Hope UK is a membership charity with a Board of 14 Trustees, each of whom serve for 3 years before being subject to re-election at its Annual Meeting. In addition, the Annual Meeting appoints a Chairman and Honorary Treasurer who are members of the Board. The Trustees include individuals from business, the NHS, education, church and voluntary sector backgrounds.

Membership is open to Christians who have adopted a lifestyle free from the use of alcohol, tobacco or illegal drugs. There is no annual subscription, although members are encouraged to support the work of Hope UK financially. All Hope UK Drug Educators are members. Applications for membership should be completed and signed before being sent to the Chief Operations Manager.

Chairman – David Tayler FCA

David, a former Company Secretary, has served Hope UK (and the UK Band of Hope Union) since his mid-20s. Soon after joining the National Committee (of the UKBHU) he was appointed as National Treasurer, a post he held for over 20 years. He was then appointed Chairman of Hope UK and has held this position for over a decade. He was involved in looking at the future of Hope UK with the charity Pilotlight.

David lives in Croydon and is the Croydon Methodist Circuit Treasurer. He is also a church organist.

Honorary Treasurer – Alan Earwaker

Alan is a retired teacher and College Finance Director and has been a Voluntary Drug Educator for Hope UK since 1999 because he was already giving lessons on HIV and AIDS in schools. He has provided many training courses for youth workers and adults as a Hope UK Educator. He also works with parents in Care for the Family’s ‘How to Drug Proof Your Kids’® programme. He is also an accredited Educator for Surrey Drug and Alcohol Action Team and a Voluntary Educator for Oasis.

Staff

Sarah Brighton , Chief Operations Manager

Sarah has led Hope UK since May 2009 and is a qualified trainer and experienced youth leader. She is responsible for the development over the last fourteen years of Hope UK’s Voluntary and Associate Drug Educator Training Programme which is accredited by the Open College Network. She has a BA(Hons) in History.

Lovisa Liyanage, Assistant Training Co-ordinator

She is assisted by Lovisa Liyanage, Assistant Training Co-ordinator, who is responsible for the day-to-day training and support of Hope UK’s 200 voluntary Drug Educators.

Lovisa has had many years of experience working in Sweden with a voluntary organisation with similar aims. She has supported Sarah in her role as Community and Training Team Co-ordinator for the past six years.

Paul Coppeard, Trainer (Community Development Team)/Community Work Developer

Paul plays a leading role in the delivery of educational and training activities by means of the voluntary Drug Educator training scheme. The role includes helping to develop locally based groups of Educators.

Debbie Devine, Admin Assistant (Educators)

Debbie fulfils a key role in being the connection between clients and Educators. In particular, she co-ordinates bookings for Educators – both staff and volunteers.

Roland Tolley, Finance Manager

The Finance, Administration and IT Team is headed by Roland who has had over twenty years of experience in finance and holds a AAT qualification in accounting. He also has considerable IT knowledge and experience and has responsibility for maintaining Hope UK’s IT network.

Angella Wilson, ICT/Finance Assistant/Receptionist

Angella welcomes visitors to the office as well as providing an initial response to telephone calls.  She is also responsible for sending out resources by post, and the provision of general administrative and Finance support as well as acting as ICT Assistant.

Susan Prodgers, Fundraising Assistant

Susan is involved in all aspects of routine fundraising as well as the provision of support to the Business Manager.

Karen Jefferys, Interim Fundraising Officer(Sustainable Income)

Karen works one day per week to develop Hope UK’s postal and electronic communication fundraising as well as improve data capture of potential donors.  She is responsible for Hope UK’s regular news mailings.

Marolin Watson, Business Manager

Marolin’s role encompasses Governance, Human Resources, and the Fundraising and Marketing activities of Hope UK.

Local Representatives:

Camille Cummings, Northamptonshire Local Representative

Camille’s primary responsibility is to further the work of Hope UK in Northamptonshire by developing the Educator base in the county.  She also acts as Hope UK’s representative, liaising with local drug agencies and undertaking speaking and training engagements.

Clare Vincent, Cornwall Local Representative

Clare’s primary responsibility is to further the work of Hope UK in Cornwall by developing the Educator base in the county.  She also acts as Hope UK’s representative, liaising with local drug agencies and undertaking speaking and training engagements.