Our Board of Trustees
WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A HIGHLY DEDICATED BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHO SHARE A VAST ARRAY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
SIMON KNOCK
Chair
Simon’s career stretches over 30 years within the legal profession, practising in North Staffordshire and specialising in family matters. Now retired, Simon also has experience within the education system as a School Governer, whilst more recently he volunteers for various local charities within Stoke-on-Trent.
An ability to think critically, a willingness to work hard, excellent communication skills, and on occasions, a sense of humour!
SUZANNE GOODALL
Trustee
Suzanne has over 30 years experience working across multiple industries including Food Manufacturing, Utilities, Media and Financial Services. Her range of roles includes Quality Control, Customer Experience, Employee Engagement, Culture Change, Business Improvement and Project Management. Suzanne has a passion for the people side of business change and people development and became a level 7 accredited coach with the Institute of Leadership and Management, supporting colleagues to challenge themselves and achieve their personal and career goals.
Having recently taken early retirement Suzanne wanted to utilise her skills and experience to support a local charity and having lost her father to cancer in 2019, felt a connection to The Dove Service and the difference they make to people who are dealing with bereavement and grief.
CHRIS QUAYLE
Trustee
Chris is a Chartered Accountant with a career in finance stretching over 40 years. He has worked in various roles including company director and secretary.
Since retiring Chris has taken on voluntary work with Citizens Advice and is also a local magistrate.
Chris lives in North Staffordshire, is married and has three daughters. He is keen on watching sport and is a season ticket holder at Port Vale.
LESLEY GOODBURN
Trustee
Lesley has been working to improve end of life care, raising awareness of pancreatic cancer and the psychological impact of a terminal diagnosis following the loss of her husband in 2014. Lesley has worked with national organisations including Hospice UK, Pancreatic Cancer UK and Nursing and Midwifery Council to encourage discussions about dying, death, grief and bereavement. Lesley now works for NHS England and NHS Improvement as Senior Improvement Manager for patient experience.
Lesley joined our board with a desire to support a local charity and after receiving bereavement support following the loss of her husband.
VAL NASH
Trustee
I have worked across the public, private and voluntary sector. The majority of my work has been in the voluntary sector and in particular in recent years as Chief Officer of Healthwatch Stoke on Trent and as the Project Lead for a Social Hub development project across the city supporting people with social anxiety in re-entering society and feeling able to contribute. My passion is community development, enablement of those without a voice and support of people who have opted out of society for some reason and need support to join again. I have a good understanding of the health and social care sectors as well as mental health and community services and have a keen interest in promotion and publicity to raise awareness of services available.
Having retired recently I feel I still have plenty to give and have always admired the work of The Dove Service. I referred people to Dove often whilst working and saw how moving people through grief and loss was instrumental in giving many of the clients I supported self-awareness and confidence to move on from major setbacks. It is a unique service which Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire are lucky to have and I am proud to have been accepted as a Trustee and I am an active member of the Board. I hope that my life and work experience will be useful in progressing the aims of The Dove Service going forward.
MICHELLE MOORE
Trustee
During her 30 years’ experience delivering business change across many sectors, Michelle has working across the UK and overseas, helping businesses improve through sales growth, process development, customer experience enhancement and acquisitions. She has applied this experience to judging UK recognition such as the UK Business Awards and the UK Customer Experience Awards.
An accredited Project Manager and Continuous Improvement practitioner, with diplomas in Business Management and Psychology, Michelle has joined The Dove Service trustees to help support people in their time of need.
DR. LINDA MACHIN
Honorary President
As a leading Research Fellow at Keele University and founder of the Dove Service Linda became Honorary President of the charity in 2015. Through her work with the Adult Attitude to Grief (AAG) assessment tool she is now recognised nationally and internationally as a leading authority on bereavement and grief in adults.
YOU?
We are currently looking to expand our Board of Trustees and we could be looking for you! As a member of our highly motivated and enthusiastic Board of Trustees you will play a key role in influencing the strategic direction of the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance. You will be instrumental in supporting the future development and growth of the organisation, using any specific knowledge or experience you have to help the Board of Trustees reach sound decisions. This will involve scrutinizing Board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, and providing advice and guidance requested by the Board on new initiatives.
If you would relish the opportunity to support our fast paced, challenging, but ultimately values based, person-centred organisation, please download the info pack below, or call 01782 914455 for an informal chat.
