Our Trustee Board is ultimately responsible for the governance of the organisation.
Bishop Tim Stevens, the Bishop of Leicester, joined the Trustee Board as President in October 2001. He was appointed Chairman of the Trustee Board in September 2004.
Raman is a member of the Fundraising Sub-committee. Presently he is Director of the Global Child Dental Health taskforce, which is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) that works with national governments to identify how they can improve child oral health.
Michael Williams is and Editor and media consultant and brings a wealth of expertise to the Board having led many charity appeals for newspapers.
Previously a vicar in Hackney, London, Chris has been Adviser for Social Justice in the Anglican Diocese of London for six years. Chris is a member of the Standards Committee.
Helen worked for HM Treasury after leaving University, initially as a statistician and more recently as a policy adviser. Helen serves on the Standards Committee.
Jenny joined the Trustee Board in September 2003. She is a qualified barrister, and was a founder member of Coram Chambers, a specialist Family Law chambers in Temple, London. Jenny serves on the Standards Committee.
Jenny has lived and worked in North-East England since 1977. She is a trained teacher of geography and moved into managing Local Authority education services in 1987.
Tobin serves on the Finance Committee and on the Fundraising Sub-committee.
He joined the Trustee Board in October 2001. He has been a member of the Finance Committee since 1994 and became an Honorary Treasurer for The Children's Society in 2002.
James is a Chartered Insurance Practitioner and is a partner at Lloyds Brokers JLTAgnewHiggins, a Lloyds Broker, having previously been Senior Vice President at Marsh Marine & Energy, the international insurance brokers.
Richard Mann was co-opted as a trustee in December 2007.
