Our people

Meet our staff, Trustees, boards and committees.

Our team

Find out more about our talented staff.
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Chris Chaney 

Chief Executive

Trystan Hawkins

Director of Patient Environment

Ife Kantonna

Interim Finance Director

James Porter

Director of Campaigns and Major Programmes

Safi Schlicht

Director of Fundraising and Communications

Polly Fox

Head of Communications and Marketing

Andrew Hall

Head of Impact and Evaluation

Christina Peumalu

Head of Participation

Mike Wright

Head of Innovation

Tom Carlisle

Innovation Business Partner

Christina Sothinathan

Innovation Business Partner

Laraib Ahmed

Major Programmes Project Manager

Rosalind Chung

Major Programme Lead

Kate Heywood

Health Programme Lead

Giulia Antiga

Philanthropy Manager

Laura Bradshaw

Arts Project Manager

Sameer Dalvi

Design Project Manager

Saskia Delman

Design Manager

Maria Esteller Gonzalez

Grants Manager

Tharsan Gnanachandran

Finance Manager

Natalie Humby

Digital and Social Media Manager

Kylie Irving

Office Manager

Nicola Jayawardene

PR and Content Manager

Chloe Roberts

Public Fundraising Manager

Annabel Rose

Engagement and Digital Content Manager

Emily Thomas

Arts Manager – West Middlesex University Hospital

Mil Vukovic-Smart

Philanthropy and Partnership Manager

Jack George Smith

Senior Communications and Content Officer (Photographer and Videographer)

Abigail Balkitis

Arts Officer

Tom Clack

Finance Officer

Theresa Cutts

Education and Training Coordinator

Rhian Stanton

Fundraising Officer

Holly Nicholson

EA to Chief Executive

Art and Design Committee

Christopher Turner (Chair)
Tony Bourne
Ray Connolly
Jeremy Loyd
Elaine Manderson
James Scott
Jane Suitor
Andrea Weigert
Edwin Wulfsohn

Grants Committee

Marina Lobanov Rostovsky (Chair)
Robert Bleasdale
Tony Bourne (ex officio)
Dr Roger Chinn
Steven Paling
Essam Ramhamadany
Nicola Rose
Sarah Waller CBE

Finance and Investment Committee

Nishant Nayyar (Chair)
Tony Bourne
Nick Gash
Brigid Rentoul
Edwin Wulfsohn

Development Board

Kasim Kutay (Chair)
Reza Beyad
John Carrafiell
Sophie Dalrymple
Dr Vanessa Dekou
John Hepburn
Sir George Iacobescu CBE
Charlotte Mulford
Julian Mylchreest
Caroline Sharp
Ali Spencer-Churchill
Carsten Woehrn

Fundraising Governance Committee

Nick Gash (Chair)
Emer Delaney
Marina Lobanov Rostovsky
James Peterson

Innovation Advisory Group

Angelica Anton
Michele Bareggi
Juliet Bauer
Dr Laura Bond
Tony Bourne
Susan Clement-Davies
Michele Colocci
Dr Helen Compton
Claudio D’Angelo
Dr Vanessa Dekou
Dr Laurent Ganem
Kasim Kutay
Talac Mahmud
Timothee de Mierry
Sabrina Plant
Stephen Rockman
Hak Salih
Liz Shanahan
Tom Shutes
Dr Adrian Weller
Dr Justin Whatling
Mark Wippell

Best for You Oversight Board

Kasim Kutay (Chair)
Linda Bassatne
Tony Bourne
Lauren Dangoor
Obi Felten
Nicola Grinstead
Chris Hilton
Aaron McDermott
Prof Dasha Nicholls
Vanessa Odlin
Jo Pisani
Dr Johan Redelinghuys
Lesley Watts CBE

Nominations Committee

Tony Bourne (Chair)
Nick Gash
Marina Lobanov Rostovsky
Steven Paling

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