Meet the team

Janet Solla

Policy and Delivery Manager, Health, Well-being and Families

BA (Hons) Business Studies
Msc in Strategic Management

Janet is the Skilled for Health (SfH) National Programme Manager with ContinYou, which is one of the UK’s leading Community Learning Non-Governmental Organisations. Janet is responsible for managing the Skilled for Health Programme, in partnership with DH and DBIS.

Before taking up her present post Janet was director of Sport Active Ltd, one of the organisations taking part in the 1st pilot phase of SfH. Her background is in the private sector as a manager and then in the education sector as a University lecturer and course leader in Business Studies. Her other interests are in adult and community learning and health and well being, which has helped shape her commitment to exploring ways in which traditionally disadvantaged individuals and communities can make informed decisions about healthcare.

Helen Baker

Skilled for Health Development Manager

BEd (Hons) in Education and French

Helen Baker was formerly a primary teacher, an adviser with the Lincolnshire Healthy Schools programme and the East Midlands Regional Development Manager for Pyramid.

Helen Baker joined ContinYou in August 2007 when Pyramid and ContinYou merged and she has been working as a national Project Manager for Skilled for Health since April 2008.