of G4S community-based contracts in Wales, emphasizing cross-sector partnerships. She focuses on integrating services for impact and value, with a passion for research, evaluating outcomes, and innovating social care practice models.

DR ANNIE PROCTER

Annie, a University of Wales College of Medicine graduate, transitioned from paediatrics to genetics, becoming a Consultant in Medical Genetics in 2003. She has led prenatal genetics and sickle cell services, and implemented NIPT in Wales. Currently, she is a Consultant in the All Wales Genomics Service and Clinical Board Director of Mental Health Services for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

MARK TUDOR

A Company Director and Chartered Marketer with an MBA, Mark has 20 years in harm reduction, including 14 as a Door Supervisor. He specialises in club-drug and bodybuilding scenes, mentors for Business Wales and the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and sits on the National Needle Exchange Forum Planning Group, focusing on IPEDs and homeless harm reduction.

DAVID VICKERY

David became a Chartered Certified Accountant in 1995, training and working in private practice before establishing his own finance consultancy in 2007. Specializing in not-for-profit organizations, particularly in the sporting and charitable sectors, he has a long-standing history with Kaleidoscope in various roles before joining the Board in 2024.