About Us

Board of Trustees

Our governing body is a board of Trustees who are all volunteers. The board is a mix of people affected by cleft lip or palate (with a cleft or parent of a child with a cleft) and health professionals involved in the care of people born with cleft lip and palate.

Individual Trustees are selected on the basis of what skills they can bring to the running of the charity. Vacancies are advertised in the national press.

There are currently 8 Trustees...

  • Mark Russell (Chair) - Brand and Communications expert, interest in cleft lip and palate
  • Arthur Winn (National Treasurer) - British Telecom Pricing Manager - born with a cleft
  • Helen Langford - Nurse - Parent representative
  • Emma Southby -  Cleft Nurse Specialist, South Thames Cleft Service
  • Bernard Nyman -  Solicitor with an interest in cleft lip and palate
  • Pete Leslie - Parent Representative