Media Enquiries & Spokespeople
Our spokespeople work across a wide variety of roles at Access Social Care, bringing diverse perspectives from executive leadership and legal casework through to daily operations and legal tech innovation. Combining national policy commentary, frontline expertise, and lived experience our team provides grounded, authoritative insights for broadcast, print, and digital media.
Key topics include long-term sector reform, legal rights under the Care Act, workplace accessibility, and unpaid carers' rights.
All media enquiries, interview requests, and expert briefing bookings are managed by our press office. To ensure a prompt response for news deadlines, please direct all requests to our agency team rather than reaching out to spokespeople individually.
Media & Press Enquiries
Press Team: PLMR
Email: asc@plmr.co.uk
Phone: 01473 326400
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
(For general enquiries about Access Social care please contact enquiries@accesscharity.org.uk.)
Kari Gerstheimer
Access Social Care
CEO & FounderKey Topics
Social Care Sector Reform & Policy • Legal Rights under the Care Act • Sector Scale-Up & Innovation • Human Rights Law
Media Focus
A qualified solicitor with an LLM in Human Rights Law and over two decades in charity leadership, Kari founded Access Social Care to drive systemic change. Host of The State of our Nation podcast, she is an experienced broadcast spokesperson commenting on national social care policy, long-term sector reform, and expanding access to justice through legal rights training and tech-led tools.
Format Availability
Print, radio, and TV.
Finbar Mulholland
Head of Product Key Topics
Responsible AI in Charity and Legal Sectors • Digital Empowerment & Legal Rights • Ethics & Risks of Generative AI • Product Data & Innovation
Media Focus
With two decades of tech leadership, Finbar oversees Access Social Care’s AccessAva platform. He provides commentary on the ethical use of AI in social care, the risks of relying on unverified generative AI like ChatGPT for care advice, and how digital tools can empower people to understand and claim their legal rights safely.
Format Availability
Print, radio, and TV.
James Heath
Key Topics
Disability Inclusion in the Workplace • Local Authority Social Care Support • Workplace Progression Barriers • Structural System Challenges & PIP
Executive and Governance OfficerMedia Focus
Drawing on extensive personal experience, James provides expert insight into the systemic and administrative barriers facing disabled people. He offers commentary on workplace inclusion, career progression challenges, the limitations of local authority care packages, and navigating fragmented public support systems.
Format Availability
Exclusively for written contributions, Q&As, and drafted opinion pieces (no photography).
Sally Allen
Administration AssistantKey Topics
Unpaid Carers’ Rights • Workplace Flexibility for Carers • Social Services Pressures • Charity Sector Funding Challenges
Media Focus
Combining over 20 years of charity sector experience with lived experience as an unpaid carer, Sally provides grounded, realistic commentary on navigating the social care system. She offers written insights into balancing employment with caring duties, the impact of local council cuts, and the structural pressures facing third-sector funding.
Format Availability
Exclusively for written contributions.
Emily Morison
Trainee Case Worker Key Topics
Mental Health & Autism Care Packages • Lawful Care Assessments • Reframing Disability Discourse • Everyday Public Accessibility (Transport, Venues & Events)
Media Focus
Bringing five years of advocacy experience alongside her personal perspective as a disabled person, Emily offers clear commentary on legal care assessments, funding battles, and shifting negative public rhetoric around disability. An experienced media spokesperson with appearances on BBC News, ITV News, and The One Show, she provides expert insight on frontline casework and everyday access barriers.
Format Availability
Print, radio, and TV.