Our Trustees/Directors have a breadth of skills and experiences which they give voluntarily to govern, guide and underpin the success of the charitable business. We are deeply grateful for the support given by the following Trustees:
Tim Sinclair, Chairman
Biography: Formerly a Captain in the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, West Riding of Yorkshire, Tim Sinclair has more than 25 years’ experience in public relations. He established multiple award-winning agency Sinclair Mason in 1986. Tim grew it to become one of the largest integrated corporate marketing communications consultancies in the UK, working with clients including BT and Visa, before its sale to Hunsworth plc. Read More…
Cath Follins
Biography: After getting an MA in Economics, Cath switched to local government, holding a wide range of roles with Leeds City Council until 2016. She worked on project such as; getting funding to turn a car park into Millennium Square; enhancing the city centre; improving the quality of the River Aire and regenerating the waterfront; creating pedestrian street maps and helping to make the city centre a safer, place. Read More…
Sally-Anne Greenfield
Biography: Sally-Anne Greenfield was appointed the founding Chief Executive of the Leeds Community Foundation in 2004, and during her 14 years as Chief Executive it became one of the top performing Community Foundations in the UK. The community foundation was established to create lasting positive change in Leeds, focusing on the communities of geography and interest that have the greatest needs.
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Collin Evans
Biography: Following retirement in 2005 from his role as Director of Business Operations at the Co-operative Bank, Colin was invited by United Kingdom Community Foundations (UKCF) to support their 45 affiliated members to devise policies and processes to identify and secure the transfer of moribund charitable assets (cash and managed investments) maintained by the Trustees of dormant and ineffective charitable trusts Read More…
Catherine Mitchell
Biography: Catherine is a senior manager with Arts Council England. She manages a team of specialist relationship managers who work with arts and cultural organisations across the North. Her work includes arts festival and art centre development, creative media and capital investment across the north. She regularly sits on decision panels for funding programmes and is passionate about getting art to more people. Read More…