Patrons and advisors play a crucial role in the ongoing success of Happy Smiles CIC, providing invaluable support, advocacy, and resources that enable us to continue our mission of fostering inclusivity, promoting diversity, and empowering individuals to create positive change in their communities.
If you would like to become a patron, advisor or supporter please get in touch with a member of the team.
Introducing our patron - Issac Harvey MBE
I have been very lucky to have been connected with Alex for almost a year now where I have continue to see the great work from himself and the Happy Smiles Group. What they are achieving on a daily basis is changing the narrative when it comes to disability and bringing a positive awareness to the whole community. I felt honoured to be asked to become a patron of the group where I hope with this position I am able to elevate what they are doing and bringing more smiles to a lot more people. I look forward to what 2023 will bring and beyond.
Our Advisory Board
Our external experts who provide strategic guidance, specialised knowledge, and objective advice to our leadership team to aid in decision making.
Jamie Shields
Jamie Shields is a disability inclusion strategist, trainer and consultant who helps organisations unlearn ableism through engaging sessions and accessible design. As a Registered Blind, AuDHD advocate and Co-Founder of Disabled By Society, Jamie draws on lived experience to challenge stigma, improve accessibility and create real culture change. Known for his authentic and impactful approach, he brings humour, honesty and expertise to every conversation, inspiring action towards genuine disability inclusion.
Celia Chartres‑Aris
Celia Chartres‑Aris is a multi‑award‑winning disability campaigner, government special advisor and policy designer whose lived experience underpins her pioneering work shaping inclusive legislation and representation for disabled people across governments, international bodies and major organisations.
Co‑founder of the UK’s first disability‑focused policy unit at Westminster, Access2Funding and Unlearning Ableism, she also invests in disabled‑led ventures to drive systemic change in funding and access.
Born with a rare genetic condition resulting in multiple organ failure, she openly embodies the resilience, dignity and leadership she champions – working globally with the UN, European Union, House of Lords and organisations like Apple, Amazon and LinkedIn to enact policy and cultural change.
Recognised as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people, a LinkedIn Top Voice and featured by Forbes, BBC, The Financial Times and more, Celia brings both legal expertise and personal insight to empower inclusion at every level.
Isaac Harvey MBE
Isaac Harvey is a video editor, storyteller, and disability advocate based in London, where he also serves as President of Wheels and Wheelchairs, the community sports club he founded. Born with limb‑pelvic hypoplasia, Isaac uses his lived experience to challenge perceptions – roller‑skating across Europe, attending London Fashion Week in adaptive clothing, skydiving, skiing and sky sailing—while creating powerful multimedia content that reaches tens of thousands across platforms. Honoured with an MBE for his advocacy and community impact, he blends creativity, conviction and humour to authentically elevate disability visibility in media, fashion, tech and education.
Andrew Douglass
Andrew Douglass is the visionary Founder & CEO of Parallel, a social‑enterprise disability lifestyle brand behind events like Parallel London, Parallel Windsor, and Purple Sock Day, blending celebration with advocacy to shift perceptions across communities. He co‑founded Innovision, delivering “events for good” that drive social and environmental impact, and serves as Vice‑Chair of the Wembley Stadium Trust, Director at Sport Together Berkshire, and Ambassador for Meaningful Business. Andrew is also a judge for the Disability Power 100—bringing strategic insight, lived experience, and bold creativity to global disability inclusion and community leadership initiatives.
Ollie Thorn
Ollie Thorn is a keynote speaker, advisor, and inclusive culture expert whose powerful journey from a life‑changing spinal cord injury to elite adaptive sport and leadership in business fuels his work in disability inclusion. Living with both a physical disability and dyslexia, he combines lived experience and professional insight to help organisations unlock resilience, elevate leadership, and challenge internal culture. Olli has built a strong track record designing global inclusive programmes, advising companies including Adobe, Channel 4, UBS and more, and is a trusted delivery partner of the Valuable 500.
Our Supporters
