About Naomi: 

Naomi is Alopecia UK's Events Manager. She joined the AUK staff team in February 2018. Naomi lives in North Yorkshire with her fiancé and little boy. She is a big fan of travelling, the theatre and cooking  You can read about Naomi's alopecia story here. 

Naomi's background:

Before working for Alopecia UK, Naomi worked in childcare and was a Drama teacher for the acting school Stagecoach. Her University degree in Drama, alongside teaching at various afterschool drama clubs, sparked a passion for building confidence and creating spaces where people feel seen and supported — something that continues to shape her work today.

Naomi at Alopecia UK:

As Events Manager, Naomi leads on the planning and delivery of Alopecia UK’s national and regional face-to-face events, creating opportunities for connection across the alopecia community.

From family days to conferences and social events, Naomi works to create welcoming, inclusive spaces where people affected by alopecia can meet others who understand, share experiences and feel less alone. She is involved in developing partnerships and securing support that helps make these events accessible and sustainable, ensuring as many people as possible can benefit from them.

Why Alopecia UK?

"When I first developed alopecia, I felt incredibly alone and isolated, like I was the only one going through this. When I found Alopecia UK's website I instantly felt a sense of relief. I saw that they hosted meetings not too far from me but felt very nervous at the thought of attending something like that face to face. I realised other people must feel like that too and so I began using the online forums. These spaces gave me the opportunity to access that peer support in a way I felt comfortable with and I could see that what the charity was offering was incredibly unique and powerful.

Having met Amy and Jen in late 2016 I expressed my keen interest in a job with the charity should the occasion ever arise. I kept in contact with them whilst I had a career break to go travelling, updating them along the way with the ups and downs of travelling with alopecia. To my delight, after interviewing for the Charity Administrator job, I was offered the opportunity to join the team and couldn’t think of a better reason to head back home! I felt excited at the prospect of helping others to not feel so alone and scared as I did in those early days. I loved that I was able to turn this difficult experience into something positive!"

Naomi's favourite inspirational quote:

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. (Walt Whitman)