As well as the main Board, we have three Board Committees who meet on a quarterly basis:

Governance and risk
Human Resources
Finance

As well as attending the Committees and Board meetings, our Trustees attend our Service User Forums which are held at least 6 times a year. It is at these meetings that our Service Users can inform the Board of their view on current and future services, ensuring their views are heard at Board level and inform and influence the strategic direction of the charity.

Our Trustees come from diverse backgrounds, each bringing with them different skills and experiences from their varying careers.

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See below information on each of our current trustees:

Lindsey Cook

Lindsey has over 20 years’ experience working alongside executive level authorities in the Life sciences, charities and the NHS sectors.

Lindsey is an accomplished project manager, having led several high profile, award-winning national healthcare projects, and has also contributed to the development of national policy. In addition to these achievements, she co-founded Wicked Minds in 2012, a healthcare consultancy firm specialising in creating bespoke solutions to ‘Wicked problems’ in health and social care.

Prior to setting up the company she held various senior roles within the Pharmaceutical Industry, where she contributed to patient advocacy, policy change, programme development, strategy development, and multi-sector partnership working.

Lindsey has a BSc Hons in Biology and has held significant board appointments mainly within the health sector including as a board member, Chairperson and Vice Chair. In addition to the healthcare consultancy Lindsey’s also a Non-Executive director, Trustee for National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society and board member of the NHS chemotherapy clinical reference group and Eastern Academic Health Science Network Innovation Review Panel Member.

Lindsey joined ACT in 2020 and took up the role of Chair of Trustees in June 2021.

Kate Rush

Kate has a background in large corporations in the private sector. She has specialised in both Retail and Technology, leading operations and commercial functions.

Kate began her career as a primary school teacher and moved from that into commerce in 2006. She moved away from the private sector in 2019 to pursue a career with smaller businesses that have a purpose beyond profit – something that is very dear to her heart.

She joined Anglia Care Trust as a Trustee in 2020 and took up the role of Vice Chair of Trustees in June 2021.

Graham Walker

Following a successful 36 year career in the IT industry, Graham has chosen to employ his business skills and experience in the charity sector.

Having previously worked as a volunteer with Optua (now Avenues East), a Suffolk based charity providing support to people with disabilities, Graham was appointed Trustee, and subsequently Chairman (a position he held for 4 years).

Graham joined Anglia Care Trust as a Trustee in 2018, and was Chairman from June of that year until June 2021. Graham also sits on the Finance and Governance sub committees.

Graham also participates in a number of small voluntary organisations locally, as well as being a Parish Councillor.

Ann Bryant

Ann has a background in local government management and environmental health.

In 2010 she left Ipswich Borough Council, retrained and embarked on a new career in education, training and coaching. She now works for Realise Futures Learning and Development and also undertakes some freelance work.

Ann joined the Anglia Care Trust board in November 2009 and in December 2014 became Vice Chair until June 2021. She sits on the Governance Committee and is also Chair of the Human Resources Committee.

Alexander (Sandy) Lloyd

Sandy is a chartered accountant and has had a varied career, working for one of the big 5 accountancy firms after qualifying and then for a couple of FTSE 100 companies in the aerospace and insurance sectors.

For the last fourteen years, he has returned to his roots back in professional practice, providing accountancy and tax services to a wide range of small businesses including a couple of charities. Sandy joined the Board in April 2017 and chairs the Anglia Care Trust Finance Committee.

Roy Wisdom

Roy has worked for many years in industry and commerce on an international basis, initially in finance and marketing, and subsequently in general management.

Roy has been a director of a number of companies, including 10 years as chairman of a strategic management consultancy. Additionally Roy has been a trustee of several major charities, and was for many years a Justice of the Peace in London and East Sussex. He is a Freeman of the City of London.

Bill Farrow

Bill joined ACT as a Volunteer in 2013, starting out as an Appropriate Adult quickly moving on to Mentoring, Advocacy for Children and Young People and Independent Visiting.

Bill joined ACT as a Volunteer in 2013, starting out as an Appropriate Adult quickly moving on to Mentoring, Advocacy for Children and Young People and Independent Visiting. During that time Bill had a part time role for ACT leading an Informal Advocacy Project for about a year.

Bill’s new role as Trustee comes after 40 years of volunteering with young people from troubled backgrounds; he has also worked in Guatemala as a Volunteer for a UN Registered charity building Houses for the Poor.

Professionally Bill has travelled the world, working with the some of the best and worst organisations in the Private, Public and Third Sector as a Trainer and Consultant. A former Non-Executive Director in the NHS, with special interests in Governance and Safeguarding, Bill continues to volunteer as a Blood biker with Norfolk Blood Bikes.

Stacey Runciman

Stacey joined the Board in August 2021. She is a survivor of Domestic Abuse, so is an expert by experience.

Stacey is a survivor of Domestic Abuse, so is an expert by experience.

She has 5 years’ experience working with professionals to help further educate them on Domestic Abuse. and is currently creating her own training programme after completing her level 3 education and training. She is also an inspirational speaker.

Stacey joined the Board in August 2021 and is a member of the Human Resources Committee.

Sam Storm

Sam joined Anglia Care Trust in July 2021 as a Board Trustee, sitting on the Human Resource and Finance Committees.

Sam has had a successful career spanning over 30 years working at senior management level within accounting, private and public sector industries.

Sam decided, in 2016, to become self-employed and now focuses her time on utilising her skills to provide accounting and internal audit services to private companies and Local Government, supporting and advising on best practice within finance, governance, risk management and controls to senior management and committees alike.

Sam is a qualified accountant and internal auditor. She also holds certificates in data protection and leadership & management.

Sam joined Anglia Care Trust in July 2021 as a Board Trustee, sitting on the Human Resource and Finance Committees.