General Manager

Marian Alexandru (Alex)

I am the General Manager for Signature at Farnham Common. My role is to ensure we honour and deliver our commitment in providing the highest quality of care in a luxury environment. I am responsible for overall service delivery to our customers and community, inspiring and leading the onsite team and to ensure high standards of governance and compliance are achieved.

Over the last 10 years, I have had the privilege of serving the healthcare sector through managing and leading frontline care services for our elderly population.  I have met with many individuals who have willingly shared their life experiences and wisdom with me. This has reinforced my sense of duty and heightened my level of respect for our elders.

Over that time, I have been proud to lead and work alongside some amazing team members who have had a genuine passion for care and a true desire to serve.  I have learned a great deal from these colleagues along my career journey.

I am very much a people person.  I truly believe in the values of responsibility, integrity, kindness, compassion and doing what I can for others.  The care sector has afforded me the opportunity to ‘live’ these values in the workplace, for which I am truly grateful for.

I was immediately drawn to Signature because of the culture and principles the organisation aspires to.  I joined the Signature team in 2017 and I am now passionately working with the community and team here to take the home’s services forward.  The team and I are fully committed to embedding the core principles of empathy, care, compassion and integrity into the Farnham Common community.

Client Liaison Manager

Wendy Healy

I have worked in residential care supporting and guiding loved ones through their care journey since 2018. It is a role I absolutely love and am excited have joined Signature at Farnham Common, a wonderful home offering a luxurious environment for residents, where they are supported by a compassionate and caring team, committed to providing each resident with a sense of security, community and fulfilment.

As Client Liaison Manager, I am here to support you from your initial enquiry, through to moving into our home. You are assured of a warm welcome. I hope to meet you soon, to discover what’s important to you and to share all that Signature at Farnham Common has to offer.

Clinical Services Manager

Maschelle Dimayacyac

I’ve been working in the healthcare industry for 15 years now. I’m a licensed nurse in both the United Kingdom and the Philippines.  My journey in nursing began in 2003 in the Philippines. I successfully earned a bachelor’s degree in Nursing and passed the nursing licensing exam, which officially launched my healthcare career.

My passion for nursing and healthcare and my desire to continue my education led me to move to the UK to pursue my dream of becoming a globally competitive nurse. I continued my studies and successfully completed a degree in Nursing and Healthcare Integrated in the UK, at the University of West London.

I have had diverse and enriching experiences working in various roles in hospitals and care homes, which have helped me develop my expertise in both clinical practice and management. My experiences as a bedside nurse, nurse manager, and educator have all converged to shape my practice in providing safe, person-centred, and quality care to the residents.

I am thrilled to have been offered the position of Clinical Services Manager / Deputy Manager at Signature Farnham Common. To me, this role is more than just a job; it is an opportunity to be a part of an organization that genuinely cares about its residents, their families, and the staff. I am eagerly looking forward to continuing my journey of professional growth and learning with this incredible team, as I remain dedicated to ensuring the well-being of the residents.

Residential Care Manager

Ana Araujo

I have worked in the care sector for 11 years, being lucky enough to have completed majority of my journey with Signature who supported me to develop my professional skills and qualifications achieving a Management Role.

I am delighted that I was offered the Residential Care Manager Role at Signature at Farnham Common becoming part of this caring and passionate family. I am driven by ensuring all our residents are delivered exceptional person-centred care as residents are always my priority. As the Residential Care Manager, I work alongside a fantastic and committed team of carers who are equally passionate about the care provided to our residents.  I feel very privileged to work for Signature as I identify myself with their values and vision of Excellent Care above all for our residents.

Dementia Care Manager

Beatrice Rusu

I have been working in the Health Sector for the last 7 years. I have completed studies in General Nursing and Social Care, gaining experience working with individuals from different age groups starting with children, adolescence up to the elderly.

I am delighted that I was offered the Dementia Care Manager role at Signature at Farnham Common becoming part of this caring and passionate family. My role requires a passion for care, being kind and patient and always putting people living with Dementia first, ensuring their wellbeing and happiness are met. I am driven by ensuring all of our residents are delivered exceptional person-centred care as residents are always my priority.

Hospitality Manager

Tuesdee Dixon

I have worked in catering now for over 27 years, starting out at a local pub as a waitress, then moving on to be a chef in the RAF, to running my own pubs then going on to work for Heston Blumenthal, Pierre Koffman and Odds Farm as Food and Beverage Manager.

I am very passionate about all things Food & Beverage. I am looking forward to making sure our residents will be well looked after and genuinely cared for, while delivering a 5 star service.

Tina Avery

Business Admin Manager

I have worked in the care sector for many years, I started in my 20s at the Epilepsy Centre in Chalfont St Peter.
After a career diversion into retail and then later as an administrator with the National Trust, Signature offered me the opportunity to return to the care sector, firstly as an Administrator then Clinical Administrator and then Residential Care Manager. I later joined a specialist team to implement a new system for the whole of Signature Group, a project I am very proud to have been part of. I am now exited to work at our lovely new home in Farnham Common as Business Admin Manager and use my qualification in CIPD level 5 in HR. I look forward to supporting all my colleagues in their journey at Farnham Common

Client Liaison Coordinator

Samantha Cherriman

I am the Client Liaison Coordinator here at Signature at Farnham Common. I work alongside Wendy, our Client Liaison Manager, in supporting loved ones and residents in their search for care. I will meet with prospective residents and their loved ones to help and assist them through what can be an emotional time. I will be there to offer my full support and guidance in their search as well as being a listening ear.

Phil Hughes

Head Chef

I have worked in the food and hospitality industry from an early age, about 17 years ago. My journey originally started off as a child when holidaying abroad with family, and the passion I felt whilst away and all the different cuisines I was fortunate enough to experience along with being at home with my grandparents with home traditionally cooked food, trying to help but often just in the way!

So back in 2006 I started working for a gastro-pub company and attended professional culinary school, from here is where it began professionally. I spent several years doing this whilst learning what this crazy world of hospitality was all about and I just loved it. I was getting to learn, have fun and cook great recipes. As I developed as a leader and chef, I was appointed to my first position of Head Chef, to which I was very proud.

After some time with this group my culinary journey took me into the independent restaurant world, and it was here where I really started to grow as a personality and Chef and really start to hone my craft. I learnt so much more than just recipes and the balancing of flavours, I learnt everything I needed in life.

More recently I have been back in the gastro-pub sector for the last few years building great teams, cooking locally and sustainable dishes, developing others, watching them grow and working under some phenomenal leadership. I’ve since looked on life and felt coming from the generations of Nurses in my family that I have, that now was the right time where I wanted to give something back more personal to people and really feel like I am making a difference to everyone individually daily.

I have been lucky enough to be given this opportunity with Signature, but what can I say other than I feel privileged to be able to take this fantastic opportunity to meet everyone old and new and make a genuine difference in the residents lives here in their home, giving them a balanced nutritious daily diet whilst dropping little treats of naughtiness into their day here and there. You will always find me about chatting and getting to know people and just generally enjoying the day.

Wojciech Lozynski

Maintenance Manager

I am responsible for the health and safety of our residents, staff and visitors. I have the privilege of working for over 6 years in the care sector. The previous Nursing Home, where I worked for 4.5 years as a Maintenance Manager, received an outstanding rating from the CQC in all five areas, which I hope to achieve again with our team at Farnham Common.

I like helping people live independently and with dignity, despite their age and health and with our team at Farnham Common we aim to create a homely atmosphere with a safe and happy environment for our residents, families and friends.