Co-opted Committee Members
Committee Structure
To ensure the aims and objectives of the Charity are achieved, the Governors of the Foundation have formed three non-executive committees: Care and Grants; School; Finance and Audit.
Subject to the Governors' agreement, each committee has the power to add to its number up to three co-opted members who are able to offer special experience relevant to the particular field of that committee.
An Investment Sub-Committee assists in monitoring the Investment Fund Manager's performance and reports to the Finance and Audit Committee.
These committees oversee the operations of the Foundation which include financial and risk management.
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Mr Cliff Cocker
Member of Care & Grants Committee
Born in London June 1930 and moved to Dagenham, Essex in 1936, evacuated to Felixstowe and then Wales during the Second World War.
Most of my working life was spent associated with ships and shipping as an engineer finishing up my seagoing career as Chief Engineer on World Trading Cargo ships.
Following retirement from project management at RAF Bentwaters and Woodbridge became involved in local politics becoming Woodbridge Town Mayor 1999-2000 and then Chairman of Suffolk Coastal District Council 2007-2008.
Also involved with the Deben Family Centre, Coastal Accessible Transport Service, and Chair the Trustees of The Poor Houses Almshouse Trust.
Married with 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, both boys having been pupils at Woodbridge School, one as a day boy, the other in the 6th Form College, both of them now living abroad, one in Malaysia and the other in New Zealand, the girls have decided to stay in the UK.
My hobbies now are limited with walking and DIY but mainly caring for my wife Shirley to whom I have been married to for 53 years.
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Mr Simon Elmer
Member of Finance & Audit Committee
Simon was born in Waldringfield and educated at Orwell High School, Felixstowe. On leaving school he studied at the University of East London gaining a degree in Land Management. Following a period in local authority, Simon joined Savills' London office. In 1993 he joined Hillier Parker and in 2000 moved to Cushman & Wakefield, one of the top three global real estate advisors as partner in charge of Asset Management with an annual turn-over of €30million. Simon was an equity partner there until December 2008 when he left to join The Grosvenor Estate where he is the Director of Operations responsible for the London Estates of Belgravia and Mayfair.
Simon is married to Sue, they live in Woodbridge and have four children, all of whom are currently at Woodbridge School.
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Dr John Lynch
John initially read Economics at Nottingham University changing to Medicine at Bristol and obtaining his Mb Chb in 1991 followed by senior house officer jobs in the South West, including working in paediatrics at The Bristol Childrens Hospital and the regional paediatric renal transplantation unit at Southmead. John joined Framfield medical practice in 1996 and as a partner of the practice lead the project team to develop the new integrated medical centre on the Notcutts site in Woodbridge .
John has held positions on the primary care trust executive committee, he is a member of the out of hours delivery service and a shareholder in Deben Health Group a consortium of 5 local practices providing and commissioning health care in the local area. John is also a director of Waterton pharmacy and is involved with the Cambridge medical undergraduate teaching programme.
John is married to a fellow doctor and has 3 children at the School.
His interests are sailing, bridge and golf.
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Mr Mac Miles
Member of Care and Grants Committee.
Educated at Brockenhurst Grammar School followed by two years National Service. Joined Sir Robert McAlpine as pupil civil engineer followed by various engineering companies both at home and abroad. Appointed Managing Director, British Steel Piling at Claydon, Ipswich, position held until retirement. During this period was President of the Construction Equipment Committee of Europe, Chairman of Suffolk Branch of Institute of Directors and a Trustee of the Deep Foundation Institute of America.
Since retirement, has been a member of the Woodbridge Town Council, House Chairman of Abbeyfield Orwell Extra Care Society, past Chairman of the Sutton Hoo Society and past Chairman of Suffolk Coastal Conservative Association.
Married to Liz with one daughter, who was educated at Woodbridge School.
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Mrs Helen Myerscough
Member of Finance and Audit Committee
Education:
School: St Alban’s High School for Girls
University: 1982-1985 University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Agricultural Economics.
Qualifications: Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Career: Trained and then worked for KPMG, Deloittes and Grant Thornton. Commencing a career training in audit, Helen moved to specialise in corporate transaction taxation, ultimately as a tax partner. Helen’s career included working on the “Guinness investigation” and advising the Government on the privatisation of British Energy.
Helen is now a non-legal member of the First Tier Tax Chamber.
Helen is a business mentor for the Princes’ Trust and a pupil mentor for Farlingaye school.
She is married to Martin with 3 sons.
Her interests include sailing, badminton, pilates, skiing, golf and travel.
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Mr Mike Carter
Educated at Norwich School before joining Lloyds Bank in 1983; spent the last 25 years living in Suffolk. Over the last 20 years I have worked with many hundreds of SME's and commercial clients across Suffolk/North Essex, developing and building strong relationships.
I have been a director at Dance East for the last 3 years - an instrumental period in completing the £9m capital fund-raising and moving to a state of the art new building.
Married to Sandra with two teenage (just) sons - one entering his second year at university with the other in his final A level year.
Enjoy worldwide travel, cooking and entertaining, keeping healthy at the gym, as well as ferrying children to various sporting/educational activities.
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