Staff
Joe Heeney
CEO
Joe has worked in the Charity and Voluntary Sector for over 15 years, previously leading a charity from inception to £1 million turnover. He retired at the end of March 2023, but he quickly felt that he still has a lot to offer and so applied to become our new CEO. Joe’s background is in leadership, business/charity growth, fundraising, bid writing, risk management and HR, and he is committed to working to better the lives of everyone who comes into contact with our work.
Joe took over as CEO when Jenny Chambers, ICP Support’s Founder, stepped down at the end of March 2024.
Joe can be contacted at joeheeney@icpsupport.org.
Lisa Bullard
Administrator
Lisa joined us in 2021 and provides administrative and fundraising support for the charity. Although she hasn’t experienced ICP first hand, she wants to do her bit in getting ICP Support on the map so that the condition is more widely recognised.
Lisa works four days a week and can be contacted on lisabullard@icpsupport.org.
Sarah Burnham
Administrator
Sarah joined ICP Support in 2019 as an assistant. She can be contacted at sarahburnham@icpsupport.org.
Ali Gilroy
Engagement and Development Officer
Ali joined the team in January 2021 after volunteering with the charity during her maternity leave.
She first became aware of ICP after becoming itchy at 34 weeks and had a steep learning curve over the next two and a half weeks until the early arrival of her son!
She is passionate about raising awareness of ICP among women and health professionals as she didn’t know about the condition herself and her concerns weren’t taken seriously by her GP who wouldn’t investigate.
Although Ali wasn’t aware of ICP Support until after she had given birth she knows that their research and campaigning over the last 30 years ensured the safe arrival of her son. She is keen to work with health professionals who can signpost women to ICP Support so that families can access much needed support – something Ali would have benefitted from during her pregnancy.
She works on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and can be contacted at aligilroy@icpsupport.org.
Sarah Jane Smith
Engagement and Support Officer
Sarah Jane joined the team in October 2023 as our Engagement and Support Officer. She has had two itchy babies, but only discovered ICP Support in her second pregnancy and realised she did not know much about the condition at all.
After receiving support from the charity during her pregnancy with her daughter, she jumped at the chance to join the team to be able to help others with ICP and to raise awareness of ICP.
She can be found manning our telephone and email helplines, providing support in our social media groups, creating social media content and networking for ICP Support.
She works on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and can be contacted at sarahjanesmith@icpsupport.org.
ICP Support’s Founder
Jenny Chambers
Jenny Chambers founded ICP Support as a support and information line in 1991, following her second ICP stillbirth. She stepped down as CEO at the end of March 2024.
Although she is no longer a member of staff, she is continuing her work as a researcher into ICP at Imperial College London, and will act as a conduit between the research team and the charity, ensuring that the information provided by the charity is always up to date.
For more information about Jenny and the charity's history, see the charity timeline.