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A board of trustees governs Community Foundation Network (CFN), drawn mainly from staff and trustees of individual member community foundations.

Management is through a number of committees of the board as well as advisory sub-committees and working groups. They are served by a dedicated group of staff, each with specialist knowledge of the community foundation movement, based at CFN's London office.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Honorary President

Baroness Usha Prashar CBE

Honorary Vice President

His Grace the Duke of Westminster KG OBE TD DL
Sir Christopher Gent

Chair

Matthew Bowcock

Trustee, Surrrey Community Foundation

Vice Chairs

Laura Warren OBE DL

Chief Executive, Essex Community Foundation

Treasurer

Hamish Buchan

Treasurer, Scottish Community Foundation

Board Members

Andrew Middleton	Chief Executive, Berkshire Community Foundation
Cathy Elliott	Chief Executive, Community Foundation for Merseyside
Charles Clark OBE QPM DL	Trustee, Essex Community Foundation
Clive Cutbill	Vice Chair, Capital Community Foundation
David Brown	Company Secretary, Cumbria Community Foundation
Dr James Magowan	Development Manager, Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
Kate Hinks	Trustee, Community Foundation for Calderdale
Kate Mulkern	Director, Heart of England Community Foundation
Marcelle Speller	Trustee, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation
Murray Stewart	Trustee, Quartet Community Foundation
Sonia Waugh	Finance Director, Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Terry Walsh	Director, Staffordshire Community Foundation

STAFF

Clare Brooks	Director of Philanthropy
Daniel Croft	ICT Development Project Officer
Fran Walker	Manager, Information and Publications
Kate Stewart	Director, Fair Share Trust
Kayleigh Bryan	Finance and Administration Manager
Leonie Benton	Finance and Programme Manager
Les Wilcock	Manager, Information and Computer Technology Development Project
Lesley Talbot	Director of Programmes and Development
Matt Minns	Programme Manager
Melanie Molloy	Programme Manager, Grassroots Grants
Ned Brown	Performance Officer, Fair Share Trust
Neil Wates	Beacon Manager
Nicholas Faraday	Performance Officer, Fair Share Trust
Stephen Hammersley	Chief Executive
Suzie Webster	Network Development Manager

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