Meet our Trustees
DR DAVID NEILL
Chairman
David teaches Chemistry at Canford School in Dorset where he is currently a Deputy Head. His first trip to Goodwill was with a Canford group in 2001 and he has enjoyed continuing that contact ever since.
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Amandine ABHERVE GUEGUEN
Trustee
Amandine discovered Goodwill in 2023 during a two-month stay and was immediately inspired by its mission. She is passionate about combating poverty and social exclusion and advocating for education, healthcare, food security, and human rights. With 10 years of experience in multicultural settings, she has collaborated with India for the past five years.
RICHARD FENWICK
Trustee
Richard is passionate about educational organisations putting the needs of the children first. He has known Goodwill for many years, remembering well, George Kent’s visit to the school where he was working back in the early nineties.
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ELAINE CLARK
Trustee
Elaine spent over 25 years in the teaching profession and has been involved with the Goodwill charity for more than 20 years. Her sustained contact has given her an invaluable insight into the care and support the children and staff require.
KATIE FENWICK
Trustee
Katie has been involved with boarding schools for many years and is very aware of the need to address all the practical support aspects of a boarding environment, including catering. Her areas of interest are pupil welfare, pastoral care, and boarding provision.
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AXELLE FAVRE
Trustee
Axelle first visited Goodwill at the age of eight and formed lasting friendships with the children. Inspired by this experience, she joined Goodwill France and is committed to fostering close collaboration with the UK to address the charity’s challenges. She believes strongly in farming projects as a sustainable way to support tribal communities.
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ANDREW LING
Treasurer
Andrew, a highly experienced Chartered Accountant with over 40 years of expertise in Financial, Strategic, and Risk Management, served as the Honorary Treasurer and Trustee from 2005 to 2018. He, along with his family, has been a dedicated long-term donor. Recently re-elected as Trustee and Honorary Treasurer, Andrew responded to an appeal to rejoin the charity, showcasing his ongoing commitment to the charity.
MARY THORNE
Vice-Chair
The charity has been known to Mary since childhood. Mary is passionate about education and very inspired by Goodwill, and by its ethos of allowing children to first be children and its strong commitment to education as the best way to escape poverty.
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