Our trustees and senior team use their experience and passion to make a difference to the people we support.

The board of trustees oversees Minstead Trust’s work supporting more than 320 people and running five social enterprises.

We welcome expressions of interest into becoming a trustee from people who have varied backgrounds and feel they can make a positive contribution.

If you have any questions please download our trustee poster or email Wendy Newton – wendy.newton@minsteadtrust.org.uk

Our trustees and senior team

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Trustee

Nicola Pestell

'I am passionate about enabling those with learning disabilities to achieve their potential.'

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Trustee

David Naylor

'I am proud to be part of a diverse group of people who think that inclusion; having a voice; being heard; regardless of who you are, is important, hard to achieve and to sustain.'

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Chair of Trustees

Trustee

Josephine Grunwell

‘I first heard of Minstead Trust when I came to their fete where I witnessed and was impressed by the way in which people with learning disabilities were being supported and encouraged to take an active part in this fundraising event’.

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CEO

Senior Management

Adam Dodd

Adam is the Chief Executive of Minstead Trust.

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Director of Human Resources

Senior Management

Heidi Oldrey

Heidi leads the People and Culture Team, who provide Human Resources, Payroll and Volunteer Support.

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Director of Finance

Senior Management

Rachel McIlroy

I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2002 and moved into charity sector in 2006, as I really wanted to use my finance skills to make a difference.

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Patron

Professor Joy Carter, CBE

Professor Joy Carter, CBE, is and academic and Minstead Trust's Patron.

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Ambassador

Tim Selwood

Tim Selwood was the founder Trustee at the Minstead Trust and is now our Ambassador.

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Trustee

Elizabeth Selby

‘It was meeting with the families of the people that Minstead Trust supports and seeing first hand the life changing impact of the work they do supporting adults with learning disabilities that inspired me to join the Board’.

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Trustee

Olivia McDonald

‘I am motivated by a firm belief in the importance of promoting independence for people with learning difficulties, a core ethos of the Minstead Trust.

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Trustee

Ian Clark

‘I was impressed by the quality of the Leadership Team, and as the Trust was clearly in a growth phase and I wanted to be part of the shaping of the future of Minstead Trust’.

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Trustee

Martin Callaghan

As a governor of a special school, I was very aware of the challenges faced by young people with learning difficulties establishing themselves in their adult lives, so I was delighted to join Minstead with its person-centred ethos and diversity of support.