Meet the team
Here is a brief summary of each member of TACT Fostering & Adoption's Executive Management Team. (Members of staff are listed by alphabetical order)
David Bradley - Executive Director of Children's Services and Quality
I have been employed in the third sector with TACT since 2005, initially as an Area Manager, then during a period of secondment as Director of Operations for Shaftesbury Young People before being appointed to the position of Director for Performance and Quality in September 2008 and then to the Director for Children's Services and Quality in April 2011. I have been employed in the children and families social work field since 1977, mainly in a local authority setting, practising as a Guardian ad Litem and Approved Social Worker while employed as a social worker. I have been in a wide range of management positions since 1984 covering all areas of statutory children and family services including safeguarding, family support, looked after children, leaving care and adoption and fostering.
Gareth Crossman - Executive Director of External Affairs.
I started work at TACT Fostering & Adoption in January 2009 as the head of the new External Affairs Department. My department is responsible for developing TACT’s press profile, campaigning, lobbying, marketing, research and fundraising. I used to be a solicitor specialising in defence work in magistrates and youth courts. Many of the young people I used to represent were in care. I also spent a brief time working as a journalist before joining the legal department of Liberty. For five years before joining TACT I was Director of the Policy and Parliamentary Department at Liberty. Follow Gareth on Twitter at @garethcrossman
Kingsley Peter - Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services
I joined TACT in June 2002. I am responsible for finance, business planning, human resources, facilities and company secretarial functions. I am also a foster carer. I am a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant and MBA holder. Previously, I worked as a Financial Controller in a FTSE100 utility company, a Business Manager for an international pharmaceutical company and as the Financial Director of a small UK based cosmetics company. I am a Non-Executive Director, member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Finance, Business and Investment Committee of the East London NHS Foundation Trust.
Kevin Williams - Chief Executive.
I was appointed Chief Executive of The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT), now known as TACT Fostering & Adoption in 2001 moving from the public sector. During my tenure, I led TACT from a small fostering charity to a national children’s charity working with and for children in care. My career, mainly in social work over 25 years, started in teaching and has given me a strong drive to improve the life chances of some of society's most disadvantaged people. I have been on the Board of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) (Dec 03 – Dec 08) and was the Chair of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers. I started Fostering through Social Enterprise (FtSE) and I sit on the Advisory Board of Research in Practice (RIP). I regularly talk at international and national conferences and regularly comment on issues affecting looked after children. Follow Kevin on Twitter at @KWTACTCEO