Trustees
The Board of Trustees oversee the systems of financial control and promotes the highest ethical standards that the organisation follows
What do our Trustees do?
The board monitor our regulatory compliance with special attention paid to a theme for in-depth discussion. Our Trustees also partake in an away day every year to discuss the strategy, governance and the future of the charity.
Find out about each of our Trustee's
Ian Brazier, Chairman
Colonel (Retd) Late The Fusiliers | Chairman of The Fusiliers Association | Director Skyrocket Partnerships Ltd | Formerly Executive Director of The Foster Care Co-operative | Formerly Vice-Chair The Fairer Fostering Partnership | Formerly Trustee of British Association for Adoption and Fostering.
Tom Gormley, ADM
Holds a CQSW & MSc in Organisation Development | Established one of the first Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) | Previous CEO of The Children’s Family Trust (2004 – 2014) | Current Agency Decision Maker (ADM) with The Trust
Nick Harrison
A career in retail banking in the UK and Australia | MBA, BSc (Hons) Mathematics | Experienced charitable volunteer |
Nick enjoys a wide variety of sports, in particular walking, running and cycling. Over the past few years, he has used this to raise money for charities such as the Heart Foundation, Help the Hospice and Cancer Research.
Alecia Oliver
Former teacher and LAC Education Unit within Local Authorities | Head Teacher of a County virtual school.
Ed (Hons) | Director of a company promoting the education of vulnerable children | 'Virtual Headteacher’ for Looked after children | Youth Information Service worker | parent to two young children. She enjoys spending time with family and friends.
Dr Valerie Wigfall
17 years experience at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London |
Government-funded research on adoption, fostering and looked after children in Europe and UK | Degrees in sociology, education, and Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW) | Valerie’s passions include playing classical guitar, art and craft, and swimming.
Dale Williams
Partner in Gloucester-based law firm | LLB (Hons) | Part II Law Society Finals | Dale lives in Cheltenham but was originally born in North Wales. He loves sports, in particular, snowboarding and skiing
Dr Margaret Hine
Retired community paediatrician with a specialised area of childhood disability | 10+ years as Governor at Cherry Garden School | Specialist primary school for children with severe or profound learning difficulties | Chair of the governing body since 2013 | In her spare time, Maggie enjoys visiting gardens and art galleries, travelling, reading and spending time with her grandchildren
Become a trustee
Occasionally the Trust look for new Trustees to join our board.
We look for individuals from a variety of backgrounds to complement the needs of the organisation.
If you are interested in becoming a Trustee for The Children’s Family Trust get in touch and send us your CV.