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Our staff team
Camilla Oldland OBE
Chief Executive and Company Secretary
Chat to Camilla about strategy, governance and the day she got her OBE.
Nick Ford
Head of Communications and Marketing
Chat to Nick about press opportunities, campaigns, collaborations and Shih Tzus.
Liz Davies
Publishing Manager
Chat to Liz about publishing requests, book ideas and hessian twine.
Jane Groves
Library Manager
Chat to Jane about our library, new books and YA Fiction.
Sarah Sanders
Office Manager
Chat to Sarah about diaries, facilities, utilities and paddle tennis.
Sharon Hanlon
Publishing Officer
Chat to Sharon about book production, publishing and kayaking.
Clare Hawkins
Publishing Administrator and Volunteer Coordintor
Chat to Clare about volunteering queries and West End musicals.
Pippa Ashton
Library Membership Coordinator
Chat to Pippa about membership requests, library queries and cold water swimming.
Nik Dymond
Production Assistant
Chat to Nik about our production processes, braille and the solstice.
Stephanie Tollman
Fundraising Coordinator
Chat to Stephanie about fundraising opportunities and grants.
Caz Miller
Library Administrator
Chat to Caz about library membership, book recommendations and herding grandchildren.
Natalie Forster
Fundraising Administrator
Chat to Natalie about community fundraising and individual giving.
Toby Smith
Communications Assistant
Chat to Toby about stories, content and cup stacking
Catherine Randewich
Membership co-ordinator
Chat to Catherine about membership, library queries and yoga.
Our trustees
Cat Bailey
Chairman
Creative Partner, PinkGreen. Previously SAS and Corporate Edge.
Shalin Malde
Treasurer
Senior Commercial and P&L Manager for New Business Development at Vodafone. Previously at BT and PwC.
Louis Moorhouse
Trustee
Lifelong Living Paintings beneficiary. Freelance audio editor, music producer and mix engineer
David Hall
Trustee
Parent of visually impaired child. Global Client Director, Wiz. Previously Microsoft, Tanium, Veritas Technologies and Symantec.
Tina Jetha
Trustee
Customer Account Lead, UK, Ireland and IoT, for Vodafone. Business and technology transformation specialist. Previously Amdocs, and Accenture Management Consulting.
Jane Burgess, Chartered FCIPD
Trustee
Chief Human Resources Officer at Zero. Background in energy, industrial and financial sectors.
Ellie Radburn
Trustee
Senior Knowledge Lawyer at Linklaters, specialising in trust and charity law.
Claire Short
Trustee
Senior Government Lawyer currently with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero as Deputy Director, Nuclear and Fusion Legal Team.
Our patrons
Christopher Lloyd CVO
Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures 1998-2005.
Sir Timothy and Lady Sainsbury
Sir Timothy is a former MP and Minister of State. He is currently a Trustee of the V&A Museum
Dame Jacqueline Wilson
Popular children’s author and Children’s Laureate 2005-07.