Our Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees is responsible for our governance and strategic direction as a charity.
The Board agrees our vision and values, sets the strategy and policies for our key activities, and monitors our progress. Our trustees are also responsible for appointing our chief executive and for our overall professional, legal and financial management.
Jill Carnie (Chair)
Now retired, Jill has a wealth of experience in the private sector in senior management roles. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing and a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Alan Vallon (Vice Chair)
Alan joined the board of trustees at Springboard in 2013 and acted as Chair and Safeguarding Trustee. He is enthusiastic, supportive and immensely proud of their work.
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Following training Manchester and London he became an NHS Consultant Physician in 1984 working in hospitals in Crawley, Horsham and Redhill until 2013. Further management and leadership experience was gained during roles as Director of Medical Education and Clinical Director for Medicine and Emergency Care.
He also served on the board of governors at Muntham House School with responsibility for safeguarding.
Rory Church (Treasurer)
Coming soon.
Dan Lethbridge
Dan is a Physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience. He has held a range of clinical and leadership positions and is currently the Head of Therapies at East Surrey Hospital. Dan joined the board of trustees in 2021 and has a real interest in ensuring that our Springboard families are engaged and actively involved in the future direction of the charity.
Amy Blick
Amy has carved a space for her business, exhilHRate, an HR Consultancy providing transformational and innovative people support for businesses. She is a Chartered Fellow CIPD professional with expertise in fast paced, high growth environments with strong commercial focus and true people passion from SMEs to globally renowned brands.
As she is now the master of her own destiny, she loves supporting Springboard as a Trustee, as well as providing free masterclasses for HR top tips, weekly volunteering and trying to make the world a better place (mainly by recycling everything!).
When not working, Amy has her life full to the brim with an adorable toddler, a moody French bulldog and a husband that is dedicated to golf!
Jane Wilson
Coming soon.
Sarah Pritchard
Sarah has recently joined Springboard and brings a range of experience of working within Social Care providers and Local Authorities. She has extensive experience of Behaviour Analysis and Commissioning of bespoke support arrangements for individuals with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Support Needs. Sarah also has experience in Safeguarding and will be supporting the Board as a Safeguarding Trustee.
Outside of this, Sarah is a keen swimmer and having recently moved to Horsham, is loving exploring the local area with her very lively Spaniel!