Our team brings together a range of experience, skills and a shared commitment to providing high-quality, child-centred fostering services.
Registered Manager
A qualified social worker with over 15 years' experience across fostering, adoption and looked-after children's services.
Since 2011, Honest has specialised in safeguarding children and young people, supporting positive outcomes through effective assessment, planning and multi-agency working.
He has a strong interest in research, equality, diversity and evidence-informed practice.
Responsible Individual & Director
Nicky brings personal experience of care and more than 21 years of fostering to her role at Starz.
Having experienced both residential and foster care herself, Nicky went on to work for the National Association for Young People in Care.
Together with her partner, she began a fostering journey spanning more than 21 years, caring for children with a wide range of needs.
Eight children call Nicky and her partner mum and dad, and five have chosen to take their family name. Nicky is passionate about keeping children safe and giving them the best possible opportunities.
Director
Lisa brings experience supporting people with mental health needs and learning disabilities, alongside a passion for helping children and families.
Lisa lives in Norfolk with her husband and youngest son. She is also a proud grandmother.
She has worked with young people experiencing mental health difficulties and with people who have learning disabilities.
Lisa enjoys working with children, young people and adults alike and is dedicated to the values and ethos of Starz Fostering.
Director
Zoe has spent many years working with children and enjoys making a positive difference in people's lives.
Alongside her experience working with children, Zoe has also spent time supporting adults with learning disabilities.
She enjoys giving back to her community and is passionate about the work Starz does.
Outside work, Zoe enjoys spending time with horses and travelling. She has three grown-up daughters and is a proud grandmother.
Agency Decision Maker
Mary is an experienced social worker and foster carer who helps ensure applicants are appropriately assessed and suitable for fostering.
Mary qualified as a social worker in the early 1990s and has worked mainly with children and young people.
Her own fostering experience spans more than 13 years, including six years as a manager of a medium-sized fostering agency.
Mary is passionate about recruiting and supporting foster carers who can provide high-quality care to children needing a substitute family.
Supervising Social Worker
Alice has 14 years' experience working with children and young people, including eight years as a qualified social worker.
Alice has specialised in supporting children with disabilities and has worked within local authority services and short breaks services.
She is passionate about supporting children and carers and has a particular interest in therapeutic play and child development.
Alice also supports the agency's out-of-hours on-call arrangements.
Administrator
Lizzie supports the day-to-day administration of Starz Fostering, helping the team keep everything running smoothly.
Lizzie works part-time for Starz, Monday to Friday, from 9:30am until 2pm.
Outside work, she enjoys card making and other crafts. She has a son and a cat named Chewie, named after Chewbacca from Star Wars.
Volunteer Family Support Worker
Andy brings 35 years of service in the British Army and a strong commitment to supporting Starz fostering families.
Andy is married to Lisa, one of the Starz Directors, and is delighted to be part of the team as a volunteer family support worker.
He has five children and enjoys spending time with his family and grandchildren.
Andy is also involved in charity fundraising and has received honours recognising his services to charity.
Volunteer Family Support Worker
Having spent 12 years in care herself, Lizzie brings valuable lived experience and a personal understanding of fostering to Starz.
Lizzie initially became involved with Starz by helping at recruitment events before moving into a volunteer family support role.
She spent 12 years in care and was fostered by Nicky. Her experiences have given her a strong appreciation of the importance of dedicated and supportive foster carers.
Lizzie thoroughly enjoys being part of the support team and helping foster families.
We work together to give you the personal, practical and professional support you need, whenever you need it. At Starz, you're not just a foster carer — you're part of our team.
Have a question or would like to speak to a member of the team? We'd love to hear from you.