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Trustees

St Luke's is governed by a board of fourteen Trustees. Six of the Trustees are selected by and appointed from outside organisations (Nominative Trustees). One Trustee is the Rector of St Giles' Church, Cripplegate or his or her substitute (Ex Officio Trustee). The remaining six Trustees are made up by individuals who live locally or have a special knowledge of or connection to the area (Co-optative Trustees).

 

Farewell to our Chairman Jean Dolphin

At the September 2011 Board of Trustees meeting our Chairman of 6 years, Jean Dolphin, stood down. Jean has been a Trustee of St Luke's for 13 years and has steered the charity through a period of immense transformation.

We thank her for all the dedication and support she has given to the St Luke's community, her fellow Board members and the staff team over the years. She will be missed by us all.

 

Names of Trustees:

Reverend David Allen

Reverend David Allen

(Ex-Officio)
David is vicar of the church closest to the Community Centre. He was a former Board member of EC1 New Deal for Communities and is actively involved in the local neighbourhood.

John Barker

John Barker OBE, Deputy

(Nominative Trustee – City of London Corporation)
John is a Common Councilman and Deputy for the City of London Corporation for the Ward of Cripplegate. He represents the residents who live on the Golden Lane Estate which forms part of the St Luke's area of benefit. His working background is finance and he serves on the Finance Committee.

claudia webbe

Claudia Webbe

(Nominative Trustee – London Borough of Islington)
Claudia is a Labour Councillor for Bunhill Ward in Islington. She also lives in ward and is Chairman of the Finsbury Ward Partnership.

Claudia has spent a lifetime campaigning against racism and injustice. She is the chair of Positive Action Training, which provides a pathway to employment for black and minority ethnic communities. She is also the chairperson of Operation Trident and a board member of London Crimestoppers

 

 

Nigel Fletcher

Nigel Fletcher

(Co-Optative)
Nigel is Vice-Chairman of the Trust and Chairman of the Finance Committee. He has lived in the immediate area for over 30 years. Nigel's expertise lies in the area of finance and investment management, and he was a senior director of American Express Bank and Merrill Lynch.
Jack Goulde

Jack Goulde

(Co-Optative)
Jack is a chartered surveyor with a wealth of experience advising clients or being a Trustee in the charity sector. He was formerly Managing Director of Charles Church Ltd housebuilders. He is a highly experienced Trustee and has been on the Board of SCOPE.
Joan Herbert

Joan Herbert

(Co-optative)
Joan is a former Mayor of Islington and was deeply involved in our local community, with a particular focus on disabled persons. She is well-known in the community and especially by older people who use the Community Centre.
Adrain Johnson

Adrian Johnson

(Nominative – Parochial Church Council of St Giles' Cripplegate.)
Adrian's family has a very long connection with the St Luke's area and Islington. He is a Chartered Surveyor by training and lives and works close-by in the Barbican Estate.

Rebecca Cresswell

(Co-optative)

Rebecca joined the board in September 2010. She has been a resident board member of EC1 New Deal for Communities for many years and lives locally.  She is a teacher in another inner-city London borough, and passionate about the arts.

Penny Seal

Penny Seal

(Co-optative)

Penny joined the board in September 2010. She joined EC1 New Deal board in 2002 as an elected resident member and has served as their vice Chairman for 8 years. She is a local resident, has worked for many years at City and Islington College, is a member of the EC1 Neighbourhood Steering Group, and a member of St Luke's

Keith Sharp

Keith Sharp

(Nominative – London Borough of Islington)

Keith became Chairman of the Trustee board of St Luke's in September 2011, and has been a trustee since 2002. Born and brought up in north London, he has also been a local Councillor and school governor in Islington and lives in the borough.  Professionally, Keith is a business and communications consultant with more than 25 years experience in the field.

Joe Trotter

Joe Trotter

(Co-optative)
Joe is a very well-known figure in the local area and lives in the neighbourhood and was born and bred here. He is a former Mayor of Islington. He serves on the Board of Homes for Islington and was Chair of the Borough's Housing Committee.

Troy Gallagher

(Nominative – London Borough of Islington)
Troy joined the St Luke's Board on 30th June 2010 having been elected in May 2010 as one of the three Bunhill Ward Labour councillors.  He is a local and very active resident, well known to many.

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