Trustees

Jean has been a Trustee with Vista for nearly 4 years and has recently taken on the role of Chair of the Board. Jean is a highly experienced retired Head Orthoptist, with over 43 years’ experience in practice at St James's University Hospital in Leeds, and more recently the Leicester Royal Infirmary. Jean has been a Vista volunteer for some time, throwing herself into children’s activities and our early intervention projects and helping us explore new ways for Vista to get involved in health and social care and support.

Dr Aadil Kazi joined Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in August 2025 as Group Research and Development Director. Aadil is responsible for leading the delivery of the Trust’s research strategy and overseeing the management of clinical research activity across the group. 

Aadil brings a wealth of experience from his roles as Manager of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London (UCL) Institute of Ophthalmology. His background spans research leadership, strategic planning, and operational delivery, with a strong focus on collaboration and innovation. 

Aadil began his career as a researcher and has remained committed to supporting clinical research across the NHS. He is passionate about making research meaningful, which means helping to turn scientific discoveries into real improvements for patient care and public health.

Aadil grew up in Leicester and joined Vista in February 2023 to combine his experience of working in the health sector and enthusiasm to contribute to the local community.

Phil was born with congenital glaucoma and has been severely sight impaired from a very young age.  He has over 30 years experience working in the field of IT in roles including Programming and Design, Analysis and bespoke software Support Management.  His interests/hobbies have included cars, horses, cycling, walking and acoustic rifle target shooting.

Rebecca has been a qualified rehabilitation officer for 33 years and 19 of those she has managed the rehabilitation team at Vista. She has experience working in both social services and charities and following her retirement this year she has decided to take a post as trustee. So that she can help guide Vista and its services towards a secure future. She is looking forward to using her knowledge and experience of being an employee of Vista to give valuable insight into the day to day operation of the organisation.

Meredith Wilkinson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at De Montfort University in Leicester.  As someone with a severe visual impairment since birth, Meredith is proud to come on board as a trustee of Vista and utilise her lived experience within her role.  In her work life, her research and writing focuses on advocacy for staff and students within Higher Education. In her spare time, she enjoys reading.