If you would like to join our team of trustees, please take a look at the role description below.
Elizabeth Wilson (Chair)
Liz Wilson leads Liz Wilson Consultancy: a coaching and leadership development organisation whose aim is to build
purposeful leaders and outstanding teams in organisations who want to make a difference. She also works with young people, helping them build resilience and achieve strong positive mental health and has been a school governor and Prince’s Trust mentor.
She is also on the Board of Mae and Mitchell, a not for profit organisation providing bespoke social care in the community.
Ven Simon Baker
Ven Simon Baker was ordained as a priest in the Church of England in the early 1980’s Since then he has served in a number of parishes across the country and also had teaching and training posts.
His most recent appointment was as Archdeacon
of Lichfield and Rector of St Michael Lichfield and St John Wall. Simon is now retired and lives in Somerset.
Christopher Daws
Christopher Daws is a chartered accountant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and the Association of
Corporate Treasurers.
He was the Financial and Deputy Secretary of the Church Commissioners for England, a trustee of Action for Children and Chairman of the Action for Children Pension Fund, a member of the Board for Actuarial Standards and the independent member of the audit committee of the Charity Commission.
He is now a trustee of The Share Foundation and Friends of Malmesbury Abbey.
Andrew Deutsch
Andrew Deutsch has had a successful career in the food industry having had leading roles with food manufacturers
including Northern Foods, Hain Daniels and Bernard Matthews.
He has extensive experience of both operations and relationship management. He was also a committee member of Riverside Care and Support from 2016 until 2022 and is a member of The Chorus Educational Trust.
David Robinson
David has worked in care and support services for 15 years. Starting out as a support worker for St Mungo’s, he has worked on innovative projects such as No Second Night Out and the European Ending Homelessness Campaign.
As Assistant Director of Operations, Dave is responsible for all Riverside’s supported housing, floating support and retirement living services. He has been a trustee for a learning disabilities charity and sits on the Board of Whitehaven Foyer.
Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris is a former Area Manager at Riverside Care and Support. Prior to working at Riverside he served in the Armed Forces. Trevor is passionate about helping homeless veterans with their housing needs.
While at Riverside he co-founded the Single Persons Accommodation Centre for the Ex Services (SPACES). Trevor became central in the development of a further five services for homeless veterans across the country and, at the time of his retirement, these services had helped 16,000 veterans.
Sally Nichols FCMI CMgr
Assistant Director of Operations at Riverside, Sally has worked in care and supported housing services for 25 years, having extensive experience of managing a range of varied services and working with a diverse range of customers.
Sally also has a specialism around developing Extra Care housing, and is the nominated lead for Care Quality Commission for the Riverside Group.
Looking for Trustees
We are always looking for new members to expand our Board of Trustees in new directions. The need for our help is increasing and we have an ambitious plan to double our income and the grants we give to individuals over the next five years.
We are looking for new trustees to join our established Board, and help us to achieve these goals. If you want to make a difference to the lives of homeless people, please consider becoming a trustee.
We are particularly looking for people with financial, legal and marketing experience. The position is not remunerated, but reasonable expenses are paid. Trustees come from across England, and the Board meets four times a year.
If you are interested, or would like further information please contact us on 020 7269 1630 or info@churchhomelesscharity.org.uk