Welcare: Strengthening Families across South London and East Surrey in the UK
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Board of Trustees
David Atterbury Thomas
David's experience of Welcare and its aims has been as a Trustee and Treasurer of Lewisham Welcare since 1996 when its principal activity, the Contact Centre, was first set up. As a trustee he has been closely involved in maintaining the financial viability of the organisation and making sure all the financial and legal requirements required of the charity are met. Earlier experience of his in this capacity involved the Tower Hamlets CRE, a local voluntary organisation specialising in community and race relations. He was also for a time a resident of Toynbee Hall and a member of its Council.
Alison Elizabeth Cavendish
Employment: teacher of History, moving into management and becoming Head of two secondary schools, first Lady Margaret, a C. of E. school in Fulham, the second Sutton High, GDST, an independent with a primary department. Voluntary work: until recently a magistrate, with special interest in the Youth Court, and currently a Governor of two primary schools. Welcare links: a Trustee of Sutton and volunteer in our Contact Centre. Church: All Saints, Carshalton.
Judy Foster
Judy Foster has lived in Southwark with her family for the last 25 years. She was a social worker and training and staff development manager in an inner London social services department, then a national development officer in the social work and social care training body. She is particularly keen to help support preventive services for families in the diocese.
Peter Jacques Johnson
64, married with two adult sons. Born and educated in South London. A Chartered Civil Engineer and, until retirement, a Director of an international property services group giving 'hands on experience' in business life of employment, training, pensions trusteeship and property matters. Involved centrally in the WelCare Centenary appeal and a trustee of East Surrey WelCare. Member, St Paul's Woldingham PCC. Freeman of the City of London and past master of a City Livery Company.
John Hughesdon
John Hughesdon is currently one of the two Sheriffs of the City of London. In this role he is responsible for the smooth running of the Central Criminal Court and supports the Lord Mayor on visits and at official functions. John is a qualified chartered accountant and was a partner in Mazars (previously Neville Russell) until his retirement in 2004. He continues as a consultant. John has been deputy chairman of the Trustees of Christ's Hospital and a Trustee of the Bible Society. He has previously been honorary treasurer of Tear Fund and The Girls' Brigade. John has been an active member of the Boys' Brigade all his life and attends a church in Sidcup, where his wife is a churchwarden.
Daniel Kajumba
Daniel Kajumba is the Bishopís Councilís nominee to the Southwark Diocesan Welcare Board. He was born in 1952 in Uganda. Having been exiled to Britain during Idi Aminís regime in Uganda, he worked at different times in a factory, as an auxiliary nurse, a youth officer, deputy warden of a Christian hostel and as proprietor of a home for the elderly before training for the ministry on the Southwark Ordination Course. He was priested in 1986, serving his curacy in St. Albans Diocese before returning to Uganda in 1987 where he served as a non-stipendiary minister whilst working as a senior executive in the Ugandan Government and later as the Secretary General of the kingdom of Buganda, in what is now southern Uganda. He is married to Tina and they have two children, both at university. He is the Archdeacon of Reigate in the Southwark Diocese.
Bridget Mary Knapper
Bridget Knapper is Director of Knapper Bean Ltd., a PR and Marketing agency specialising in the public and not-for-profit sector. She has been a trustee of Lewisham WelCare for over five years where she focussed on fundraising.
Alexander John Mervyn Murdock
Professor of Not for Profit Management at London South Bank University and Director of the Centre for Government and Charity Management. Currently Vice Chair of Lambeth WelCare. Previously a Social Worker and Area Manager of Social Services. Familiar with WelCare since 1979. Served on the WelCare Committee in Merton in the late 1980's.
Gerlind Richards MBE BA FRGS
Gerlind Richards is General Secretary of the International Commission on Couple and Family Relations, an organisation she has worked with since 1977 which involves all the professions supporting couples and families in their relationships, at an international level. In 2003 Gerlind was awarded the MBE for her work with ICCFR. She is a Trustee of ICCFR Trust. Having had the opportunity of a lifetime’s work with governmental and non-governmental organisations and individuals from a multitude of different backgrounds and countries around the world, she would like to bring her experience to the more practical issues which Welcare faces and to contribute to its important work. Gerlind was born and brought up in Germany and for a number of years she lived and worked in France. She has a degree in modern languages (UCL). For the last 20 years, she has been involved at various levels in the life of her parish of St. Mary’s Shortlands (Diocese of Rochester).
Andrew Simon
Andrew is the representative trustee nominated by Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance. He is a solicitor, with 17 years experience in Central London firms, specialising in property, and commercial work. He has lived in Wimbledon since 1987 and is a PCC member at St. Maryís, Putney since 1979, Wandsworth Deanery Synod since 1993, Southwark Diocesan Synod since 1996, Board of Finance since about 2001, Bishopís Council since 2003.
He is also a Trustee of Equinox Care (and previously Alcohol Services for South London from 1997) The London Drug & Alcohol Network Limited (and previously Greater London Association of Alcohol Services from 1999) Associate Hospital Manager with South West London & St. Georgeís Mental Health NHS Trust since 1995 (reviewing detained patients under the Mental Health Act). His previous contact has been with Wandsworth WelCare and Central WelCare on behalf of Putney Parish, concerning the Emily Peter Fund.
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