About Us
Menopause Knowledge CIC came about during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, bringing together women with shared and varied passions, driven to make a difference to our community through targeted actions and activities.
Our menopause initiative is all about empowerment of people having the knowledge and confidence to thrive in their peri and post menopause. Through its work and collaborations, Menopause Knowledge CIC also reaches employers and clinicians.
Our Vision
A world where menopause is an empowerment, a time to thrive, an opportunity for new beginnings and adventures.
A world where all genders and people have access to evidence-based information and holistic strategies to manage their menopause journey.
Our Values
- Transformational
- Non-judgemental
- Compassionate
- Collaborative
- Inclusive
Our Mission 🦋 Knowledge Is Power!🦋
We campaign for menopause awareness across all genders and communities to help prevent the negative impacts of menopause.
We help people, organisations and health care providers understand the mental and physical health changes that occur during perimenopause and post menopause, and the holistic options available to manage those.
We signpost to appropriate service and evidence-based resources.
The Directors
Aline Boblin
Aline founded Menopause Knowledge CIC in 2020 during the Covid19 pandemic.
Aline brings over 20 years experience in IT and business transformation and project manager from a successful 26-year career in the global aerospace industry.
Her personal experience of menopause challenges inspires our first initiative. She’s a passionate menopause campaigner and strong supporter of the #MakeMenopauseMatter UK campaign.
As an Expert by Experience with education in hormonal health and confidence in the menopause, Aline brings both compassion and evidence-based knowledge to our menopause initiative.
Aline is part of Inspire and Connect, a network that supports female entrepreneurs across the UK. Aline has experience in bid writing for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). She also works for a local VCS charity, Warwickshire & Solihull Community and Voluntary Action.
As Founder and CEO of the organisation, Aline offers business acumen, project management skills and fundraising experience. She acts as finance director and is our safeguarding designated person. As well as identifying funding opportunities and writing applications, Aline manages the day-to-day activities of TIA CIC, leads our menopause initiatives and drives our business strategy and planning development. She also ensures governance and accounting compliance are adhered to.
Louise Ware
Louise is a senior prescribing nurse in Scotland. Louise was inspired to join the team to support our menopause initiative. She brings her medical background experience and zest for life to our delivery. Louise completed her prescribing course in the spring of 2022 and is now a qualified prescribing nurse. She plays a key role in the direction of our menopause initiatives as our consultant on its medical content to ensure its quality and compliance. She supports the development of our business strategy and funding applications. As part of her work across primary care surgeries, Louise is also a strong advocate of empowering women and clinicians towards a positive health journey in peri and post menopause.
Julia Parson
Julia has extensive experience of the record industry in the US and the UK through her CBS career. She now has her own company, Music Majors with the unique Eight O’Clock Rock Chat shows. Julia is proud to be a Rotarian, a member of Solihull Police Advisory and was instrumental to establishing Solihull Radio. She also runs a dog boarding business. Julia provide recruitment and employer experience. She supports our public relation and networking activities. She is also a key contributor to the development of our business strategy, bringing the breadth of her work experience, and reviews our funding applications.
Eloïse Boblin
Eloïse is a marine biologist passionate about environment conservation. She eagerly supports Aline’s work to help others avoid the challenges her mother faced, including volunteering to support community events. As well as supporting our social media presence and administration tasks, Eloïse contributes to the development of our business strategy, keeps a keen eye on our business practices and environment conservation compliance, and supports writing our funding applications.
Our Sponsors
