Ellie has 20 years’ experience working with excluded groups, 17 of which have been spent within the third sector. Ellie is Chief Executive of YMCA Together which is a charity delivering psychologically informed support in accommodation settings to people who are experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, problematic drug or alcohol use or poor mental health. She has been with the YMCA for 10 years. Ellie has experience of working across the health and social care sector, leading large government contracts, campaigning around health inequalities and influencing local policy and practice. She is committed to working towards systems change that leads to integrated working and provides benefit to the people in need of care and support.