Officers, Executives and Patrons

Joint Presidents for 2023-23 -  

Lady Camilla Panufnik & Roxanna Panufnik

Vice Presidents - John Coombs, Hilary Dodman, Pamela Frazer,  Sandra Green, Edie Purdue

Trustees: 

• Geoff Acton
• Simon Bartlett (Treasurer)
• John Coombs (Chair)
• Peter Cregeen 
• Hilary Dodman
• Sandra Green
• Sue Pandit
• Gillian Thorpe 
• Rachel Tranter
• Jean Wit (Assistant Treasurer)

Past Presidents: 

1966-1991 Alderman Monty Garrett 

1991-2003 Edward Bostock, CBE 

2004 Bamber Gascoigne 

2005 Frank Thornton 

2006 Rosemary Leach 

2007 Michael Frayn and Claire Tomalin 

2008 Julian Glover and Isla Blair 

2009 Lee Langley and Camilla Panufnik 

2010 Clive Francis and Liz Crowther 

2011 Sam Walters and Auriol Smith 

2012 Jason Bowyer and Claire Ireland 

2013 Anne Sebba 

2014 Dame Jacqueline Wilson, FRSL 

2015 Clive Bradley CBE Dec 2015 - July 

2017 Sara Burn Edwards and Howard Greenwood 

2017-18 Samantha Bond 

2018-19 Roger McGough 

2019-20 Lynn Faulds Wood & John Stapleton 

2020-23 Sir Vince & Lady Rachel Cable 

Past Chairs: 

1967-1970 David Shillan 

1971-1982 Edward Bostock, CBE 

1982-1988 Sara Burn Edwards 

1989-1994 Howard Greenwood 

1994-1999 Sandra Green 

1999-2002 John Coombs 

2002-2004 Campbell MacGregor 

2004-2009 Clive Bradley, CBE 

2010-2014 David Ward 

2014-2020 Hilary Dodman

2020-2022 Nick George

Ms Marcia Ashton 

Sir David Attenborough OM, CH, KBE 

Mr Gyles Brandreth 

Mrs Sara Burn Edwards 

Sir Vincent Cable MP and Lady Cable 

Ms Liz Crowther 

Mr Clive Francis 

Mr Michael Frayn & Ms Claire Tomalin 

Mr Julian Glover & Ms Isla Blair 

Ms Jerry Hall 

Sir Jeremy Hanley KCMG 

Ms Claire Ireland 

Ms Lee Langley 

Sir Trevor McDonald 

Mr Roger McGough CBE 

Mr James Naughtie 

Lady Camilla Panufnik 

Mr Alan Price 

Ms Helena Richardson 

Ms Anne M. Sebba 

Mr Colin Squire OBE 

Mr Colin Starkey 

Mr Sam Walters MBE & Auriol Smith 

Mrs Kay Williams  

Administrative Officer Linda Hansell