CNWL has 39 Governors who represent the views of members on our Council of Members. 26 of the Governors have been voted in by members and the remaining 13 Governors are appointed by partner organisations. If you would like to get in touch with your Governor please click here.

 

Elected Governors

 

	General Adult Service Users' Constituency
Jenny Trite	Jenny is a member of the UK Mental Health Research Network and an office volunteer for two mental health charities. She is committed to ensuring that service users' views are representative of a wider group and reflected in service developments.
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 service users are made aware of all assistance and opportunities that are available.
Alison Cameron	Alison has work experience in international relations in Africa and the former USSR. She is a guest lecturer on dual diagnosis at Middlesex University. She is passionately interested in mental health legislation and wants service users to be meaningfully engaged in the work of the Trust.
Charlotte Green	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.
Andrea Rayner	Andrea has recently retired from a clinical post in the NHS. She is interested in ensuring that services are provided efficiently and without prejudice.

 

	Other Service Users' Constituency
Shalinie Tewarie	Shalinie is committed to ensuring that service users' issues are dealt with properly and not brushed under the carpet, and that services are provided to the highest standard.
Roy Taylor
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.

 

	Carers' Constituency
Roger Warren	Roger is a retired medical school lecturer and member of CNWL's Carers Forum. He is keen to assist the Trust in identifying and implementing good practice, particularly relating to the needs and rights of mental health carers.
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.

 

 

	Public Constituencies
Tony Ogefere for Brent	Tony is a counselling psychologist and social work practitioner specialising in dual diagnosis and post-traumatic stress. He is a founder of Holistic Counselling and has extensive international experience with mental health service users.
Christopher Keeffe for Harrow	Christopher is a policy advisor in the Civil Service and a Mental Health Act hospital manager. He is interested in ensuring that services produce positive outcomes for both service users and staff.
Colin Rimell  for Hillingdon
Alicia Etchegoyen for Kensington & Chelsea	Alicia is a retired consultant child and family psychiatrist and former user involvement lead for child and adolescent services. She has good knowledge of the Trust and is interested in service developments to meet local needs.
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.
Robert McGuire for Ealing,  Hammersmith & Fulham & Hounslow	Robert has a broad set of finance and administrative skills. He is committed to improving communication between organisations to ensure users receive the care they need.
Eoin Hayden for greater London area	Eoin is a qualified chemical engineer with experience of healthcare consultancy. Keen to become involved in membership recruitment and involvement and influencing the Trust service developments.

 

 

 

	Staff Constituencies
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.
Andy Lale for allied health staff	Andy has worked for CNWL as a music therapist for the past 10 years. He believes in the importance of clinical decision-making above the internal market.
Lesley Jennings for social care staff	Lesley is a senior practitioner in a community mental health team and a lay member of Mental Health Review Tribunals. She is committed to representing the voice and values of social workers and supporting staff employed by the local authority within the Trust.
Jo Andrews for other staff	Jo is the Information Governance and Security Manager with personal experience as a carer. She is a strong supporter of measures to improve diversity and equality and ensuring the highest possible standards of care.

 

 

 

Appointed Governors

Name	Constituency
Cllr John Detre	Local Authority Constituencies - Brent
Cllr Barry McLeod-Cullinane	Local Authority Constituencies - Harrow
Cllr David Payne	Local Authority Constituencies - Hillingdon David has a doctorate in Comparative Physiology, specialising in Nutritional Systems and is a member of the Institue of Biology. He has been a councillor for the London Borough of Hillingdon for over thirty years and was Mayor for 2004/05
Cllr Robert Freeman	Local Authority Constituencies - K & C Robert is a Councillor for Kensington and Chelsea, where he has lived for more than 20 years, and has a particular interest in working with adults and children with disabilities. He represents Campden Ward in Kensington and also practices as a Solicitor.
Cllr Alexandrer Nicoll	Local Authority Constituencies - Westminster Councillor Alexander Nicoll has served as a member of Westminster City Council since 1994 representing St James's Ward.. Alexander served as Lord Mayor of Westminster from May 2006 to May 2007 and chose Westminster MIND as his charity for the year.
Sarah Nyandoro	PCT Constituencies - Brent
Marek Stepniak	PCT Constituencies - Westminster
Diana Middleditch	PCT Constituencies - K & C Diana is Acting CEO for Kensington and Chelsea PCT, which commissions services from CNWL.  She has a particular interest in Mental Health services, having worked as Director of Finance at a Mental Health Trust and is keen to promote patient involvement in the provision of services.
Zrinka Bralo	Voluntary Constituencies - MRCF
Jill Patel	Voluntary Constituencies - Hillingdon Mind
Nick Leader	HM Prisons
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.
Vacant	Metropolitan Police