Mission
To reduce the inequities racialised communities face in accessing mental health support in the workplace.
Meet Our Founder
Ngozi's journey to founding Happiworkers is deeply rooted in both personal experience and professional expertise. Having navigated her own mental health challenges for two decades, including recurrent depression, Ngozi transformed her struggles into a powerful mission. Her path led her to become a qualified mental health social worker and psychotherapist, uniquely positioning her to understand the intricate connections between mental health, workplace dynamics, and racial equity.
As the former founder of a culturally sensitive mental health service, Ngozi witnessed firsthand the critical need for tailored mental health support, especially for racialised communities. This experience and her professional training make her the ideal leader for Happiworkers.
Today, Ngozi stands at the forefront of advocating for anti-racist practices in the workplace. Her focus is on creating inclusive, psychologically safe environments and removing barriers to racially informed mental health support. Currently pursuing her doctorate, Ngozi is researching the factors that enable and inhibit Black women from attaining leadership positions in organisations. This academic pursuit fuels her dedication to equipping leaders with the tools to champion the needs of underserved employees and create truly equitable work environments.
Andrea Ignatius
Chief Clinical Officer
Our Chief Clinical Officer, Andrea Ignatius, brings a unique blend of legal prowess and therapeutic insight to Happiworkers.
🔹 20+ years in high-pressure legal environments
🔹 Transitioned to counselling, driven by a lifelong calling to support others
🔹 Oversees our practitioner excellence, ensuring top-tier mental health support
Andrea's mission: Revolutionize workplace mental health by creating psychologically safe spaces that foster resilience and growth.
Her diverse experience - from courtrooms to counselling rooms, from victim support to prison mentoring - shapes her holistic approach to mental wellness.
At Happiworkers, Andrea oversees clinical operations and is pioneering a new standard in culturally attuned, high-quality mental health care for the modern professional world.
Brian Tancock
Business Development Rep
Drawing on his 30-year banking career and collaboration with psychologists, Brian is a passionate advocate for workplace mental health. His personal experience with burnout and insights from his multicultural family fuels his mission to help employees thrive.
Brian firmly believes investing in employee mental health creates winning outcomes for all. While supporting employee wellbeing, organisations benefit through increased productivity, enhanced brand value, and reduced operational risks. His extensive experience in implementing and auditing workplace initiatives makes him ideally positioned to guide sustainable organisational change and people development.
As a Business Development Rep and Mental Health First Aider, Brian specialises in helping companies maximise their return on well-being investments regarding bottom-line results and meaningful improvements in their people's lives.
Administrative Team
Jannah Mariscal
Administrative Manager at HappiWorkers
Cindy Acar
Administrative Support at HappiWorkers
We are motivated to make mental health accessible to every small company.
At Happiworkers, a happy workforce is the foundation of a successful company. Our mission is to make culturally sensitive, anti-racist mental health support accessible to every small company, ensuring that all employees, particularly those from racialised communities, feel valued, supported, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work.
We exist to help organisations better support their underserved employees through the lens of anti-racism, focusing on its impact on their well-being, sense of belonging, and effectiveness at work. We challenge the notion of an inclusive workplace where employees must change themselves to fit in or receive only generic mental health support that fails to consider their unique cultural and racial experiences.
