Monica Shafaq

Monica Shafaq is a British mental health advocate and chief executive at Kaleidoscope Plus Group.^[1][2]

Monica Shafaq
Nationality	British
Education	Masters Degree
Alma mater	Birmingham University & De Montfort University
Occupation	British Mental Health advocate
Organization	Chief Executive at Kaleidoscope Plus Group

Education

Shafaq has a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Birmingham and a master's degree in housing from De Montfort University.^[3][4]

Career

After her graduation from university, Shafaq undertook various roles including working as security personnel at Birningham International Convention Centre; in the departures lounge at Birmingham Airport and then a job as the manager of an Asian women's refuge.^[1] She then moved to the housing sector where she was a housing officer (at an organisation called Friendship Housing which no longer exists); she then secured a regional manager job at another housing association called Asra Midlands where she oversaw general needs and sheltered accommodation across the West Midlands.^[5][3]

Shafaq become housing services manager at Accord Housing Association. She became head of Neighbourhood Services overseeing all general needs accommodation as well as some specialist provision.^[6][7] This is where her interest in mental health developed.^[8] She then went to work as the CEO at Sandwell Mind, a small mental health charity that was affiliated to the national Mind network.^[9][10] It is under her leadership that Sandwell Mind was rebranded and became the Kaleidoscope Plus Group from 2014.^[11][12] She is the CEO at Gordon Moody.^[13] She is on the board of Manchester United F.C. Foundation.^[1]