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Owen McGhee MSc BSc (Hons) MCSP SRP
Chief Executive & Head of Physiotherapy
As founder of the Association of Wheelchair Children, Owen McGhee is responsible for the training of the Therapy staff and providing advice on clinically complex cases. Owen has overall responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the quality of the charity's programme of manual and electric wheelchair training courses as well as general governance of the charity. This includes all aspects of its financial and administrative running.

Roy Wild
Head of Training - Northern Team

Roy is responsible for teaching mobility skills to wheelchair-using children throughout the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Where necessary, Roy will liase with NHS wheelchair service departments on behalf of wheelchair-using children. Roy is responsible for booking the north team’s training courses. Roy’s background includes youth work and working for the RNIB at a residential school for young people with visual impairment and additional disabilities.

Seb Francis
South Team Therapy Manager
Mobility Trainer
Seb is responsible for supporting The Head of Physiotherapy during the training of wheelchair-using children, at electric and manual wheelchair training courses. Seb is also responsible for the managment of the website, and assisting the Cheif Executive in the charity's financial and administrative running. After working with Tony Barefield, our previous Road Safety Co-ordinator, Seb is now liasing with road safety officers around the country to offer road safety training to children who have attended AWC wheelchair training courses.

Amanda Beevis CertHed
Fundraising Co-Ordinator
Amanda is responsible for raising voluntary income from charitable trusts, companies and local groups in support of the charity's work with wheelchair-using children.

Chris Lines
Publicity and Development Officer
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Association of Wheelchair Children
6 Woodman Parade, North Woolwich, London, E16 2LL
Tel:  0844 544 1050
Registered Charity No. 1057894 Company Registered 3249582