How we are Governed

I have worked in the charity sector since 1984, with Barnardo's, Royal National Institute for Blind People, Children's Hospice South West and latterly as chief executive of Treetops Hospice in Derbyshire for the nine years until my retirement in October 2018. My career focused on income generation and marketing. I am passionate about the hospice movement and hope my experience will benefit Beaumond House over the incoming years. I came out of retirement to support the hospice to bridge the gap between CEOs in 2021 and I am now pleased to be Chair of the Board of Directors. After relocating from the South West in 2009, I settled in Newark in 2012, with my wife Pauline, who I married in 1975 and have a Golden Retriever, Fergus. I originally come from N. Ireland and have two children, Jennifer and Christopher, who both live in Edinburgh, which sees me commuting a lot between the two locations.

I have over 30 years business experience in Operations, HR, Training and Organisational Development, working for large blue-chip companies. I am one of the founding Directors of andpartnership, a Leadership Development and Change Consultancy based in Farnsfield, Notts, since 2003 which has private, public and charity clients. My involvement with Beaumond House goes back to 2007 and I became a Volunteer Director in 2010. My skills include Strategy Planning, Facilitation, Team Development, HR and Training. I design and facilitate an annual away day for the board, chair the Operations Sub Committee and sit on the Finance and Income Generation Sub Committee. I live in Southwell with my wife Gill and we have two grown up children and five grandchildren. I enjoy travelling, theatre and am an Aston Villa season ticket holder, which also makes me an expert in resilience!

After being associated with Andrew & Co LLP (Solicitors in Lincoln and Newark) for almost forty years, retirement arrived. I have a keen interest in the charity sector and in addition to being a member of Beaumond House Board of Trustees, am also a trustee of St Barnabas Hospice in Lincolnshire and the Lindum Sports Association in Lincoln. Interests include politics and enjoying sporting activities including walking, swimming and watching cricket at Trent Bridge and rugby at Welford Road. With a background in corporate, commercial and employment relations, I am hopefully able to make a contribution as a member of the Operations Committee and on governance issues.

Dr Katie Moloney is a local GP from Sutton on Trent and has been with the practice since 2010. Dr Moloney is the clinical lead at the practice for Asthma, Family Planning, Men & Women’s General Health, Cancer, Palliative Care, Hypothyroid, Dementia & Stroke. With a particular interest in Palliative Care throughout her training and her career to date, Dr Moloney will effectively contribute to the Care Services Development sub-committee as well as to the Board of Directors regular meetings. Katie has three young children and in the little bit of spare time she has for herself she likes to do ‘Tough Mudder’ events.

I am the Associate Director for Allied Health Professions at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. I am a registered Speech and Language Therapist and have worked in Newark and across Nottinghamshire since 1989. My background is working together with people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health. I have been a Trustee at Beaumond House since 2016. I bring a range of professional experience of health services, social care, as well as experience of other Trustee and voluntary roles. I am passionate about living and dying well and have personal experience of being a family member for a patient who used Beaumond House. I have lived in Newark for over 30 years, with my husband and our, now grown-up, children.

As head of a local Chartered Accountancy business with a team of over 40 people I bring substantial practical experience of running a sizeable business along with many years of experience dealing with the affairs of a wide variety of other organisations. Whilst my primary focus is on financial matters I bring expertise in Governance, HR, Marketing and the whole range of skills needed to run an organisation such as Beaumond House and I sit on the various sub-committees involved in these areas.

My family have supported Beaumond House for many decades and I have in recent years been actively involved in the introduction of Gift Aid and The Business Club. As Managing Director of Abbott & Co. (Newark) for over 25 years, I have experience in finance, operations and marketing among other skills. I hold Directorships of several other businesses ranging from forward thinking Green Technology to Hospitality. Being a member of the Board of Directors is a great opportunity to apply my business skills to help Beaumond House with their fundraising and operational processes. I live near Newark with my Alicia and our three teenage sons. I am a keen cyclist (commuting every day whatever the weather) and high adrenalin activity enthusiast.

I come to the Board of Trustees after having spent 10 years working for Beaumond House as Head of Fundraising and Marketing. I was delighted to be accepted as a Trustee in November 2023 so that I can continue to share my knowledge and experience, gained whilst working at Beaumond House over this time, as well as in my wider career, with the hospice. I have always worked in the charity, for a diverse range of causes, so I will bring knowledge of fundraising, marketing as well as finance to Beaumond House. I’ve lived in Southwell for over 25 years, having moved from my native Newcastle to study at Trent Polytechnic and so of course will always be a proud Geordie. I am proud to remain involved with Beaumond House for which I remain a passionate ambassador.

I have practised as a solicitor for over 30 years and have run Woods Whur, an award winning law firm, with my co founder for 12 years. During my year as Captain of Norwood Park Golf Club, I raised funds for the Beaumond House by charity supported hikes including Kilimanjaro. I started to understand the support needed by the hospice and am pleased to now be a trustee. I am married and have three daughters, living in Fiskerton. I love all sports and particularly being in the mountains. Can be found at Twickenham in the winter and Lords in the summer.

As a Registered Nurse, I work in a variety of roles including as a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University. Most of my clinical work since qualifying in 2013 has been focused on people living with frailty and end of life and palliative care. Recently appointed as a Trustee at Beaumond House in November 2023 having worked clinically at the hospice in the in-patient unit as a Bank Nurse, which I will continue to do. I am passionate about people having a good death and promoting people to talk openly about death. Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, engaging in daredevil activities, travelling, and volunteering for the Royal British Legion.

My association with Beaumond House dates from 2011 when I relocated to Newark from Northern Ireland. I initially worked as part of the nursing team and then as joint Head of Care. My nursing experience includes roles in cancer care, nurse management, end of life care and teaching and training. I retired 2 years ago but wanted to continue contributing to end of life care and feel serving as a Trustee gives me the opportunity to bring my nursing experience, knowledge of health care and guidance particularly in the provision of care. On a personal note, I am married and have four grown up married children and three grandchildren. I keep myself grounded gardening on my allotment, walking the dog, and sewing. I volunteer for the Butterfly Project and enjoy helping at a local toddler group.

I was delighted to join the Board of Trustees in November 2023, having previously come across the hospice in the course of my career. I am a Solicitor working for a local practice and specialising in , what is termed, “Private Client” and which incorporates dealing with wills, powers of attorney, probate and matters of a similar nature. I have, of course, over the years met many people dealing with 'end of life' and all that goes with it, and believe that the way we die matters, and this echoes the ethos of Beaumond House. Outside of work when I am not spending time with my family, including my new grandson, I can generally be found in and around horses!