Trustees

Sandy is the former Chief Executive of the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, the leading business organisation for Bradford, Leeds, York and North Yorkshire, offering lobbying and a large range of business services. Sandy led the creation of a fund to lend to companies unable to obtain bank finance, built managed offices and industrial units for growing businesses, developed the Raising the Bar/Business Acting Responsibly initiative and created networks for specific sectors and ar...

Cath was a founder Trustee of Trust Leeds. She is also Chair of Trustees of Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, a local attraction which runs projects for schools and provides placements for adults with learning disabilities. Cath was a trustee of Emmaus Leeds, a charity that works towards ending homelessness by giving people somewhere to live together with meaningful training and work and more recently of Solace, a mental health charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers. Cath's career was in l...

Nicholas is an associate solicitor at Leeds law firm Clarion Solicitors. He specialises in private wealth and trust disputes, with a particular focus on alternative forms of conflict resolution. He previously worked at a national law firm. Prior to moving to England in 2016, Nicholas worked as judicial law clerk to the Honourable Justices Harrington, Tremblay-Lamer and Beaudry of the Federal Court of Canada and as Assistant Trust Officer for the Quebec Revenue Agency. Nicholas has always had ...

Gary has a banking background having completed his professional qualifications and spent over 25 years in banking and financial services, working in branches in the North of England and Head Office. He also undertook a period in Internal Audit.   He headed up a key Head Office department handling complaints, fraud, IT service management and business service desk. More recently, Gary was Relationship Director in the Health sector having supported the regulatory set up of the West Yorkshire Com...

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, and while building a team of 17, raising over £50m in donations and distributing £33m in grants to local com...

Having the voice of lived experience on the Board is important to ensure that strategic decisions always consider the advice, feedback and thoughts of our self-reliant group members. Sarah was a member of the very first Self-Reliant Group in Leeds, the Glitter Fairies SRG. With aspirations to set up her own business, she attended the Be Your Own Boss SRG programme and now works part-time on her new business 'Diamond Balloons' as well as for Trust Leeds' on the social media side. Sarah is also...

Born in Leeds, Lisa began her career running a dental agency employing 12 nurses and is no stranger to the challenges and rewards of small business. With a background and degree in business studies and a recent master’s degree in journalism, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to enable the nurturing of new business ideas. For the past 15 years, Lisa has worked within the National Health Service as a practice manager across several GP practices, including Bevan Healthcare, which p...

Alissia achieved a degree in Business and Management studying at Huddersfield University and brings nearly 20 years experience in financial services. Specialising in supporting businesses throughout North & West Yorkshire with their growth ambitions, Alissia is dedicated to fostering growth and sustainability.

Ian is an experienced international Human Resources and business leader with over 30 years of experience helping organisations grow and transform across multiple sectors. He has held senior leadership roles in both corporate and start-up environments and is known for his practical, people-centred approach to business growth and organisational culture. As a Trustee at Trust Leeds, Ian brings his expertise in leadership, entrepreneurship, and community development to support local enterprise an...