Building a Future for Blind Veterans

Colin became the sixth President of Blind Veterans UK in 2017. He served in the Royal Artillery, and has been a beneficiary of Blind Veterans UK since 2003, after losing his sight following a serious assault. Colin has volunteered and worked for us since 2005. He is our Member Engagement Lead and, as President, he is also a trustee. "I’m proud and privileged to now be able to help the blind ex-Servicemen and women that will follow in our footsteps."

Nicky joined in 2015, building on a career within the voluntary sector where she led in operational delivery, change management, and business expansion programmes. At Blind Veterans UK, Nicky oversees the service delivery for our blind veterans. Her role includes the development of our regionalised community support structure as well as our Centres for Wellbeing. "I am honoured to serve those blind veterans who have served our country!"

After training as a rehabilitation officer (ROVI) in Glasgow, Paul joined the charity in 2001 as a sight loss practitioner. From 2017 to 2022 Paul led the VI & Tech team in Brighton and is now the National Rehabilitation Practice Development Lead. "My role provides a great platform to create opportunities to grow and develop vision rehabilitation interventions to help our blind veterans to live the best version of their lives, and also the sight loss community as a whole."