CHSW - Key Persons
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee
Alan has worked in the City as a leading research analyst for over 30-years, in that time also acting as head of global financials research for leading UK, European, US and Canadian banks.
Alan retired from full-time investment banking work in 2004 but has undertaken consultancy positions to date, including acting as expert witness in a number of high profile shareholder class actions with respect to some of the worlds largest banks.
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- Senior PR & Media Officer
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- Director of Human Resources
David Turner is a partner in the local law firm of Kitsons LLP. Qualifying as a lawyer in 1991 and carrying out his training in the City of London he has worked and lived in the South West for the last 20 years. He is a well-recognised lawyer and writes and lectures on a variety of legal topics. He is a past President of the Devon and Somerset Law Society and is currently a Governor of Queen's College, Taunton.
David has been actively involved in raising money for Children's Hospice South West for some 10 years and has presented a number of charity business quizzes over this time raising money for the Hospice and also raising the Hospice's profile.
David is married to Toria and they have four children. He resides in Taunton and his interests are family and triathlon.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee
Kate has worked as a Paediatrician for almost 25 years having trained in London Teaching Hospitals including Great Ormond Street Hospital. She has been a Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability specialising in the holistic care of children with life-limiting conditions and moved from London in 2006 to lead the Neurodisabilty Service in Banes and Wiltshire. She also provides core community paediatric services to children and young people within this area.
Since 2016 Kate has led the Paediatric Community Services in Wiltshire having completed an MBA at University of Bath.
Kate grew up in Exeter and has worked closely with the team at Charlton Farm since moving to the South West. She now lives in Bath and is married with 2 children, is a keen but slow runner and enjoys cooking for friends.
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Co - Founder
- Senior Management
As Co-Founder of Children's Hospice South West with his late wife Jill, Eddie has been involved with every aspect of the Charity since its formation in 1991.
Jill and Eddie were inspired to found the Charity following the exceptional care they received for their own two life-limited children at the world's first children's hospice, Helen House in Oxford. Little Bridge House, the South West's first children's hospice opened in 1995.
At the same time as being involved with the Charity and sharing the care of their children, Eddie was employed by Devon County Council as District Manager for Social Services in North Devon. As a senior manager he was responsible for a budget of £15m which included the management of residential homes for the elderly, children, and the mentally ill as well as fieldwork services including those prescribed by the Children Act and Mental Health Act.
From 1999-2004 Eddie was employed as a strategic planner for the council and specialised in the complex arena of multi-agency service planning.
Following Jill's death in September 2004 Eddie succeeded Jill and was appointed Chief Executive of Children's Hospice South West in February 2005. He oversaw the opening of the charity's second hospice, Charlton Farm in North Somerset in 2007 and spearheaded the ‘Precious Lives' Appeal to bring the special services offered by a children's hospice nearer to the children of Cornwall and Plymouth in the form of a third hospice, Little Harbour.
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- Media Officer ( Maternity Cover )
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- Area Retail Manager, West
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- Director of Marketing and Communications
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- Head of Care, Charlton Farm
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee, Deputy Chair
Karen worked in education for 33 years, and recently took early retirement from her post as Headteacher of Lampard Community Special School, in Barnstaple which she held for ten years. She brings a wealth of experience in leadership and management having worked in large secondary schools in London and Devon and for the University of Plymouth.
Karen is involved in a number of community groups and charities and has previously led a local group for a national charity supporting underprivileged children in Chernobyl.
Karen has lived in Fremington for 20 years, is married with two grown up daughters.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee, Deputy Chair
Liz is an experienced health professional, training originally as a Children's nurse in London, gaining experience working in a number of teaching hospitals in London and abroad before moving to the South West, initially to Somerset and eventually settling in Devon.
While working in the South West she further developed her leadership career as a Director of Nursing, Deputy Chief Executive and Interim Chief Executive in an acute NHS hospital. During this time she had the opportunity to work extensively on patient safety projects in partnership with organisations both here in the UK and in USA. Retiring from full time work in 2013, Liz worked with the Care Quality Commission on the hospital inspection programme in addition to taking up a Non-Executive position in an NHS trust providing mental health and learning disability services within the South West.
Liz enjoys living by the sea and has taken up the challenge of year round wild swimming - so far so good!
Meet Amy Amy tells us more us about her job and what she enjoys most... Tell us about your job working in Retail? What's your typical day/week? My job role is highly varied which keeps it exciting. I work from home most of the time... Read more about Meet Amy
Meet Bex Bex has worked as a children's nurse at Charlton Farm... I have worked as a nurse at Charlton Farm for just over two years now and I love it here. Part of my role is palliatively supporting children and their... Read more about Meet Bex
Meet Chris Chris tells us more us about his job and what he loves most... Tell us about your job working in Retail. What's your typical day/week? My job as Head of Retail is so varied but a typical week will include all or some of... Read more about Meet Chris
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee
- Marketing Procurement Consultant
Nicki is a Marketing Procurement Consultant with over 30 years global experience and currently divides her time between Gloucester, France and Germany. She has served on several boards since 2001 and been actively involved in fundraising for larger charities throughout her career.
Following firsthand support she and her family received at a children's hospice for her late granddaughter, she was inspired to bring her fundraising and marketing experience to CHSW as a trustee.
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Trustee
- Retired Accountant
Roger Knight is a retired accountant. Born and raised in Devon, and recently returned after many years away, Roger was for more than 20 years a partner with a major international firm of accountants in London and then in Hong Kong, specialising in the provision of audit services and internal quality and risk management activities. It was in Hong Kong that he first became a supporter of the hospice movement, involving himself in fundraising.
Roger lives in South Devon with his family. He provides expert audit services to accountants, lawyers and regulators in Hong Kong, is a trustee of a local environmental charity, and is involved in fund raising for the local primary school where he also chairs the school committee. He is an avid follower of many sports.
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- Head of Care, Little Harbour
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- Head of Care, Little Bridge House
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- Trustee
- Chairman and Chief Executive of Midas Construction
Steve is Chairman and Chief Executive of Midas Construction. He brings a wealth of experience with him and is currently the Chairman of CBI Construction and was awarded a CBE in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for his services to the construction industry. Steve was also appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Devon in 2009 and so brings a considerable knowledge of the local community to the charity.
In January 2014 Steve was elected Chairman of the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership, the organisation tasked with promoting economic development in Devon and Somerset by combining the efforts of Public Authorities and the Private Sector in the area.
Chairman and Chief Executive of Midas Construction Steve is Chairman and Chief Executive of Midas Construction. He brings a wealth of experience with...
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- Chairman of Trustees
- Member of the Board of Trustees
- Occupational Therapist
Qualifying in 1974 as an Occupational Therapist Tricia's early career was spent working with children with special needs, their families, carers and teachers. As her family grew up she studied for Masters Degrees in Health Psychology and Business Administration. Career progression took Tricia more into management roles and eventually in 2003 she founded Kibo Consultants Ltd to provide a broad range of service improvement and project management services to the NHS, local government and the voluntary sector. Many of the highlights of her career relate to being able to make a positive difference to children's lives.
Tricia began volunteering and fundraising at an early age. As a teenager in the girl guides, then running a mother and toddler group when her children were young, and later as a marathon runner raising funds to support children's charities. Her claims to fame are reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on three different occasions and running in the same race that Paula Radcliffe broke the world record.
Tricia recently moved from Hertfordshire to North Devon where she is particularly enjoying living by the sea. As a trustee she is very pleased to be able to use the skills gained from working for over 40 years in health and care as she makes the transition from being a Management and Training Consultant to being retired.