Our Governors

Bob Walker

Bob wants to bring his positive experience of CNWL Trust services to promote better understanding of service user perspectives. He also wants to ensure all service users are made aware of all assistance and opportunities that are available.

Lisa Calderwood

Position Vacant

John Parkinson

John has 20 years experience of working in the mental Health system. He is committed to reinforcing the central role of the user within the mental health system.

Timothy Seale

Ponnusamy Mantcharajah

Shalinie Tewarie

Shalinie has served as a Service User Governor for other services for the last two years.  She endeavours to further develop her role and to ensure that her constituents and their services are at the forefront of CNWL's standards and policies.

Frederike Hickey

Frederike believes her experience has brought her an increased understanding of those experiencing mental health problems. As a practical person she is keen to be of help in developing services.

Sean Bell-Briggs

Sean is interested in representing all service users and using personal knowledge of local services to inform the Trust regarding effective interventions.

Stephen Chamberlain

Stephen is passionate about the need for patients to be put at the centre of their care and to reinforce the principles of access to good quality healthcare in a modern NHS.

Monique Klang-Voves

Monique has a background in communication design and media production. She is a qualified counsellor and founder of Kensington & Chelsea Mental Health Carers Association and former member of the PPI Forum. She is committed to better communication between carers, service users and professionals.

Janet Seale

Janet has been a carer for the past 30 years. She is interested in networking with carers across the Trust and ensuring that the important role of carers is properly financially.

Shivakuru Selvathurai

Shivakuru has experience of working in a range of voluntary organisations and is keen to serve the public in his capacity as governor of CNWL.

Penelope-Ardelice Lowcock for Brent

Frances Celia Thomas for Harrow

Celia has worked for 40 years as a registered nurse and is currently working on the theatre admissions unit at Northwick Park hospital. She has served on the UKCC Nursing Council as a member from 1979-83, a Secretary of State nomination. She is due to retire in September 2010 and would like to put her energy into giving back to the community of Harrow, believing that her expertise as a health professional whould hopefully stand her in good stead.

Joseph Aneke for Hillingdon

Joseph was a board member of Hillingdon Homes Ltd for four years, and a prison officer committee member for three years. He is a Foundation Governor for St. Raphael's Primary School Ealing. He holds a master Degree in European politics and Public policy. He is an active member of Catholic Knight of St. Columbia in Botwell in Hayes Middlesex. He has great interest in mental health problems and would support and encourage good social care practices in the UK generally. Finally, Joseph is a man who believes that the disabled, old and young and people with challenging behaviours should be supported in all respect

Alicia Etchegoyen for Kensington & Chelsea

Alicia’s background is in Child Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis. She is interested in developing the agenda for social inclusion, with particular reference to improving services for women. Alicia believes that educational and training opportunities should go hand in hand with the provision of accessible mental health services for all ages. She is a Trustee and Governor of the Caldecott Foundation, a residential school for disadvantaged children and a Governor for the Kensington and Chelsea College of Further Education.

Russell Healey for Westminster

Russell lives and works in London and committed to the principles of accountability, best practice and social care within the Trust. He believes that we should care for each member of society as we would for a member of our own family.

Henry Arthurs for Greater London Area

Having been a mental health service user himself, Henry has a deep interest in mental health issues. He says that he knows how often these are misunderstood or simply not recognised. Henry would like to help raise awareness of how mental health issues impact on service users and their carers and of how important it is that patients themselves are at the very centre of their own care. He has a background in accountancy and financial audit and is keen to ensure the Trust achieves good value for money from the resources it has at its disposal.

Barry Colin Gibbins for Ealing, Hounslow, Hammersmith & Fulham 

Barry has been a resident in the local area for over 15 years and an actively involved member of the community. Having assisted with many individual service users and having been a service user himself, he strongly believes each individual should be treated in a consistent way and deserves understanding, respect and personal dignity from all involved.

Paul Byrne for nursing staff

Paul has 20 years experience at CNWL which provides good knowledge of challenges facing the Trust. He is the lead nurse for children's services and believes that quality of care should be at the top of the Trust agenda.

Rami Jumnoodoo for nursing staff

Rami is the project lead for relapse prevention in Brent and committed to improving nursing standards. He actively promotes the voice of ethnically diverse minorities and is determined to have a positive impact on future direction of the Trust.

Kostas Agath for medical staff

Kostas is a sociologist and consultant psychiatrist in the field of substance misuse. He is interested in user and carer involvement, prioritising the needs of vulnerable groups, and workforce development.

Charlotte Green for Allied Health  Professionals

Charlotte is a clinical psychologist and trade union representative. She is interested in the development of clinically effective and responsive services across the Trust; to serve patients and to strengthen our services within an increasingly competitive market.

Ann Sheridan for social care staff

Ann holds both nursing and social work qualifications and is actively engaged in ensuring seamless social care provison. She positively champions the empowerment of service users.

Kay Robertson for other staff

Kay has recently joined the Trust as an Employment Specialist, and brings experience from the private, public and third sectors. She feels that being a 'newcomer' will enable her to bring a fresh perspective, and hopes to increase staff paricipation and decision-making.

Ketan Sheth: Local Authority Constituencies, Brent

Ketan is a councillor in the London Borough of Brent. He passionately believes in the Trust continuing to providing a high quality medical and general care service to all the users within our community. He is a lawyer by profession and sits on a number of public bodies, including as a Chairman of the Valuation Tribunal for England.

Cllr Margaret Davine: Local Authority Constituencies, Harrow

Position vacant: Local Authority Constituencies, Hillingdon

Cllr Robert Freeman: Local Authority Constituencies, Kensington & Chelsea

Robert is a Councillor for Kensington and Chelsea, where he has lived for more than 25 years, and has a particular interest in working with adults and children with disabilities. He is also interested in civil liberties and equalities. He represents Campden Ward in Kensington is a Solicitor.

Position vacant: Local Authority Constituencies - Westminster

Position vacant: Primary Care Trust Constituencies, Brent

Marek Stepniak: Primary Care Trust Constituencies, Westminster

Position vacant: Primary Care Trust Constituencies, K&C

Position vacant: Voluntary Constituencies

Jill Patel: Voluntary Constituencies, Hillingdon Mind

Position vacant: Police

Position vacant: Prisons Constituencies

Mike Crawford: Imperial College

Mike is a researcher at Imperial College and a psychiatrist  working in a service for people with personality disorder. He has a special interest in the development and evaluation of psychosocial interventions for people who experience long-term mental distress.