Meet the team

Our friendly experts in the DSA Team are here to help you

 

Chris Collier

Chris Collier

Director of Assistive Technology

Chris is a former secondary English teacher, study skills tutor and needs assessor. He has over 10 years’ experience of leading assessment services and managing Assistive Technology (AT) and human support providers. He has been a British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) Council member and vice-chair of the Association of Non-Medical Help Providers. He is passionate about mindmapping and the benefits that it can bring to students and in the workplace.


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Carly Unsworth

Carly Unsworth

Head of Marketing

With over 20 years of marketing experience, Carly brings a wealth of expertise to our team. Over the past 5 years, she has dedicated her focus to launching new Assistive Technology (AT) products and supporting students through the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) and the Access to Work Scheme (AtW). Carly is passionate about how modern mind mapping offers a fun and effective way to think, learn, and get things done, especially for individuals with learning differences.


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Davey Jones

Davey Jones

Product Relationship Manager

Davey has worked in the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) sector since 2006 as an Assistive Technology (AT) Trainer, Needs Assessor and as a DSA Needs Assessor Team Leader. Davey is a qualified teacher (PGCE) and has a Masters Degree in Education. He taught English in Japan in his early career. Davey is a mind mapping enthusiast and believes that mind maps are effective tools for planning, organising and learning creatively as well as for enhancing memory skills.


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Alexa Dymond

Alexa Dymond

Marketing Manager

With a degree in graphic design and several years in marketing, Alexa is one of the creative minds behind Ayoa’s DSA marketing materials. Aiming to showcase everything Ayoa has to offer and provide optimal support for everyone in the DSA.


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Cerian Swain

Cerian Swain

Events & Social Media Manager

Cerian graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) in Events Management, and was honoured with the Student of the Year award for her outstanding performance. In addition to coordinating events and webinars at Ayoa, Cerian will be the welcoming face you meet at the shows.


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Andrei Rusu

Andrei Rusu

Product Evangelist

Andrei is creative, dynamic and always trying to improve and learn new skills. Andrei conducts our product demos of Ayoa so you may have met him before, training you on all the creative features Ayoa has to offer to the DSA Market!


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