Our trustees Adrian Batchelor, Chair of Trustees After joining the board in December 2019, Adrian brings skills and experience from a career in financial services. Married, with five boys, his youngest son is autistic with severe learning difficulties and lives in residential care in Sussex. Adrian is looking forward to working with his fellow trustees and staff to make a difference to everybody supported by Aspens. Ian Colbridge Ian has a background in engineering, aircraft design, and production and spent 24 years in the military. He took his first trustee role in 1990, at a charity that provided residential and outreach services for people with autism in Bexley, Kent. He continued when the charity merged with Pepenbury in 2011 and sits on Aspens' board. Aspens supports Ian's daughter, who is autistic, to live independently within her local community. Carmen Di Cara Carmen joined the board in May 2021. She has been in brand management for over ten years, working within the entertainment industry and charitable sector, most notably Fremantle Media and Prince's Trust International. Currently studying for an MBA and a diploma in performance coaching, Carmen is looking forward to being an active part of the Aspens community, supporting the strategic growth of Aspens with the team. Peter Green Peter brings professional knowledge of care quality, multi-agency working, and governance to the Aspens board. A particular focus is helping to ensure that Aspens can recruit, retain, and develop the best possible staff so that those the charity supports can build stable relationships. Peter’s son is an Aspens resident and being a Trustee gives Peter an opportunity to give something back to the charity. Luke Holbrook Luke joined the board in December 2022, having spent the past decade working in the financial services industry. Luke has worked as an equity research analyst for Morgan Stanley and, before this, at Stifel. Luke is a Chartered Accountant, having also worked in the Assurance team at PwC. Luke is looking forward to working with other Trustees to ensure the charity continues to provide the best care to the people it supports. Eileen Jackman Eileen joined the Aspens board in early 2020. Her professional background is in education, the criminal justice system, and neurological rehabilitation and she has been a director of a national charity specialising in independent living; improving mobility, and acquired brain injury rehabilitation. She's glad to be able to continue her involvement in the charity world as an Aspens' Trustee. Gill Marcus Gill spent most of her career as a lawyer in the corporate world working for National Lottery operator Camelot. From there, she went on to Cancer Research UK and later took her passion for the not-for-profit sector into a voluntary role. Having chaired the board during the creation of Aspens from its merger, Gill is now enjoying watching the charity grow and thrive. Manage Cookie Preferences Chat with us, powered by LiveChat