Who we are
Who we are. Meet our wonderful team of dedicated staff and trustees.
Our Patrons
David Astor
Lord Cameron
Stephen Fry
Lady Heseltine
Lord Hurd
Ian Marber
Rahul Moodgal
Jon Snow
Joanna Trollope
Staff
Joanna Mitchell
Job title - Head of Fundraising & Marketing
Joanna works at The Mulberry Bush three days a week, managing the charity’s fundraising and marketing. Her original background was in ... Read more
Dr Caryn Onions
Job title - Head of Research & Deputy CEO
DClinPrac, BSc (Hons) Psychology, Dip in Applied Social Studies, Dip Infant Observational Studies, Cert FEd. Since 2004 Caryn has ... Read more
Sarah Paget
Job title - Head of Mulberry Bush Consulting
Sarah has worked in, with, and alongside Therapeutic Communities and Enabling Environments for the past 35 years. As an experienced ... Read more
Dr Dave Roberts
Job title - Head of Outreach & Deputy CEO
PGCHE, DipSW, BA (Hons.), MA in Therapeutic Child Care, PhD A trained Social Worker, and organisational therapist, Dave has worked ... Read more
John Turberville
Job title - Chief Executive Officer
BSc, Int. Cert. in Family Therapy & MA in Therapeutic Child Care Formerly the School Director & Chief Operating Officer, ... Read more
Lee Wright
Job title - School Director
Lee has over 20 years’ experience of working with children in the care system. He trained as a teacher in 1993 and started working at ... Read more
Trustees
Hannah Chapman
Job title - Trustee
Hannah Chapman received her PhD in Education from the University of Cambridge. Her research interests lie in addressing inequity and ... Read more
Vicky Snow
Job title - Trustee
Victoria received her degree in Economics from the University of Manchester in 2009 before going on to complete a masters in ... Read more
Keith Bird
Job title - Trustee
Keith has worked in the education sector for over 15 years in a number of marketing and communications leadership roles. He has ... Read more
Geraldine Akerman
Job title - Trustee
Hon. Professor Dr. Geraldine Akerman has worked in prisons for 26 years. The majority of this time has been in HMP Grendon therapeutic ... Read more
Lucy Whitehouse
Job title - Trustee
Lucy Whitehouse is the founder of award-winning youth sex education charity Fumble. A digital journalist and a Relationships, Sex and ... Read more
Tim McMahon
Job title - Trustee
A member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Tim started and developed his HR career working for companies within ... Read more
Martin Cleaver
Job title - Trustee
Martin can be found working throughout many areas of Europe running cycle events for corporate and private clients, with his ... Read more
Zoe Lattimer
Job title - Safeguarding Link Trustee
Zoe got her degree in Human Biology at London University and then went on to do a PGCE at Goldsmiths College. She began work as a ... Read more
Rosemary Lilley
Job title - Trustee
Rosemary’s working career was entirely within the children and family’s sector primarily with national children’s charities in both ... Read more
Simon Peacock
Job title - Trustee
Simon has over thirty years of professional experience in working with children and families in residential care, a therapeutic ... Read more
Chris Pugh
Job title - Chair of Trustees
Chris received his degree in Economics and Statistics from Southampton University in 1992 before going on to become a Chartered ... Read more
Richard Rollinson
Job title - Trustee
Richard was the Executive Director of the Planned Environment Therapy Trust (now The Planned Environment Therapy Archives and Special ... Read more
Michael Sarrington
Job title - Deputy Chair of Trustees
Michael has a background in business and learning & development. Michael runs his own business offering facilitation and ... Read more
Savy Sondhi
Job title - Trustee
Savy comes from a marketing and finance background. She has also been involved in start-ups in the area of personal development, ... Read more
Mark Thomas
Job title - Trustee
Mark has worked in Social Care since graduating from Liverpool Polytechnic in 1988. He spent his first 5 years at the Cotswold ... Read more
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