Affinity Fostering

Andy joined Affinity in 2017, with his appointment emphasising the long-term future of the company. Andy has experience as a Detective in the Metropolitan Police, a Batchelor's degree in Business and a Master’s Degree in Business (Exec MBA).

With a wealth of experience in fostering and person-centred counselling working with vulnerable adults, Lesley is a well respected and highly professional member of the team. Lesley successfully implemented practice improvements to the Affinity team and oversaw the Social Work team in her previous role as Practice Manager. She embodies the Affinity ethos. “I am passionate about children achieving the best outcomes and we are lucky to have such great Foster Carers who all go the extra mile, which is evident when we see the outcomes for our looked after young people.” Lesley is also Affinity's Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSGO).

Karen is a qualified Paralegal and brings this expertise into her many functions within Affinity. The self-confessed “spreadsheet queen” was highly praised for her organisational attributes recently by Ofsted. Karen’s work in Quality Assurance and Human Resources ensure Affinity continue to provide the best service to local authorities, staff and foster carers. Karen also oversees our referrals from Local Authorities, ensuring young people are closely matched with our foster carers.

With over 20 years of experience in Finance, 16 of those being in fostering, Gayle provides the skills and assistance required to enable the smooth running of Affinity’s finances and accounts. As Finance Manager, along with all the Team, Gayle is responsible for providing a high level of warm, friendly, quality support. “Finance is often an area that causes concerns to Foster Carers and/or Local Authority Social Workers, but I am here to help.”