Riding for the Disabled Association
Lisa Davies currently serves as the Head of Communications at the Riding for the Disabled Association, a position held since December 2022. Prior to this role, Lisa was the Head of Brand & External Engagement at Practical Action from March 2017 to December 2022. Lisa's extensive career includes significant roles such as Account Director and Production Manager at mark-making* from October 2005 to March 2017, as well as Production Manager at Identica Design from 1995 to April 2002. Earlier experience includes positions as Studio Manager at CHD Design and Print Buyer at South Bank Centre, along with a foundational role as Production Assistant at Mercury Mailing. Lisa's educational background includes attending St Paul's Girls' School and Putney High School.
Riding for the Disabled Association
RDA is a UK based national charity that provides opportunities for people with disabilities to get meaningful and lasting therapy and health benefits from riding and carriage driving. A key part of the work is also to recognise and celebrate the achievenent of the participants and this lead to success from small steps forweard to going all the way to winning a Paralympic Gold medal. We work through a network of 500 centres acorss the UK and rely on the input of volunteers at all of these centres. Over 30,000 people of all ages currently benefit from the activity, but we know that for each of these people there are about another 4 people on a waiting list. We are desperately trying to change this and although we have expanded by a third since 2009, we need more suppport and more volunteers to make this change. We need volunteers of all backgrounds and with a variety of skills - not only those with experience of horses. Whatever you do, we'll provide all the training and suppport you need. If you want to talk through some of the options, get in touch. Go on! Get involved and help make a massive change to someone's life.