Our Board of Trustees

The role of the board is primarily strategic, and monitors the financial performance, management and quality assurance processes within the organisation. The board meets at least five times a year, but receives monthly updates and management information, and email correspondence and conference calls take place to deal with any urgent issues between meetings. Each trustee serves a three year term, which may be renewed by mutual agreement. 

All Trustees bring unique and important skills and experience to the Board. 

As is the requirement, with their involvement with pre-school children, they have all undergone DBS checking.

 Our Trustees

• Kay Haffenden - (Chair of the Trust) is also a school governor of a senior school with extensive experience in education. She is also the lead Trustee for Safeguarding.
• Peter Byfield - is a solicitor and advises on any legal aspects relating to the runing of the nursery.
• Linda Smith - is a former nursery manager (at Camelia Botnar Children's Centre), and she also has experience in safeguarding.
• Peter Jarman - is a Chartered Certified Accountant with a background in business management.
• Keith Thompson - is an experienced IT specialist.  His company assist us with IT matters.
• Gill Launders –  is an experienced business manager with a background in systems, operations, and HR.

Trustee Recruitment

Kamelia Kids is always on the lookout for skilled, experienced and enthusiastic new trustees to join our team, bringing even more knowledge and experience to the board in order to continually improve the running of the organisation. 

If you are interested in applying to be a trustee, please contact our Executive Officer, Dorothy Calderwood, for further information on executiveofficer@kameliakids.org.uk or call 01903 504077.