Committed to a better, more equitable and sustainable society

Sam Mackay, Director

Sam is a Director and co-founder of Apteligen Limited. She has more than 20 years of experience of mixed method evaluation, data analysis and decision modelling. Her pragmatic approach helps her to balance the challenges of rigorous data collection with the realities of day to day service delivery.

She combines the technical skills required to ’crunch the numbers’ with a passion for making data and information accessible and engaging, in order to support decision makers. She has led projects at both a local and national level, including with local and central government agencies, and a wide range of charitable organisations. Sam hold a Masters in Management Science, and is a member of the Operational Research Society and a Fellow of The RSA (FRSA).

You can contact Sam on 07866 463434 or by email: sam@apteligen.co.uk

John Newman, Director

John is a Director and co-founder of Apteligen Limited. He has over 20 years of experience working with public sector and charitable organisations, both in the UK and in Australia. He is an experienced social researcher and performance manager, and has led a number of important projects covering user research, measurement and evaluation, and decision analysis.

John is particularly experienced at synthesising data from a number of different sources, producing clear and visually engaging outputs, and presenting results to diverse audiences, including board members, funders, policy makers, and other stakeholders. He has worked with a wide range of organisations, helping them to demonstrate positive change in complex systems. John holds an MBA and is a Fellow of both the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI) and The RSA (FRSA).

You can contact John on 07789 896022 or by email: john@apteligen.co.uk

Dr Dina Gojkovic Grimshaw, Research Consultant

Dina has over 15 years of active research experience in both academic and consultancy sectors. She has an established portfolio of UK-based and international projects to pursue her interests in establishing ‘what works’ in developing emotionally intelligent, resilient people, services and communities.

Dina uses her extensive knowledge of wellbeing and resilience, critical thinking and problem-solving, transformational service theory/practice and advanced quantitative, qualitative and economic evaluation methods to help clients make data-informed decisions about their services and strategies. She has worked with clients from all walks of life – from  high-profile ones such as the World Health Organisation, international and domestic governments, Charity Commission and Economic Councils, to grassroots charities and community organisations.

Mark Caffrey, Research Consultant

Mark has more than 12 years of experience of programme delivery, evaluation, service design and action research gained in social enterprise and charity leadership roles.

He applies his expertise in cross-sector partnership building, service user and community involvement and charity governance to support system and organisational culture change. He has led local, national and European projects and has a passion for projects with a focus on community-led social change, arts and culture, and person-centered health and care.