Our Trustees
Sally Allen, Chair
Sally was appointed to the Board in Sept 2019 and became our Chair in July 2020. Sally has 30+ years’ experience of working within local authority education, housing, social care, and voluntary sector settings undertaking both frontline service delivery and strategic commissioning and Senior Management roles.
As an experienced Programme Manager her passion lies in bringing people together who have a wide range of experience, skills and perspectives and harnessing that knowledge and expertise to bring about positive change. Working with a passionate team of people who have different perspectives is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding aspects of her role. Sally feels blessed to have experienced living with difference throughout her life – the challenges and gifts that living with an additional need or disability has brought to people closest to her, and to her family as a whole.
Sammy Edginton, Treasurer
SEND experience:
My son is autistic
What do you bring to your role?
Entire working career working as an accountant. Experience in running a small business, recruitment, Mental health first aider, counselling and befriending skills.
Family life:
Sole parent to three teenagers, three dogs, four cats, a goldfish and a tortoise.
What your working week looks like:
Monday to Friday daytimes
Fun fact about you:
I sang solo at my brothers wedding whilst they were signing the register.
Hobbies/interests:
Crochet, reading, supporting single parent charities.
Sarah Clarke, Trustee
SEND experience:
Long term governor of a SEND school.
What do you bring to your role?
Years of experience as a Whitehall civil servant and as a senior HR adviser.
Fun fact about you:
I am a Freeman of the City of London!
Hobbies/interests:
Long term involvement in rowing at a local and national level.
Nicky Brownjohn, Trustee
SEND experience: As a parent many years ago. Within work reviewing progress of SEND plans following inspections of Local Authorities.
What do you bring to your role?
Commitment to bring the SEND family voice to the fore to influence change. Safeguarding expertise
Family life:
Living with dyspraxia – not usually noticed by anyone.
What your working week looks like:
I now work for myself so I can be flexible in my availability.
Fun fact about you:
My guilty pleasure is karaoke
Hobbies/interests:
Family history, reading and walking