Meet the team
To contact a member of the ACT team, please send an email marked to the attention of the team member to hello@act4addenbrookes.org.uk or call 01223 217757.
Our Patron, President and Vice-President
The Countess of St Andrews
Patron
Sir Michael Marshall CBE DL (b.1932-d.2019)
President
Dame Mary Archer DBE
Vice-President (and President – Cambridge Global Health Partnerships)
Trustees
Dr Rosalind Smith
Trustee - Chairman
Chris Rees
Trustee - Vice-Chairman
Keith Wade
Trustee - Honorary Treasurer
John Ayton
Trustee
Dr Fiona Cornish
Trustee
Dr Hugo Ford
NHS Link Trustee
Prof Helen Howe
Trustee
Dr Mike Knapton
NHS Link Trustee
Claire Smith
Trustee
Simon Thorley
Trustee
Christopher Walkinshaw
Trustee
Management Team
Shelly Thake
Chief Executive
Gemma Downham
Director of Fundraising
Julie Roy
Director of Finance
Anne Jackson
Assistant to Chief Executive
Finance
Claire Palmer
Financial Controller
Almudena Cano
Finance Assistant
Toby Herridge
Finance Officer
Margot Holmes
Financial Officer
Gemma Parry
Donor Processor
Donor Care
Paul White
Head of Donor Care
Tara Griffin
Direct Marketing Lead
Alice Macek
Legacies and Philanthropy Manager
Sally Page
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Emily Willdigg
Mass Events Lead
Donor Services
Julia Caterall
Donor Service Lead
Lizzie Hills
Donor Service Co-ordinator
Katalin Incze
Donor Service Co-ordinator
Hospital Engagement Team
Katie Britton
Hospital Engagement Lead
Megan Wisbey
Hospital Engagement Lead
Communications
Jonathan McGee
Head of Marketing & Communications
Ruby Dama
Communications Assistant
Sarah Rastrick
External Communications Lead
Bridget Tring
Internal Communications Lead
Cambridge Global Health Partnerships
Evelyn Brealey
Cambridge Global Health Partnerships Director
Kristijan Marinkovic
CGHP Development Lead
Sophie Ward
CGHP Programme Officer
Relationships
Claire Billing
Head of Relationships
Liz Brinsdon
Strategic Partnerships Lead
Jennie Hall
Development Lead
Hannah Wilson
Trusts & Foundations Manager
Charitable Expenditure
Alex Cavanagh
Head of Charitable Expenditure
Harriet Webb
Fund & Grant Manager (interim)
Claire Teager
Fund & Grant Manager
Human Resources
Ruth Campbell
HR Lead