Our Staff

Rob Legge - Executive Manager
Rob is an experienced charity leader including ten years as CEO of Focus Birmingham. His interest in empowering people with a learning disability started with his travels in Africa, his work with Oxfam and most recently working as an interim Operations Manager for Solihull Action through Advocacy. He is delighted to be working with CASBA staff and trustees to help shape its sustainable future.

Heather Baseley – Operations Manager
Heather joined CASBA in February 2017. Heather has worked with people with Learning Disabilities for the last 30 years as a Residential Care manager and in Supporting People and Family Support. In her spare time Heather enjoys volunteering with a number of different organisations and spending time with family and friends and doing Zumba.

Tracy Morris – Senior Advocate
Tracy joined CASBA in 2000. She has had a few roles which included administrator and finance officer. In 2010 Tracy joined the Parents Project as the Prevention and Aftercare Advocate and completed her Advocacy qualification in 2012. When she is not at work Tracy spends her time with her family and enjoys reading and walking.

Janet Haywood – Parents Together Advocate
Before joining CASBA Janet worked with Adults with profound learning disabilities for six years and then became a community support worker. Janet joined CASBA ten years ago and worked on our Crisis project for five years. Janet then used her experience to work on CASBA Parents project as well as setting up and running our Choices and Changes Project providing support with finances. Janet has a degree in Art and Design and has a flair for all thing Creative she enjoys gardening, traveling and is a member of a Crown Green Bowling Team.

Alyson McMillan – Parents Network Coordinator and Safer Lives Safer Futures Advocate
Alyson joined CASBA in September 2015. Prior to this she worked for Birmingham City Council for 20 years mainly supporting adults with Learning Disabilities in both residential and community settings.
Alyson is a mum to 3 children and in her spare time enjoys reading and playing the piano.

Belvinder Auglia – Mutual Carers Advocate
Belvinder joined CASBA as a staff member in November 2019, but has worked with adults and young people with Learning Disabilities for over 20 years in the community.
Belvinder has personal experience of caring for family members with Learning Disabilities and is a carer for her parent. She enjoys listening to music, reading, going for walks and socialising with family and friends.

Marie Richards – Finance and Office Administrator
Marie joined CASBA in 2011 as Administrator. Prior to this she worked for 15 years at HSBC Bank in various departments including customer services and collections. Marie took on responsibility for Finance in 2013. In 2016 she was promoted to Finance and Office Administrator. Marie is a mom to two children who have very varied interests. In her spare time she loves spending time with her friends and eating out.

Becky Jones – Development and Volunteer Coordinator
Becky joined CASBA in 2014, having initially worked in the voluntary sector for 10 years as a Community Development Worker and then with Birmingham City Council for 23 years, in a number of different officer roles, working with communities and volunteers across the Inner City and East Birmingham. In her spare time Becky enjoys singing with a St Mary’s Hospice Choir and attending her local Women’s Institute.

Joe Peacock - Heritage Project Coordinator
Joe joined CASBA in September 2017 to coordinate CASBA's first Heritage Project collecting oral histories from former staff and residents at Monyhull Hospital. He is now working on a second project about special schools in Birmingham. Prior to this role he has worked in the charity sector for the past nine years, promoting issues such as human rights and combating discrimination, environmental protection and access to wildlife in urban areas. He has two young children who keep him busy, but also finds time to sing in a choir and loves walking and taking photos of wildlife.

Jennifer Brown - Heritage Project Assistant
Jennifer started working at CASBA in October 2019 as the Heritage Project Assistant. Jennifer loves Heritage railways and steam trains, often going on steam train holidays and days out to the Severn Valley Railway. Jennifer has supported the funding for the café/museum roof and the Falling sands viaduct. Jennifer has a son and used to train for the Paralympics.