Team Tom
Our Trustees
Our Trustees provide their time and expertise voluntarily to Tom’s Trust. We are incredibly grateful for the time and energy that they give.
Andrew Woosey
Chair of Trustees
About Andrew
Andrew is a chartered accountant and a former partner of Ernst & Young. He is now a trustee of the Centre for Economic Policy Research and an Advisor to the finch firm Adjoint Inc.
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Andrew Whiteley
Co-Founder & Trustee
About Andrew
Andrew is Tom’s Dad and co-founder of Tom’s Trust. He is MD of a Wealth Management business and takes a particular interest in the financial aspects of the charity as well as an active part in challenges.
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Dr Peter Gough
Trustee
About Peter
Peter is a family doctor and feels privileged to have looked after Tom and his family and to be part of Tom’s medical team during his illness. Peter sat on the board of Trustees for ACT for ten years.
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Anil Malhotra
Trustee
About Anil
Anil is a founder and investor in several innovative technology start-ups that have successfully scaled-up to become global businesses. He is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Bango plc, a publicly-listed company that powers mobile payments for some of the world’s biggest internet companies. He has degrees in Psychology (B.Sc.) and Computer Science (M.Sc.).
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Alexandra Worden
Trustee
About Alexandra
Alexandra is an employment lawyer. After fifteen years at big City law firms, she co-founded Worden Richmond LLP, an employment law boutique. Alexandra provides input into all aspects of the Trust’s decision-making while offering particular expertise as a lawyer.
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Martin Shave
Trustee
About Martin
Martin is an industry lead for Microsoft in the UK having worked in the IT sector for over 15 years, prior to which he worked as an accountant in practice and in the Higher Education sector. During his time at Microsoft, Martin has managed teams across a variety of industries including a number of years leading the Public Sector team which helped healthcare providers to improve their service.
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Jodie Vaughan
Trustee
About Jodie
Jodie’s career spans fifteen years working at local, regional, and national charities, including the NSPCC and Alzheimer’s Research UK. Jodie is currently the Head of Fundraising at Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and brings her fundraising experience and knowledge to Tom’s Trust.
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Catherine Harter
Trustee
About Catherine
Catherine is a consultant paediatric neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist. She has worked for over 25 years within the NHS and independent practice, including neuro-oncology, neurodevelopmental (autism, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, rare genetic conditions) and child mental health services. Currently, she works within paediatric neuropsychological rehabilitation (supporting individuals and their families, who have been affected by acquired brain injuries) and general neurodevelopmental / learning disability assessment clinics.
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Our Clinical Psychologists
Our Clinical Psychologists provide Tom’s families with vital psychological support from the point of diagnosis, and are funded through your donations.
Dr Angela Kirby
Lead Clinical Psychologist
Cambridge
About Angela
Dr Angela Kirby has worked as a Clinical Psychologist since 1997. She trained in Leicester and then UCL. She has worked in Paediatrics for 15 years, prior to that she worked in CAMHS. She has worked in paediatric Oncology and Haematology for six years. Her specialist interests are Paediatric Neuropsychology and systemic family therapy.
Dr Sarah Verity
Paediatric Neuropsychologist
Newcastle
About Sarah
Dr Sarah Verity is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with specialist training in paediatric neuropsychology. She is a Practitioner Full Member of the Division of Neuropsychology of the British Psychological Society. Sarah works in paediatric neuro-oncology at the Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle, within which she leads a project exploring the use of psychostimulant medication in preserving intellectual function in children with brain tumour.
Mariana Decheva
Assistant Psychologist
About Mariana
Mariana’s role as an Assistant Psychologist involves completing neuropsychological assessments and delivering low-level therapy to children who may be struggling with issues such as their diagnosis, self-esteem, or relationships. Her previous roles have been in neuropsychology.
Dr Philippa Lewington
Clinical Psychologist
About Philippa
Philippa qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2018. Since qualifying, she has been working in the paediatric team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. Her role will focus on providing emotional support to children, young people and their families, both during and after their treatment.
Kimberley Davies
Assistant Psychologist
About Kimberly
Kimberley is an assistant psychologist and works in paediatric neuro-oncology at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle. Kimberley’s role as an assistant psychologist includes developing a sibling toolkit to help support the siblings of children diagnosed with a brain tumour. Kimberley will also be involved with supporting children and young people with procedural anxiety and conducting neuropsychological assessments.
Meghan Owens
Clinical Psychologist
About Meghan
Meghan Owens is a Clinical Psychologist at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. Since 2020, Meghan has worked in various speciality teams at Alder Hey including neuro-oncology, major trauma and craniofacial. Her passion is working with children and young people who experience chronic health conditions and the families affected.
Our Team
Our fundraising team work hard to expand the work of Tom’s Trust to support more children and families throughout the UK.
Rebecca Wood
CEO
About Rebecca
Rebecca has over 20 years’ experience in senior roles at fast-growing charities. As CEO of Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), she grew it from half a million pounds to over £14 million, enabling it to fund £53m of innovative dementia research in centres all over the UK. After moving to Blue Smile, a children’s mental health charity in East Anglia, she managed the launch of two new services and doubled the charity’s income. Rebecca also brings extensive media and stakeholder engagement experience to Tom’s Trust.
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Deborah Mitchell
Co-Founder & Charity Outreach
About Deborah
Deborah is Tom’s mum and co-founder of Tom’s Trust. She worked for 14 years in the oil industry co-ordinating shipping logistics and runs our outreach programme.
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Kirsty Keegan
Head of Fundraising
About Kirsty
Kirsty has rejoined Team Tom after a four-year hiatus. She has fundraised for Wallace Cancer Care (which became Maggie’s) and most recently worked on the leadership team at Cambridge Arts Theatre. She has a background in marketing, events and exhibition organising.
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Jessica Wilde
Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager
About Jessica
Since 2006, Jessica has worked with children’s charities and international development NGO’s in the UK, Timor-Leste, and Nigeria. She has organised large scale fundraising events, managed challenge and sports teams, and created lasting relationships with corporate organisations, supermarkets, schools and community clubs.
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Sarah Hampton
Regional Fundraiser and Community Development Officer
About Sarah
Sarah joined Tom’s Trust in May 2023. She has fundraised for various charities including The Salvation Army, Motor Neurone Disease Association, an adult and children’s hospice and more recently Children Today Charitable Trust. Passionate about charity, she has a background in both fundraising and marketing, the only things she has done since finishing university.
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Jan Webster
Trusts and Foundations Manager
About Jan
Jan has worked in the charity sector all her working life, as a community fundraiser, funder, CEO of several charities, founder of a charity and now as Grants and Foundations Manager for Tom’s Trust. Jan’s passion is to bring funders and beneficiaries together in a relationship of mutual learning and dignity.
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Jessica Harrison
Communications Manager
About Jessica
Jess joined Tom’s Trust in February 2021 as the charity’s first communications manager. She has previously worked in charity communications at the Internet Watch Foundation and Alzheimer’s Research UK, and has a background in national newspaper journalism, having worked at the Daily Mail and press agency SWNS.
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Beth Womersley
Digital Marketing and Communications Officer
About Beth
Beth joined Tom’s Trust in July 2023, coming from a background in commercial marketing. After voluntarily managing the marketing for ESH Community, Beth wanted to move into the third sector completely.
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Our Ambassadors
Our Ambassadors help to raise awareness of our work and get involved in fundraising activity.
Ben Blowes
Ambassador
About Ben
Being made an ambassador to Tom’s Trust was a hugely proud moment in my life. In December 2020 we achieved something extraordinary and we raised a lot of funds and really lifted the awareness of the charity. I look forward to working with the charity again in the future and continuing to support them.
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Harry Jameson
Ambassador
About Harry
Harry is an award-winning expert with over 15 years’ experience in the fitness and hospitality industries with an extensive network of experts spanning every stage of development, implementation and promotion. Harry’s learnings over the last fifteen years have seen him create wellness retreat programmes across top brands in luxury hospitality including Four Seasons, Rosewood Hotels and The One and Only. As wellness business consultant his clients include Twitter, Apple, and Nike. As a performance coach, his entire career has been dedicated to improving the lives and performance of the world’s highest achieving individuals. Harry still counts world leaders, leading industry CEOs and some of the most influential people on the planet as his clients.
