People behind the charity
Call for Trustees
We are always on the look out for innovative people that can help shape the future of the charity by becoming a Trustee. Please contact us for further information.
The Staff
Acting Director: Cathy James
Client Services Manager: Shonali Routray
Senior Policy Officer: Francesca West
Helpline Adviser: Katie Greer
Helpline Adviser: James Hurst
Helpline Adviser: Olabisi Porteous
Helpline Adviser: Andrew Parsons
Helpline Adviser: Ashley Savage
Office Manager : Martina Lewis-Stasakova
Company Secretary: Francesca West
The Patrons Lord Borrie, lately chair of the Advertising Standards Authority and previously the Director General of the Office of Fair Trading, was our founding Chairman. Sir John Banham, a plc Chairman and previously Director-General of the CBI and controller of the Audit Commission, is also a patron.
The Trustees
Michael Smyth CBE is the Chairman. He is a partner at Clifford Chance and is head of the firm’s public policy practice. The other Trustees are Peter Connor (formerly head of the Fraud Squad’s Public Sector Corruption Unit); Derek Elliott (a district auditor who has helped lead the work of the Audit Commission on organisational culture); Maurice Frankel (Director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information); Martin Le Jeune (partner of Open Road, and former staff member at the Committee for Standards in Public Life); Carol Sergeant CBE (Chief Risk Director at Lloyds TSB, formerly Managing Director for Regulatory Process and Risk at the FSA); James Tickell (consultant to the Charity Commission and voluntary sector; formerly Assistant Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation); Joy Julien (consultant and previous Director of the
Royal Courts of Justice Citizens Advice Bureau); Mandy Pursey (Head of PR at the Charities Aid Foundation); and Rachel Tiffen (Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management at the London Borough of Enfield)
The Council
The Council has an advisory role to the charity. Michael Brindle QC is Chairman. Current members include Roger Bolton, Steve Burkeman, Gerald Bowden, Tony Close CBE, Sir Ross Cranston, Dr Yvonne Cripps, Baroness Dean, Zerbanoo Gifford, Edwin Glasgow QC, Roger Jefferies, Rosalie Langley Judd, David Owen, Chris Price, Mike Sibbald, Dr Elaine Sternberg, Dr Marie Stewart, Stephen Whittle and Marlene Winfield OBE.
