About us...
OACP is
YOUR Care Association
for Oxfordshire
We are YOUR contact point, advocate and representative in the Adult Social Care sector in Oxfordshire, regionally and nationally.
As YOUR membership organisation, we represent all Adult Social Care Providers across Oxfordshire and through our wider family, the Care Association Alliance, we take YOUR issues all the way to Government.
Our members include Care and Nursing Homes, Domiciliary Care (Home Care), Live-in-Care, Day Care, Supported Living, Shared Lives and many other Community and Charity support services.
Our Admin and Engagement Team
Eddy McDowall
Eddy
is our
Chief Executive
and has worked in adult social care for nearly 40 years in local government and also at the Department of Health and with the Local Government Association.
Eddy leads
our networks
and writes
our weekly newsletter.
Lisa Leah
Lisa is our Operations Manager overseeing OACP’s events and external partnerships and oversees delivery of our International Recruitment project. Lisa joined OACP in April 2021 and has many years' experience of working in the hospitality sector.
Catherine Newport
Cath is our Administrator, first contact for OACP and oversees our Membership. Cath is our data expert and our go-to person for sorting out our IT issues and has excellent knowledge of all things Apple and Microsoft.
Sam Harper
Sam has a wealth of experience in digital and cyber security and adds an extra dimension to our provider digital support.
Angie McNally
Angie joined the OACP team in October 2022 supporting completion of the BOB ICS Digital Social Care Record survey. Angie leads all of our digital projects, including the regional hub, national large provider and new provider projects.
Jo Boyce
Jo has a dual role across our Digital Team and our International Recruitment Support providing essential support to both Angie and Lisa.
Valerie Jarvis
Valerie joined OACP in October 2022 with extensive experience working as a Registered Manager since 1991 and mainly covers the John Radcliffe part of the Trusted Assessor Service.
Rachel Adams
Rachel joined OACP in early November 2024 bringing experience of working with people with dementia, care home settings and supported housing. Rachel splits her time between the Horton Hospital and John Radcliffe.
Genna Manock
Genna joined OACP in May 2025 with extensive training and assessment experience in care home settings.
Genna works out of the Horton Hospital but also covers the John Radcliffe.
Buckinghamshire Partnership and social media
Alona Tokvus
Alona joined OACP in September 2024 and leads work with our BCPA partners in Buckinghamshire overseeing the Bucks Homestay project. Alona has significant skills in media and design and delivers our social media content.
Our Board of Directors
Mike Corran
Mike
joined us in May 2021 as our Independent Chair.
following a 35-year career in retail banking with senior roles in procurement, leading major change programmes and building external partnerships.
Liz Clements
Liz
is Regional Operations Manager for
Hartford Care
in the Home Counties.
Liz has an extensive track record of clinical leadership and end of life expertise.
John Cascone
John is Managing Director of Caremark (West Oxfordshire and Cherwell) and brings 30 years of sales and marketing knowledge to the Board.
Mark Collins
Mark is Business Director at Oxford Private Care, a family-run business, and brings an understanding of domiciliary care delivery and wide-ranging business experience.
Chris Ingram
Chris is CEO at Style Acre,
the Oxfordshire-based provider of supported living services for people with a learning disability.
Renata Crisóstomo
Renate is the Interim Divisional Director at The Orders of St John Care Trust, a large provider of care homes and extra care housing support across Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Lincolnshire.
Katy Trueman
Katy is Director and Manager of Enable Health, a local home care provider that has delivered care services in Oxfordshire since 2013.
Charles Taylor
Charles is Director of Taylor & Taylor Care, a three-generation family business, which runs two nursing homes, The Julie Richardson and Banbury Heights. Charles is Chair of the Oxfordshire Care home Association.
