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Executive Committee
Support Cambridgeshire is a limited company and registered charity, managed by an Executive Committee, elected by the voluntary and community groups in our membership.
We’re always happy to welcome applications from people interested in joining our Board of Trustees. Find out what’s in it for you and how to apply.
Current members of the Executive Committee
Angie Ridley
Trustee
Angie started her career in the voluntary sector in the nineties, working first in fundraising and later volunteer management and patient voice roles, before moving into the NHS in 2023 to work in communications and patient involvement.
Volunteering helped her find her career of choice and has been part of her life for many years, from helping to run toddler groups and marshalling at the Junior Parkrun when her children were younger, to helping in museums and being a trustee.
Angie joined the Board of Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service in July 2022 as she values the valuable support they provide to voluntary and community organisations in helping local people build fairer, stronger communities.
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Caroline Tyrrell-Jones
Trustee
Caroline became a Trustee for Hunts Forum in 2019. She works for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, a member organisation of Hunts Forum based at The Maple Centre.
Caroline has a background of working within local disability organisations and has experience of working with people affected by both physical and learning disabilities together with long term health conditions, including mental health.
Caroline’s role with Healthwatch, as their Communities Programme Manager, brings her into contact with providers of health and care services, commissioners and the voluntary and community sector. Caroline also meets members of the public, encouraging local people to have their say about local health and care services and helping to ensure they have opportunities to be involved at times of change.
At Healthwatch, Caroline oversees areas of work that include engagement, volunteering, Partnership Boards and local health and care forums.
Flóra Raffai
Co-Chair
Flóra has been a trustee at CCVS since 2018 and Chair of Trustees since 2022. She is passionate about supporting small charities and voluntary groups to have a huge impact on our community.
Flóra is a small organisation coach, trainer, and consultant with Rapport Coaching. Since 2015, she has been a CEO and trustee of small organisations in the health, educational, and community development sectors.
She is an accredited coach with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and holds a Master’s in Social Innovation from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School.
Outside of her work and volunteering, Flóra enjoys an eclectic mix of hobbies, including crocheting, playing board games, and ballroom dancing.
Mary Sanders
Trustee
In her working life, Mary split her time between teaching adults to edit books and journals and doing voluntary work, mostly with young people: Guiding, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, youth clubs and schools.
Now retired, but she still enjoys working with CCVS and its multitude of organisations, as well as being a school’s trustee and Governor.
She is also involved with the Friends of the Rosie Charity, which was established when the Rosie Maternity Hospital was built. The charity provides benefits to mothers and babies in the hospital.
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Noel Kearns
Co-Chair
Noel became a Trustee for Hunts Forum in December 2020. A resident of Huntingdonshire for over 40 years, he is a qualified accountant whose career encompassed an extensive international background, before leaving corporate life; thereafter, in an individual capacity, Noel has served as director and business advisor for a range of companies in Cambridgeshire and beyond.
Noel’s past vocational and charitable activities include Chair of Trustees at Huntingdon Gymnastics Club, Trustee for SportsAid Eastern (a grant-making body for young athletes) and President of the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce. He was also appointed to the British Chambers of Commerce National Policy Committee. Earlier, Noel’s vocational interests included Chair of school Governors, village hall treasurer and being a regular volunteer visitor to his local Cheshire Home.
Noel is a keen follower of all mainstream sports. As a long-time member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), his summers are spent watching cricket at Lord’s, while on cold winter days he cheers on Peterborough Rugby Club and travels across Europe to support the England rugby team.
Riva Elliott
Trustee
Riva’s career started as a market researcher and planner in big London ad agencies. She worked with multinational clients such as McDonalds and Citroen, Shell and Perrier.
Riva then went freelance and ended up helping to launch a home computer in the early 80s in Cambridge. That’s how she met her husband, who was launching a home computing magazine at the same time.
Together they then set up and ran a journalism and media training school in London for 26 years. The Press Association bought them out of and retirement beckoned. But Riva doesn’t know how to retire so she became a parish councillor for Hemingford Grey, launched HemingfordHub in time for the pandemic and was invited to join Hunts Forum as a trustee.
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Sarah Stones
Trustee
Sarah joined as a trustee in November 2022. She is passionate about helping people to shine. Her years of experience in HR and working with charities, social enterprises, and SMEs have enabled her to help people from all walks of life increase their motivation and productivity and enhance their outlook on life. As well as working with businesses and individuals, Sarah works closely with schools and with parents/guardians to support children and has a special interest in supporting children and adults with special educational needs.
Sarah has lived in St Neots for over 20 years and enjoys being part of the local community. Before starting her own business, she worked mainly in the charity sector. Sarah’s positive approach to life has enabled her to develop a successful career, overcoming the challenges that cerebral palsy brings on a daily basis.