Our trustees and senior team use their experience and passion to make a difference to the people we support.

The board of trustees oversees Minstead Trust’s work supporting more than 320 people and running five social enterprises.

We welcome expressions of interest into becoming a trustee from people who have varied backgrounds and feel they can make a positive contribution.

If you have any questions please email Wendy Newton – wendy.newton@minsteadtrust.org.uk

Our trustees and senior team

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Nicola Pestell

'I am passionate about enabling those with learning disabilities to achieve their potential.'

Minstead Trust

Trustee

David Naylor

'I am proud to be part of a diverse group of people who think that inclusion; having a voice; being heard; regardless of who you are, is important, hard to achieve and to sustain.'

Minstead Trust

Chair of Trustees

Trustee

Josephine Grunwell

‘I first heard of Minstead Trust when I came to their fete where I witnessed and was impressed by the way in which people with learning disabilities were being supported and encouraged to take an active part in this fundraising event’.

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Elizabeth Selby

‘It was meeting with the families of the people that Minstead Trust supports and seeing first hand the life changing impact of the work they do supporting adults with learning disabilities that inspired me to join the Board’.

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Olivia McDonald

‘I am motivated by a firm belief in the importance of promoting independence for people with learning difficulties, a core ethos of the Minstead Trust.

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Ian Clark

‘I was impressed by the quality of the Leadership Team, and as the Trust was clearly in a growth phase and I wanted to be part of the shaping of the future of Minstead Trust’.

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Martin Callaghan

As a governor of a special school, I was very aware of the challenges faced by young people with learning difficulties establishing themselves in their adult lives, so I was delighted to join Minstead with its person-centred ethos and diversity of support.

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Oliver Trumble

‘I am passionate about the role that people with learning disabilities can and should play in society and believe everyone has something to contribute. Seeing this ethos mirrored in Minstead Trust’s mission is what led me to find out how I could get involved’.

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Sam Agnew

'On learning about the wider work of the Trust I was truly inspired by the positive and kind approach; empowering and nurturing each individual.'

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Gael Sellwood

‘Minstead has supported our son for nearly 30 years, and we have seen Minstead grow and thrive through that time. Minstead may have grown but its original core ethos still runs through everything it does. It is because of this that I decided to get involved.’

Minstead Trust

Trustee

Edward Casanova

'I have been introduced to the work that Minstead Trust does and have been impressed with the diverse avenues that the charity has undertaken to meet its goals'