Our trustees
We have trustees at Walsingham.
They have lots of different skills. They know about housing, training, money, learning disabilities and government.
Click on a name of a trustee to find out more about them.
Richard was a minister in the Church of England for 11 years.
He also worked in the European Commission in Brussels for 18 years and for the Treasury for 10 years.
Richard retired in 2007 and became chair of trustees in 2010.
Sue knows a lot about education and learning disabilities. She was a teacher for people with learning disabilities.
She has also organised and written training for staff working with people with learning disabilities.
Sue has done a lot of work on meeting the spiritual needs of people with learning disabilities.She retired in 2005.
Marilyn is a qualified health professional.
She knows a lot about physiotherapy and moving and handling.
Conall knows a lot about computers.He is Head of IT and Data Protection for the disability charity Scope.
He has experience of living with a learning disability both personally and in his family.
Peter knows a lot about money. He is an accountant.He was Finance Director for organisations in the private sector. He helped Coventry City Council.
Peter has now retired.He still does some work for a charity.
Mabel knows a lot about services. She spent 20 years living in a long-stay hospital.
Since then Mabel has used supported living services.She was supported by Walsingham for a few years.
Mabel has an honorary degree from the Open University.She was given this because of her work training people and as an advocate.
Janine knows a lot about recruitment.She has worked in this area for over 20 years.
Janine is currently the Managing Director of Personnel and Care Bank.
Judy knows a lot about money and law.She is a civil servant.
Deven knows a lot about social care. He has worked for councils, health authorities, housing associations and charities.
Deven is the boss of Harrow Mencap.
Geoffrey knows a lot about spiritual needs. Geoffrey is the vicar of Wigton in Cumbria.
Colin knows a lot about money. He worked as a banker for nearly 30 years.
He now works for the Pensions Regulator in Brighton.He helps make sure that people's pension schemes are run properly.
Maddy knows a lot about training and human resources.She is the Regional Development Manager at Skills for Care in London.
David has worked with people with learning disabilities for over 30 years.
He is now the boss of a charity called ROC that supports people with learning disabilities in Devon and Cornwall.
David was also a trustee for ARC for 8 years and on a school board for 7 years.
Our trustees have to say if they have any interests that might affect how they do their job or if they are given any gifts related to work.We have a policy about this. We are sorry it does not have easy words. Click here to read our conflicts of interest policy.
accountant
Someone who makes sure a person or organisation is looking after their money properly is sometimes called an accountant.
advocate
Someone who speaks up for you or helps you to speak up for yourself is sometimes called an advocate.
bank
A bank is a place where you can keep your money to make sure it is safe.
board
A group of people who are in charge of something is sometimes called a board.
certificate
A certificate is something you get when you finish some training, pass an exam or do something well.
chair
The boss of a group is sometimes called the chair.
charities
Organisations that do things like supporting people or looking after people who are ill rather than making money are sometimes called charities.
charity
An organisation that does things like supporting people or looking after people who are ill rather than making money is sometimes called a charity.
civil servant
A person who works for a government department is sometimes called a civil servant.
council
The council are the people who look after the area where you live. They do things like run the schools, make sure the streets are clean and provide housing for people who need it.
councils
Local councils are the people who look after different areas where people live. They do things like run the schools, make sure the streets are clean and provide housing for people who need it.
degree
When someone goes to university to study they get a certificate called a degree when they have finished.
Director
A director is the boss of part of an organisation or all of an organisation.
director
A director is the boss of part of an organisation or all of an organisation.
experience
When you do something you have done before it is sometimes called having experience.
finance
Anything to do with money belonging to a person or an organisation is called finance.
Finance Director
The person who looks after all the money for an organisation is sometimes called the finance director.
government
The government runs the country. They are chosen by the people who live here.
health authorities
The government has organisations that look after everything to do with people's health in an area. These organisations are sometimes called health authorities. They do things like run hospitals and make sure there are enough doctors for people to visit.
housing associations
Organisations that help people who don't have a lot of money get somewhere to live are sometimes called housing associations.
human resources
The human resources team in an organisation look after staff. They do things like making sure everyone gets paid the right money.
Human Resources
The Human Resources team in an organisation look after staff. They do things like making sure everyone gets paid the right money.
interview
An interview is when people come to meet you because they would like a job. You can ask them questions to see whether they would do a good job.
learning disabilities
People who have learning disabilities or learning difficulties have problems understanding information, learning skills and remembering new things.
People are born with learning disabilities or develop them soon after they are born.
learning disability
People who have a learning disability or a learning difficulty have problems understanding information, learning skills and remembering new things.
People are born with a learning disability or develop one soon after they are born.
logo
A logo is a picture about an organisation. It often includes the name of the organisation.
long-stay hospital
People with learning disabilities often used to live in a hospital even though they weren't ill. This was called a long-stay hospital. Most long-stay hospitals are now closed.
manager
Someone who is the boss of a team is sometimes called a manager.
meeting
When people get together to talk about something important it is sometimes called a meeting.
pension
A pension is money you get when you stop working.
policy
A policy is the way everyone at Walsingham has agreed to work.
private sector
Organisations that try to make as much money as possible work in the private sector.
qualified
A person who has the right experience and training to do a job is sometimes called qualified to do that job.
recruitment
Getting new staff is sometimes called recruitment.
retired
When a person chooses not to work anymore, they are sometimes called retired.
services
Our services are what we offer to people with learning disabilities. Lots of our services are to do with day-to-day support. We also have services to do with other things like supporting people to learn new skills or have a job.
skills
The things you can do well are sometimes called your skills.
social care
Some organisations do work called social care. They give support to people who need it. Like people with learning disabilities, people with physical disabilities, older people, people who are ill, people who use drugs and children who have problems.
spiritual needs
Things that are important to a person are sometimes called their spiritual needs. They might include the person's religion, feelings, relationships with their family and friends or other things.
staff
People who work for Walsingham are called staff.
supported living
People who use our supported living services pay for their own rent, food and bills. The staff support them all the time. They might choose to live with other people or on their own.
training
When people learn new things that will help them do their job better, it is sometimes called training.
trustee
A person who makes sure everyone working for a charity does a good job is sometimes called a trustee. Our trustees do not get paid.
trustees
People who make sure everyone working for a charity does a good job are sometimes called trustees. Our trustees do not get paid.
vice
Someone who helps the chair (boss) run a group and who is in charge when the chair is not there is called the vice-chair.
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