Wife, Mother, 17 years as a Software Engineer, founder of a registered mental health charity, was Mayor of Croydon, Cabinet Member for Communities, Safety and Business Recovery, graduated with a PhD in integrated mental health provision and a campaigner with track record of

• Bringing London South Bank University to Croydon
• Establishing Harris Invictus Academy Secondary School
• Helping Croydon to be awarded ‘best small business friendly borough’
• Food and essentials to vulnerable and elderly during Covid-19 and beyond.
• Distributed over £115 m business grant during Covid-19
• Running three successful dementia cafés, mental health counselling and suicide awareness sessions.
• Introducing the equalities and George Floyd race matters pledges in Croydon
• Securing funding for job brokerage service
• 100 apprenticeships in 100 days campaign
• Raised over £120,000 for various charities
• Organised more than 400 free mental health related events in the community
• Wrote book chapters ‘Impact of COVID-19 on mental health’ and ‘Mental Health and International and National Politics’.