UK Trustees

Andrew Purkis (chair)
Andrew Purkis has been Chair of three UK national charities (Living Streets, The Green Alliance, and The Empty Homes Agency).

He has been employed in leadership positions at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; the Council for the Protection of Rural England; the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund (with its major international programmes) and the Tropical Health and Education Trust, which facilitates health partnerships between the UK and the poorest countries.

He has also been Senior Adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury on his relationships with the world outside the Church. Andrew is a board member of the Charity Commission for England and Wales until July 2010. Andrew joined the ActionAid UK Board in November 2009.

Jane Buckley Sander
Jane’s main interests are in youth activism and learning for global citizenship. She's currently involved with Commonwork on sustainable and global education. She worked as an Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck and consultant and education adviser for a number of bodies including the British Council, the Commonwealth Foundation, QCA, The Institute of Global Ethics, the Community Development Foundation, and the Nuffield Review. Formerly a CEO of NGO's, Changemakers and VSU Youth in Action, and Director of public sector bodies, The Volunteering Partnership (an advisory NDPB in UK) and a federally funded anti poverty programme in New York State. Also chaired National Council of Voluntary Youth Services and National Federation of Youth Action Agencies. She joined the ActionAid UK board in March 2008.

Adriano Campolina Soares
ActionAid's Regional Director for the Americas, also Head of Food & Hunger theme. An agronomist by trade, he was the Chief of Cabinet of Federal Deputy Gander, covering legislative change, public policy and budgetary issues. Previously worked, covering foreign relations, regional trade policy & rural communities, and supporting the formulation of policy programs for the improvement of national agricultural reform policy. Joined ActionAid UK Board in September 2004.

Mike Forrest
Senior Partner at Karis Medical Centre in Inner City Birmingham. A GP Trainer, Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Birmingham University and a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Currently a Trustee of Karis Neighbour Scheme and Chair of Sport4Life UK. He has a special interest in social determinants of health and disease. He joined ActionAid UK in March 2008.

Jane Esuantsiwa Goldsmith
Independent consultant in statutory and voluntary sector, specialising in diversity, gender, race, strategic planning and international development. Member of UK Government delegation to 1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Former Commissioner for Women’s National Commission and former Chair of Fawcett Society. Joined ActionAid Board in 2007 and currently member of Race Equality Group and Women’s Resource Centre.

Richard Lewis Msc FCA (Treasurer)
A financial/Accounting expert currently Co-Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI) at The Open University. Formerly Associate Chancellor of the United States Open University and Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Open University. Studied at the London School of Economics and author of a number of publications on financial accounting. Has also worked as a consultant for a number of organisations including UNESCO, World Bank and OECD.

Frank McLoughlin
Principal of City and Islington College in London - one of the largest general further education colleges in England. The focus of Frank's career in education has been on social justice, developing equal opportunities and widening participation. He has a special interest in global citizenship. He is a trustee of the Helena Kennedy Foundation and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He joined the ActionAid board in March 2008.

Annie Moreton
Fundraising consultant developing strategy and operational plans for charities, particularly in raising funds from individuals. Formerly Marketing Director of Greenpeace UK, Trustee of Greenpeace Mexico and Action on Smoking and Health. Currently Chair of GeneWatch UK. Joined Action Aid Board in 2004.

Prash Naik

Head of Channel 4 Television’s Legal and Compliance Department. He trained and qualified as a solicitor in private practice where he specialised in media litigation. He was recruited to Channel 4’s in-house legal team in 1994 and is responsible for advising Channel 4 and its independent producers on legal and regulatory issues relating to the content of its programmes. Joined ActionAid UK Board in October 2007.

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