Board of Trustees

Chair Person

  • Tim Cross worked for FYF for four years in Africa, India and South America during the early 1990s. He now runs an international clothing design and manufacture company.

Company Secretary

  • Adam Edwards is a partner in Cumberland Ellis, a city firm of solicitors.

Honorary Treasurer

  • Stephen Ogle is a retired finance director and management consultant.

Board Members

  • Rob Donnelly is the Head of Africa Programmes at Traidcraft Exchange. Previously he has worked in Southern and Western Africa in a number of different capacities.
  • Sharon Jackson currently manages the Major Donor and Trust fundraising programme at WaterAid. She has worked in international development and fundraising since 1999, having worked for ActionAid and Harvest Help.
  • Linda Perry is Guardian for the Innocent Foundation, and was the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager for Zurich Financial Services.
  • Dr Dwijen Rangnekar is Senior Research Fellow in International Economic Law at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick.
  • Sue Stoessl was Head of Marketing at Channel 4 at its inception and has acted as marketing consultant to TV AM, Yorkshire TV, Associated Newspapers, News International and the British Film Institute.
  • Dr Tom Wakeford is Research Associate at the Institute for Policy and Practice, University of Newcastle and is a Visiting Fellow of the International Institute of Environment and Development.