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Our Trustee Board

We are currently looking for new trustees to join our Board.

The skills below would be highly beneficial:

  • Working with vulnerable young people
  • HR 
  • Commercial experience 
  • Property Development
  • Finance

Expression of interest by 22nd November 2024

Informal interviews will be held W/C 9th December 2024

Download our application pack
Jennifer Walker
Chair

Jennifer Walker has a background in managing development projects in Southern and Eastern Africa.  She has over 20 years of experience in securing funds, developing relationships with stakeholders, philanthropic investment funds, grant making and managing the marketing of organisations.

Fun fact – Jenny loves nature and listening to country music (she’s a big Dolly Parton fan)!

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Pam Heath
Treasurer

Pam Heath is a qualified accountant with a long career working in large, well-known organisations covering finance, commercial and project management roles. For the last fourteen years Pam has been a school governor, with the desire to help support the experiences and outcomes of young people.

Fun Fact – Pam enjoys supporting Northampton Saints and watching most sports, particularly cricket.

Julia Upton MBE DL

Julia Upton is passionate about the voluntary and community sector and their role in creating vibrant and successful communities. Professionally she worked in education and then led a philanthropic and grant-making charity. Julia is a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

Fun fact – Julia likes hiking up mountains!

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Preston Ayres BEM

Preston was a partner in Grant Thornton and has extensive finance experience. He negotiated the purchase of our original flats and retail units. This valuable asset enabled the recent development of our amazing new campus, which was opened in March 2020.

Fun fact – Preston loves motor sport and in 2000 did the London to Sydney Marathon in a Ford Escort Mk1!

Dr Vasco Fernandes 

Vasco is a retired Consultant Physician and has experience in public health, substance misuse and general practice.

Fun fact – Vasco enjoys playing table tennis and Bridge.

Dr Anthony Holden 

Tony is by profession a physicist and has an extensive background in youth work with 32 years as leader in the Scout Association including serving as District Commissioner in South Northamptonshire.

Fun fact – Tony plays trumpet and occasionally plays in the Parish Church with his wife Jacinta who is a concert pianist and organist.

Philip Stainsby

Philip is a Chartered Surveyor specialising in the management of commercial property.

Fun fact – He is a lover of endurance sports and has swum from Europe to Africa.

Benedicta Morrow

Benedicta began her career in fundraising and alumni relations in 1998. She worked in the USA for 10 years before coming back to the UK to work for UCL and then Cranfield University.

Fun fact – Benedicta loves cats and would like to add to the 3 she already has at home.

Deborah Stuart

Debbie is a qualified housing professional. Her role as Director of Housing, Health and Wellbeing sees her lead a wide range of customer facing services. She brings to the role of Trustee a range of skills and experience for providing person centred services.

Fun fact – Debbie enjoys cooking and recently attended an Indian cookery course.

Jenny Swift

Jenny is a qualified social worker with significant child protection experience and a passion for trauma informed work. She is actively involved in social work education and development as well as working in the family courts specialising in drugs, alcohol, mental health and trauma.

Fun fact –