Our Backroom Staff
ROYAL PATRON
- Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex GCVO
TRUSTEES
- Sir Bob Murray CBE (Chair)
- The Rt Hon The Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley PC
- Stephen Cram CBE (Treasurer)
- Kate Adie OBE, DL
- George Clarke
- Paul Collingwood MBE
- Stewart Donald
- Nathan O'Brien
- Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, DL
- Colonel The Hon James Ramsbotham CBE, DL
- Sir Tim Rice
EDUCATION AND SKILLS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- The Rt Hon The Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley PC
- Audrey Bolam
- Lynda Brown
- Jill Colbert
- Dean Marshall
- Karen Marshall
- Alison Maynard
- Graeme Thompson
- Ian Green
- Ian Kershaw
AUDIT COMMITTEE
- Ken Bremner
- Mark Hetherington
- Sue Reece
- Peter Walker
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Lesley Spuhler OBE
PA to the Chief Executive/Governance Co-ordinator
- June Hood
- june.hood@foundationoflight.co.uk
Managing Director
- Jamie Wright
- jamie.wright@foundationoflight.co.uk
Director of Finance and Support Services
- Paul Wright
- paul.wright@foundationoflight.co.uk
Executive Manager
- Lynn Cuthbertson
- lynn.cuthbertson@foundationoflight.co.uk
Head of Informal and Community Education
- Michael Colclough
- michael.colclough@foundationoflight.co.uk
Head of Education
- Andy Grant
- andy.grant@foundationoflight.co.uk
Head of Skills
- Linda Hughes
- linda.hughes@foundationoflight.co.uk
Head of Sport & Wellbeing
- Liz Barton-Jones
- liz.barton-jones@foundationoflight.co.uk
Head of Marketing and Communications
- Sophie Ashcroft
- sophie.ashcroft@foundationoflight.co.uk
Head of Partnerships and Donor Care
- Clare Wilson
- clare.wilson@foundationoflight.co.uk
Head of Events
- Jemma Dowson
- jemma.dowson@foundationoflight.co.uk
Delivery Coordinator (North Durham, Washington and South Tyneside)
- Craig Martin
- craig.martin@foundationoflight.co.uk
Safeguarding & Welfare Manager
- Keith Brazier
- keith.brazier@foundationoflight.co.uk
I have been so proud of my association with the Foundation. Since opening the Centre of Light which was my first duty as royal patron, thousands of youngsters and adults have accessed learning opportunities thanks to the Foundation.
Being from the North East I am keen to be involved in the regeneration of the region in any way I can. The Foundation is doing some fantastic work across Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham and it's a real privilege to be involved.
There is a phenomenal amount of people whose lives have been improved by the work of the Foundation. But it’s not always about the numbers, sometimes it’s the things you can’t measure. When I hear these personal, individual stories, that’s when I feel genuinely proud.
