After reading English at Oxford University, Alex trained at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, worked for Marco Pierre White at the Criterion and helped open various Rocco Forte properties. She then went on to set up Millers Bakery, with her husband Marcus Miller.
In 2008, Alex became the host of the highly acclaimed show, The Hotel Inspector. With several series firmly under her belt, Alex's latest venture The Fixer, hit BBC2 in January 2012. She has now done ten years as Hotel Inspector, and three years of travel shows as well as various restaurant programmes for the BBC and Channel 5.
Millers Bakery is now a 52,000 sq.ft operation, supplying most of the five-star hotels, restaurants and burger joints in London, as well as providing frozen and part-baked bread and pastries across the country.
Alex is also a trustee of the Landau Forte Academy Trust.

Lalli Howell was a Head Teacher for a special needs school in Sussex for 20 years. She has extensive experience in the field of autism and special education for early years. Lalli is a member of staff within a NHS autism assessment team as well as an Autism Advisor for both independent and state schools.

Lisa has 25 years of experience of working with young people with ASC, MLD, SLD, PMLD and complex needs. She has worked alongside a wide range of professionals and experts to create individualised programmes, placing young people at the centre of their learning.
She has piloted several successful inclusion projects and worked in a wide range of specialist educational settings, including providing high quality bespoke post 16 specialist provision and post 19 transition. She has also worked in the charity sector.
Lisa has always pioneered new ways of working that make a real difference to the lives of young people with a learning disability. Whilst recently studying for an MA in Experimental Psychology Lisa explored how innovative technology can be developed to support people with Autism. She believes passionately in expanding neurodiversity in the workplace and that the benefits this brings to corporate business is of equal value to that of the young person with a learning disability they employ.

Jeanette is a professional manager with over 12 years’ experience working within marketing and publishing. Prior to joining Team Domenica, she worked at a Brighton-based marketing communications agency, where she headed up a team responsible for producing brochures and smaller marketing pieces for a portfolio of clients. Jeanette has also set up and run her own publishing business and worked as the managing editor at The Latest magazine and as a sub-editor at Cable Guide. She has also undertaken fundraising and event organisation for both Oxfam and Greenpeace.

Diana worked in the University of London Careers Advisory Service, then as a computer programmer before training to be a teacher. She has over twenty years of teaching experience in subjects including Science, Health & Social Care and Food Technology, and most recently delivering the ASDAN Certificate in Employability to sixth form students with learning disabilities. She also brings valuable experience of running a small business and café to the team.

Dawn began her career as a primary school teacher, during which time she developed a passion for teaching children with a range of special needs and learning disabilities. She later had the opportunity to support in the Food Technology and Design & Technology department at a local secondary school and most recently worked as a teacher in the Circle Project, which supported and taught students with a variety of complex needs. She delivered all curriculum subjects and prepared multi-sensory resources for subject support, developing new and personalised programmes for the teaching and learning of Maths, including the delivery and assessment of Entry Level qualifications and Life Skills.

Emily has over 20 years Account Management and Business Development experience. She has worked in the pharmaceutical, catering, property management and TV distribution industries which has given her the knowledge and experience required to deal with a wide variety of companies in her role at Team Domenica. She has particular strengths in relationship building, communicating and problem solving.
Emily has 3 children the oldest child of which has ASD so she can relate to the challenges faced by those with additional needs.

I began my career as a chef working in various hospitality venues. Later in my career I was given the opportunity to move into teaching and started working at a local sixth form college, delivering hospitality and catering qualifications to students across different curriculum areas. The students I enjoyed working with most were those with additional needs, so from there I moved on to teaching at a school for Children with Autism where I became part of the Senior Management team as Transition and Careers Co-Ordinator, Head of Food Technology and Personal tutor, teaching across all areas of the school delivering Food Technology to students working at Entry Level up to those who were taking A Levels. I have worked with students with additional needs for over 20 years and enjoy the challenges and rewards this brings.

Penny has over 20 years' experience of working with children, young people and adults with learning disabilities in a range of settings. She has worked as a Connexions Adviser based in schools, colleges and 6th forms for Brighton & Hove County Council as a Learning Disability Adviser and then within the SEND department as a Case Work Officer.

I have been the Educational Health & Care Plan (EHCP) Coordinator for Team Domenica for nearly 4 years and have loved working for the charity. Team Domenica enables candidates to grow, flourish and then move into paid employment which is fantastic.

Lucy joined Team Domenica in January 2019. She has extensive and wide-ranging experience in both the catering industry and the learning disability sector, having worked for a similar charity project in Cambridge before joining St John's College Brighton in 2011. Her hotel, restaurant and event catering background has enabled her to seamlessly join the team and she has been our café manager based in Hove library. Recently, she has set up a new café enterprise at St John's College where Team Domenica is now responsible for all the daily catering for staff and students of up to 200 people per day. This has contributed to our ongoing partnership with St John's and provides additional opportunities for all our candidates to flourish.

I’m a former mainstream primary school teacher with 16 years' experience supporting children with a range of learning disabilities including Down’s syndrome, ASC, hearing impairment and ADHD. I have also worked as a customer services ambassador, preparing and selling fresh produce in the hospitality and retail industry.