Trustees

The Board of Trustees

TPT is run by a group of local volunteer Trustees, elected by and from the membership at our Annual General Meeting. The Trustees are unpaid and are not permitted to profit personally from their efforts with the Trust. Our current Board of Trustees include:

• Debbie Patterson, Chair,  has recently retired, having sold her successful local business in the marine leisure sector. Debbie brings us a clear insight into business planning and development work. She is Treasurer of the local Methodist church.
• Sharon Lewis, Secretary, was born and bred in Millbrook. She has 40 years’ experience in the Civil Service, mostly as a manager, and has experience and professional qualifications in land law. Sharon has been a Millbrook Parish Councilor for 10 years.
• Alex Huke has a background in public sector project management work. He brings us in-depth experience in the realities of public funding, its reporting requirements and operational details. He is a a member of Maker-with-Rame parish council.
• Rebecca Ellis has lived in Millbrook for 19 years. She is a Benefits Caseworker for a Plymouth charity and has been employed by Citizens Advice Bureau. Rebecca also has experience in pharmacy and radiography, working for the NHS and the Prison Service and helping to run her family's pharmacy. She currently volunteers with the Trust as a benefits advisor and trainer.
• Fiona McBain

 

• Laurence Watkins, Finance Advisor, Laurence is a retired senior company accountant from the region’s largest employer, Devonport Dockyard. He has long experience of managing and reporting on organisational finances at the highest levels. Laurence brings great rigour and clear thinking to our work and ensures that our financial management is robust and correctly reported.

The Board meets monthly with our staff team to monitor progress and discuss the overall situtation of our activities.  

Thank you to all our previous Trustees for their time and energy in getting the Trust to where is today. 

 

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