Executive Leadership Team

Yasmin Khan

Yasmin Khan

Chief Executive Officer

Yasmin is the Chief Executive of the Staying Put Group and a highly accomplished leader with over 25 years’ experience across women’s rights, gender-based violence prevention, mental health, wellbeing and supported housing. An MBA graduate from the University of Huddersfield (2010), she is driven by a strong commitment to building inclusive, safe and empowering services for vulnerable people and communities.

She is Chair of the Yorkshire Regional Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA), leading cross-sector collaboration to strengthen housing responses to domestic abuse and improve outcomes for survivors. Yasmin also contributes to regional leadership as a member of the West Yorkshire Women Leaders Network and provides strategic advice to the West Yorkshire
Combined Authority on third sector engagement.

Previously, Yasmin was an Independent Member of the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Leeds Committee until 2025. In this role, she held a number of senior governance positions, including Chair of the Leeds Health Inequalities Sub-Committee and Equality Impact Assessment Panels and Deputy Chair of the Finance, Value & Performance and Quality &
People’s Experience Sub-Committees.

A passionate and inclusive leader, Yasmin brings over 30 years of experience in strategic leadership, governance and systems thinking across executive and non-executive roles. Her career spans the voluntary and charity sector, social housing, NHS system leadership and international humanitarian work, with a consistent focus on safeguarding and improving outcomes for vulnerable communities.

Yasmin has a strong track record of leading high-performing teams and boards, influencing policy and driving system-wide transformation at both regional and national levels. She is a committed advocate for equity, dignity and lasting social change, working to improve life chances for those most in need.

Anita Pluckwell

Anita Pluckwell

Head of Operations & Client Care

With a background in social care, Anita Pluckwell has worked across Europe, and set up a victim support scheme for service families in north-west Europe, before settling back in the UK and furthering her career in domestic abuse services. Previous to working at Staying Put, Anita worked for Trafford Domestic Abuse Services where she led a team delivering outreach services to survivors and developed domestic abuse training packages for professionals.

Anita’s role as Head of Operations & Client Care means she oversees all our service delivery, across our Community Hub, One Front Door and Accommodation services.

Adrian Byrne

Adrian Byrne

Head of Finance & Corporate Services

Adrian qualified as a chartered accountant in 2005 and has specialised in charity accounting for the last ten years. He is passionate about the excellent work that charities do, and has also been involved in a voluntary capacity as a trustee of two charities, a financial advisor to another charity and the manager of a job club through the charity Christians Against Poverty.

Adrian is excited to have now joined Staying Put at this time of growth and is looking to implement financial systems and processes to facilitate excellent standards of financial governance, and to provide a secure financial platform for the next stage of Staying Put’s development. He lives in Leeds with his wife and three sons.

Dina Niemczyk

Dina Niemczyk

One Front Door Manager

Dina developed and now manages the One Front Door, which is the helpline for the Survive and Thrive partnership.

Shazana Rasib

Shazana Rasib

Accommodation Services Manager

Shazana’s role is to oversee both housing and support across our refuges and dispersed properties, including Solace Housing Association, and the resettlement service.

Ayshea Grey

Ayshea Grey

Community Services Manager

Ayshea looks after all things community- from IDVA’s, ISVA’s, the Early Intervention and Prevention Team, Hospital IDVAs and GP IDVA’s.

Rebecca Talbot

Rebecca Talbot

HR Manager

Rebecca manages all of our HR needs, including recruitment. If you are interested in working for Staying Put, please contact sprecruitment@stayingput.org.uk

Debbie Kester

Debbie Kester

Digital Communications Manager

Debbie heads up the communications department, covering everything from PR to social media, branding to web development. If you have a media request please contact media@stayingput.org.uk

Andy Ellis

Andy Ellis

Business Development Manager

Andy is our Business Development Manager, who specialises in corporate sponsorships. Andy oversees all income generation, from regular giving to grant applications. If you are interested in fundraising for Staying Put, or want to be one of our funders, contact fundraising@stayingput.org.uk

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We’ve been chosen to receive £1000!

We’ve been chosen to receive £1000!

We would like to thank everyone who voted for us as part of Movement for Good Awards. We were one of 150 charities chosen to receive £1000 in funding. The money used will enable us to buy emergency packs for people experiencing abuse. Often, when women leave a...

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Bettys Ilkley Tea Rooms Raise £400 For Staying Put

Bettys Ilkley Tea Rooms Raise £400 For Staying Put

Earlier this month, runners from Bettys Ilkley Tea Rooms ran the Leeds Half Marathon, raising £400! Becky Gilmour and Chloe Allatt from Bettys trained for two months to run in the event. "Running a half marathon was completely new to Chloe and she did amazingly well...

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"The day I rang for help [was] the day I realised it was time for me to leave...The day I was accepted [to refuge] I had my full life in four bin bags and some toys I managed to grab." Kayleigh.

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