Deakon Burgess

Deakon Burgess currently serves as the REACH Alliance Service Manager at Rethink Mental Illness, focusing on expanding peer support worker initiatives in Coventry and Warwickshire and fostering alliances with local charities to aid recovery efforts. Prior to this role, Deakon worked as a Learning & Development Trainer and fit tester at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust from March 2021 to September 2023. Deakon’s earlier experience includes positions such as Technical Assistant at Lloyd's Register from December 2013 to November 2020, Invoice Clerk at SENTURIAN SECURITY LIMITED, Customer Service Cashier at Card Factory, and Business Administrator at Yeoman & Owen. Deakon began professional development as a Business Administration Apprentice at WHITEFRIARS HOUSING GROUP LIMITED from November 2009 to November 2011.