Our Team

Dr Dale Webb

Dale is Chief Executive and has overall responsibility for the management of NASS. He works with policy makers, funders, service commissioners and professional bodies in order to raise awareness, raise funds and ensure that people with axial SpA get earlier diagnosis and access to effective treatment and rehabilitation. Dale leads an outstanding team of staff who deliver an ambitious programme of work to support the axial SpA community across the UK. You can follow him on Twitter @NASSchiefexec.

Charisse Basten

Charisse Basten is a part-time Admin and Finance Assistant.  Charisse assists Justyna with the charity’s finances and banking.

Clare is Senior Partnership and Engagement Officer and lives with Axial SpA. She works with health care professionals on our Act on Axial SpA Campaign to implement a Gold Standard to Time to Diagnosis and supports our peer to peer network. Clare has experience of working in the NHS as an Advanced Practitioner in Occupational Therapy with skills including, quality improvement and the setting up and running of an axial SpA clinic.

If you are a health care professional and would like to know more, or invite Clare to speak to your health care team about the work of NASS, contact clareclark@nass.co.uk

Garry Williams

Jill Hamilton

Jill is Head of Policy & Health Services and lives with spondyloarthritis.  She isresponsible for raising awareness of axial SpA among healthcare professionals, and policy and decision makers, inputting into national and regional policy development.

Jill leads on some aspects of the Act on Axial SpA campaign; organises NASS presence at external professional events such as the British Society for Rheumatology Annual Conference; and organises NASS events such as Members Day.

If you have any queries regarding NASS’s commitment to Equality Diversity and Inclusion, or if you are a researcher who would like NASS to input into their project or recruit to it, you should contact Jill.

Justyna Potiopa

Justyna is the Head of Finance and Administration and looks after all our charity finances. You can also contact Justyna if you have any GDPR related questions.

Marcia Waugh

Marcia is our Fundraising and Membership Officer. She runs and provides support to our fundraising programme, strategy and membership stewardship. Marcia also acts as a first point of contact for fundraisers and members, and will provide support with any queries that they may have.

Sally Dickinson

Sally is Head of Information and Support Services. She runs the Helpline for anyone who has questions about axial SpA. She has responsibility for all patient and member information produced by NASS including AS News and all our guides. She also writes and manages the axial SpA information on the NASS website. Sally also looks after our network of branches across the UK. She works with Zoë to develop and deliver our Supported Self-management Programme.

Zoë Clark

Zoë is Programme Manager for our Supported Self-management Programme and an Allied Health Professional who lives with axial SpA. She leads the strategic development and delivery of our Supported Self-management Programme. She co-produced our online learning programme (Your SpAce), and organises and runs interactive sessions through rheumatology departments to help people manage their axial SpA. Zoë is responsible for My AS, My Life, creating resources and running live-streamed sessions on living with axial SpA. Zoë also curates our member webinars and would love to hear from any healthcare professionals who may be interested in hosting a self-management session or running a webinar.