About Us

Trustees

John Carter, Chairman, has been a Guild Trustee for 32 Years and Chairman for the last 9 years. He is a solicitor with Whiteford Crocker in Plymouth. His voluntary sector interests include acting as Hon. Secretary to the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre (South West), as well as being a trustee of 2 other local charities.

Nick Holman, Vice Chair, has been a Guild Trustee for 10 years and is the Chairman of Vickery Holman Property Consultants. Nick is a past President of Plymouth Rotaract, and Chairman and President of Plymouth Round Table and a Non-Exec Director of Enterprise Plymouth Limited. Other voluntary sector activities include Chairman of Havencare (Plymouth) Ltd, Director of Brook Housing Ltd, Director Routeways Centre Ltd and Trustee of the OPM Club.

Mike Lincoln, Treasurer, has been a Guild Trustee for 3 years. He is a qualified accountant and runs a Management Consultancy proving
services to the Public Sector. Prior to operating own company, Mike had an extensive career in the NHS including posts in Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Devon. He is a former Chair of the South West Branch of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Mike has a special interest in Financial Training and Education and has recently obtained a qualification in Mentoring from Lancaster University.

Elizabeth Pollard has been a Guild Trustee for 14 years. She is the Volunteer Manager at Derriford Hospital and through this has worked closely with the Volunteer Centre. Liz also helps us to put together the Guild Annual Review each year.

Jane Guy has been a Guild Trustee for 10 years and is an ex vice-Chair. She has worked in the money advice sector at a national and local level for a number of years. Jane is the Training Manager for Plymouth CAB. She is currently Chair of Plymouth and District MIND and is involved in a number of voluntary sector initiatives in Plymouth.

 

Judy Leverton has been a Guild Trustee for 7 years. She has been involved in Health service provision in the city and the south west region for a number of years. Her last appointment in the NHS was as Chair of the South West Peninsula Strategic Health Authority. Judy is currently Chair of CAB in Plymouth.

Diane Faulkner has been a Guild Trustee for 5 years and first came to the Guild in 1999 as a volunteer in our Women's Refuge. Diane upon leaving the Armed Forces served in the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary across the two counties and was one of the originating officers to form the police domestic violence unit in Plymouth. She is also a magistrate. Diane now runs her own business and is currently setting up another whilst training as a clinical hypnotherapist. Diane is involved in other voluntary projects.

Kelly Baker has been a Guild Trustee for 3 years. She has worked for EDF Energy for 17 years and is responsible for managing a team that specialises in looking after their most vulnerable customers. She is also responsible for the implementation of the EDF tariff designed to help eradicate fuel poverty. Kelly helps customer increase their income through partnership working and to reduce their energy consumption.

Kay O’Shaunessy has been a Guild Trustee for 3 years. Kay is Chair of the Plymouth Branch of Carers UK and Chair of Friends and Families of Special Children. Kay has worked with the Guild on a number of initiatives and has recently been instrumental in re-establishing a Carers Centre at Virginia House, round the corner from the main Guild Centre.

Sam Parrett has been a Trustee for 2 years. Sam is Vice Principal at City College Plymouth. Sam has worked in FE for over ten years, and joined the College in 2005. She has overall responsibility for a range of curriculum areas, the College's HR provision, and for Enterprise Development. Sam is a member of the College's Senior Management Team and a Fellow of the CIPD.

Claire Hill was co-opted to the Trustee board in May 2008 and is an ex Guild Employee. She has extensive experience of working in various community and voluntary sector posts in Plymouth including Devon and Cornwall Housing Association, The Harbour Centre, Groundwork Trust. Clare also has extensive teaching experience and is currently a Lecturer in Sociology at South Devon College.