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UK Trustees
Karen Brown (chair)
Independent adviser on media, education and communications. Currently working with Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Formerly director Television Corporation plc, Deputy Director of Programmes at Channel 4 and Managing Director of 4 Learning. Joined ActionAid Board in 2003, elected chair in May 2004. Trustee on ActionAid International board.
Jane Buckley Sander
Jane’s main interests are in youth activism and learning for global citizenship. She's currently work with Kent and the Wider World, a development education centre based in Maidstone. Previously she's been Chief Executive of Changemakers, VSU Youth in Action and Director of Greene County Housing and Employment Programme in New York State. Also chaired National Council of Voluntary Youth Services and National Federation of Youth Action Agencies. Joined ActionAid 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.
Pat Caplan
Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at Goldsmiths College London. She has carried out research in Tanzania (a rural coastal area), India (Chennai), Nepal (Far Western Hills) and the UK (West Wales), and major interests have been gender and food. Her most recent books have been on anthropological ethics, risk, life history, and Swahili modernities. She joined the board in 2006.
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
Deputy 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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