CITIZENS ADVICE EAST BERKSHIRE - Key Persons


Cheryl Coppell - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Board of Trustees Chair

David Adam

Job Titles:
  • Advice Services Manager

Graham Walmsley

Job Titles:
  • Research & Analytics Specialist Background in Statistics and Data.

Hazel Standbridge

Job Titles:
  • Organisational Development & Training Specialist Background in Organisational Change and Learning and Development.

Ian Chambers - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Neil Parker

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager Neil first worked for Bournemouth Citizens Advice in 1992 as work experience during a law degree. He became a welfare rights specialist in 1999 for 14 years and has worked on and off for Citizens Advice for about 18 years. Neil has worked in mental health since 2017 working for a Rethink MH recovery centre before becoming a deputy manager at a complex needs service in Islington for SHP during lockdown. He moved out of London in 2022 and re-joined Citizens Advice last October.

Paul Nash

Job Titles:
  • Deputy CEO
Deputy CEO After finishing University with a degree in IT and a degree in Business, Paul joined Age UK ensuring older people received the support that was available to them in the local community. Initially a Benefits Specialist, Paul moved into a role as Information and Advice Manager, and then General Manager. Paul's aim during this time was to tackle loneliness and isolation, promote health, wellbeing and independence, support families and carers, help people access services and financial benefit entitlements, and promote equality, diversity and inclusion. Paul worked at Age UK for 16 years in total before moving to a Refugee & migrant support organisation which set out to empower refugees and migrants who reside in the UK to lead self-sufficient and ambitious lives. Paul Joined Citizens Advice East Berkshire during March 2022.

Penny Thorpe

Job Titles:
  • Lead Trustee for Research & Campaigns Background in NHS & Coaching

Pippa Banham - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Management Team
CEO Pippa initially joined Citizens Advice as a volunteer and ended up staying with the organisation for 18 years in local offices across the country. During this time Pippa advised on all types of social welfare law, developing a special interest in equality and diversity law, discrimination issues and championing access to justice. During lockdown, Pippa qualified as a solicitor as a Justice First Fellow and worked as a legal aid lawyer specialising in discrimination and housing before returning to Citizens Advice in East Berkshire.

Shabnam Ali

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Trustee an Experienced Local Government Officer by Background With a Passion for Communities and Economic Equity.

Susan Branchflower

Job Titles:
  • Lead Trustee for Operations Background in Business Transformation, Operations and Marketing in Service Organisation

Tom Quincey

Job Titles:
  • Trustee
  • Trustee Background in Corporate Law.