Meet the Trustees
DAVID MURBY - Trustee since 2007
David has been a Trustee of the Charity for two and a half years and Chair of the Trustees for just over a year. David is an independent business consultant, which gives him great flexibility to work with the Charity, and previously held senior management roles in two major IT suppliers to the UK insurance industry. He has lived close to the unit for 12 years and his wife, Liz, has been a ward volunteer for 9 years which is how David first became introduced to the Duchess of Kent House and the Charity. A keen sailor and golfer, David also uses raising funds for the Charity as an excuse to keep fit and has twice run the Reading Half Marathon and once completed the Newbury sprint triathlon and done Dragon Boat Racing on behalf of the Charity.
JULIAN WALKER - Trustee since 2004
Julian has been a trustee for five years. He is 40 years old and works as the managing director of his 5th generation family firm of independent funeral directors and lives in Peppard near Henley. He is married to Nicky and together they have three young children. Over time he has been involved in direct fundraising (usually sponsored runs and Balls) as well as strategic planning of the future of the charity. He finds his biggest motivator is the dedication shown at a human level by members of the care staff.
IRENE DALLAS — Founding Trustee, 2001
Irene Dallas is a lawyer with many years experience both in the English High Court and also in International Arbitration.
Irene was instrumental in the setting up of this independent hospice charity from its earliest beginnings in 2000, becoming its first chair. The aim then as now is to co-ordinate all fundraising activities to benefit Duchess of Kent House in particular and this part of Berkshire in general, working in partnership with the NHS and increasingly with local charities based in Newbury and Wokingham.
Irene retired as chair in 2008 due to pressure of work but continues to give valuable advice and experience as a trustee.
SUE MOORE – Trustee since 2007
Sue, ‘I joined the charity as a Trustee early in 2007, but my connection with Duchess of Kent House goes back to 2002. At that time, I was working for a charity which donated pictures to hospitals and hospices, to brighten up waiting rooms, day rooms and wards. We donated several pictures to DoKH to hang in the newly completed Rose’s Garden Room. I was very impressed by everything I saw in the unit and by the wonderful work that the charity was doing to support it.
The recruitment of new Trustees happened to coincide with my semi-retirement, so I was delighted to be able to offer my time to assist in the development of the charity. All palliative care facilities in this country need as much support as they can get and I am pleased to be involved in the charity, helping to provide funding for so many services and facilities within DoKH.’
MAUREEN MOSLEY — Trustee since 2003
Maureen, ‘I have been a Trustee and Treasurer for 6 years and really enjoy being the "other side of the fence" for a change as the day job involves working for BDO, a firm of Chartered Accountants. Being a small charity I am also able to get involved with some volunteering and fundraising which helps me to understand how difficult it can be to make people part with their money! I have a husband, two daughters and a cat and in my spare time my favourite pastimes are walking and reading.’ Maureen lives in Tadley.
TONY COBB - Trustee since 2007
Tony, 'I spent my entire career with Reckitt Benckiser, retiring in 2003 when I was head of Corporate Development. I am 65 years old, married with two daughters. I live near Henley.
I am very pleased to try and help DOKHC, which is a wonderful charity. It provides professional and sympathetic emotional care to patients and their families both on-site and in their homes when they are at their most vulnerable and in need of all the help and support possible. It has an excellent reputation in the community. We have plans for the future to widen the scope of the services as well as looking for ways of improving what we do now. It is a vital service which supplements and provides services which the NHS will never be able to fund.'
HELEN CHILDS, partner with Boyes Turner (solicitors) will be joining us early 2010
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