Breda is a systemic innovator in mental health, with a career dedicated to designing fairer, smarter, and more human-centred services. She has pioneered award-winning programmes across the NHS, local authorities and VCSE partners, ranging from culturally adapted talking therapies, digital platforms for people severely affected by mental illness, and personal health budgets that empower recovery. Her work has reduced inequalities, improved outcomes, and influenced national NHS policy and guidance.

With an unusual career journey, moving from architecture into ageing, wellbeing, and then mental health services more broadly, Breda approaches system change the way she approaches design: start with listening honestly, co-create with those most affected, and build structures that last. Colleagues describe her as a fantastic systems thinker, data-driven yet deeply people-focused, and the driver who turns vision into tangible reality. Breda brings optimism, energy, and clarity to the most complex challenges while always ensuring that services meet the needs of the people they exist to serve.