Chas joined Sound Minds as chief executive officer in 2022.

Chas is well known in the user/survivor movement both as an advocate around mental health issues and an arts professional. His previous roles include disability development officer for the Arts Council (South East) and head of operations at Mental Health Media. He has also worked in arts and mental health roles for Core Arts and Creative Routes.

Most recently he has been executive director of Filmpro. Chas has a parallel path as an artist, mainly working with sound and music. His musical progression has been from a classical violinist through to a world music and ambient DJ, and then on to playing in bands and producing music for film, dance, theatre and events.