grounded. Team
Please find below all members of the Living Well grounded. Team.
Alex Jordan
Area Manager
Alex graduated from the University of Chester in 2013 with a BA hons in Events Management. Alex went on to work in operational events for 2 years, including weddings, charity and corporate events. They then took a career detour into the NHS and studied to become a Healthcare Assistant in general practice which sparked their love for helping people and their aptitude to empathise with people of all different ages and backgrounds after having dealt with their own long term chronic illness since a young age.
Alex joined Living Well Consortium in 2020 working in the Administration team to process client referrals in high volumes. Alex then moved to the role Project Assistant, assisting with the implementation of grounded., a wellbeing café and hub in Selly Oak of which Alex is now Area Manager. As Area Manager of grounded., Alex is responsible for the smooth running of all operations.
In 2015 Alex had major life saving bowel surgery to remove all of their large bowel. They now have a stoma named Flow and their partner can no longer blame them as the excuse for any funny noises or smells!
Stathis Papadopoulos
Venue Assistant - grounded. Selly Oak
Stathis moved from Greece to the UK in 2012 to open his own business, his background in hospitality gave him much knowledge in business management. Stathis got qualifications from ESP+ school that specialized in photography and graphic design. Stathis went on to work in the mental health charity field in 2017 helping young people facing barriers to the employment with training and job opportunities.
He joined LWC in August 2024 in the role of venue assistant overseeing the running of grounded. Selly Oak to ensure day to day smooth operation of the venue. Stathis loves working at grounded. because the role companies both business management and mental health support.
Outside work Stathis loves going to the gym and swimming daily. He loves cooking for family and friends and also he likes relax playing video games or going to the cinema after a long day.
