Victoria Barber
Trustee
Victoria has been a GP in Rushden since 1998, serving the local community. She has an interest in mental health and women’s health.
She is the GP Ambassador for Target Ovarian Cancer and gives talks around the country on their behalf. She has raised thousands of pounds for them through various sporting efforts and enjoys volunteering to raise awareness. Victoria joined the Board of Trustees in 2019 and brings her expertise around health issues to both staff and the board.
Chloe Cooper
Trustee
Chloe has a degree in Law and Criminal Justice and currently specialises in Family Law and Child Protection.
Chloe has a real passion for helping others, especially those considered most vulnerable, and brings this and her legal expertise to the Charity.
Jennie Bone
Trustee
Bio coming soon…
Martin Coles
Treasurer
Bio coming soon…
Terry Johnson
Trustee
Terry Johnson is currently employed at a community drug and alcohol service as a Recovery Worker, dealing with clients who are currently in active substance addiction.
In his earlier life he completed 10 years service in the RAF in an engineering role before working for 25 years in industrial engineering.
In 2015 he engaged in the residential and aftercare programmes at Recovery House due to substance addiction. He attends St Mary’s Parish Church in Rushden, and joined the Board of Trustees where he represents service users with a view to increasing the board’s understanding of both the requirements and also the problems that can be encountered during the rehabilitation process.
Kathy Franklin
Trustee
Kathy retired from her NHS Role as a Specialist Public Health Nurse in 2021. During her years in the Nursing profession, Kathy worked in a number of roles as a General Nurse, Community Midwife, Lecturer in Health & Social Care and finally as a Specialist Multiple Sclerosis Nurse.
More recently, she has been involved in the Roman Catholic Diocesan Safeguarding Services as a Trustee and Parish Safeguarding Representative.
For services to Community Nursing Kathy was awarded the ‘Queens Nurse’ title by the Queens Nursery Institute.
Cheryl Lewis
Trustee
After graduating with a degree in Biology, Cheryl started her career as a research scientist before moving into primary care in the NHS. She then moved to New York for her husband’s job, where she volunteered with Corporate Angel Network, a charity that arranges free transport for economically disadvantaged cancer patients to and from their treatment centres. Upon her return to the UK, she rejoined the NHS, where she has worked in several different management roles since 2017. Cheryl has also volunteered for Scoliosis Association UK, where she offered support and advice to newly diagnosed patients, and subsequently trained as a vaccinator during the pandemic. She brings many years of patient-facing experience to Encompass.
Richard Massey
Chairman
Richard is retired, having previously worked in the private and public sectors as a surveyor and latterly as a facilities manager. He has been involved in the charity sector for more than 30 years, having previously been a trustee of 3 other charities, 2 of which work directly with homeless and disadvantaged people.
Paul Needle
Trustee
Paul was ordained as a Church of England Priest in 1970 in Bradford beford moving into religious broadcasting with the BBC in Leeds.
This led to a full-time career in Commercial Radio as a journalist, news editor and radio presenter, then 10 years as Director of Broadcast Journalism training at City University in London, before running his own media training consultancy.
Latterly he worked for the BBC in Cambridge and Northampton as well as serving as a Vicar in local churches.
For 12 years he was Director of Communications for the Church of England’s Diocese in Europe. Now retired he still acts as a media consultant and enjoys locum ministry around Europe and, where permitted, in Northamptonshire.
Andrew Presland
Secretary
A member of Whitefriars Anglican Church in Rushden, and a Civil servant by profession. Andrew was previously Treasurer of the Faith Group for several years and is now its Secretary. He brings technical expertise as a statistician and local insight and knowledge from many years of involved community service in this area.
Martin Tanner
Trustee