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Our people

Rowan’s staff

Cherie Evans

Chief Executive Officer

Gordon Mackenzie

Student Support Manager

Abi Moore

Creative Workshop Manager

Hetti King

Marketing and Communications Manager

Beci Callow

Administrator

Luce Moelans

Operations and Retail Manager

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Bryan Shore

Student Support

Rose Bloomfield

Fundraising and Events Manager

Anna Kendrew

Student Skills Developement Support

Christopher Deane

Print and mixed media Tutor

Alison Ayres

Print Tutor

Sarah Nibbs

Tutor and Ceramics Technician

Lima Rose

Mixed Media Tutor

Alistair Burgass

Woodcraft Tutor

Hilary Sugai

Textiles Tutor

Russell Cuthbert

Forest school leader

Sa'adiah Khan

Mixed Media Tutor

Sarah Healey-Dilkes

Wood Tutor

Sarah Khan

Sewing tutor

Lorraine Whybrow

Forest school leader

Stefan Luszczak

Mixed Media Tutor

Jon Wong

Wood Tutor

Peter Coleman

Music Tutor

Lindsey McAuley

Drama Tutor

Bethany Kirby

Music Tutor - ON MATERNITY LEAVE

Ceri Littlechild

Finance Manager

Peter Drury

Ceramics Assistant / General Assistant

Rowan has a dedicated group of trustees

David McConnell

Chair

Jonathan Wilson

Trustee

Ray Olds

Trustee

Debby Lauder

Trustee

David Crabb

Trustee

John Arthur

Trustee

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Christina Smith

Trustee

Jo-Ann Fisher

Trustee

Our volunteers

Rowan couldn’t run without the support of our dedicated team of volunteers. 

Volunteers support students at Rowan in workshops and at forest school and we also have volunteers helping with administration and fundraising. If you would like to get involved – why not become a volunteer?

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David McConnell

Chair

David has a 23 year old son who has Down’s Syndrome and attends Rowan Rangers. As a parent of an adult with learning disability, he has a unique insight into
the challenges faced by individuals and families with disability which he brings to Rowan.

David also brings a wealth of corporate and charity experience having previously worked in banking and been the Chair of Trustees and CEO at Grove Cottage, a Learning Disability charity in Bishop’s Stortford and Accuro in West Essex. You can reach him on david@rowanhumberstone.co.uk.

Jonathan Wilson

Trustee

Jonathan trained as a journalist and cut his teeth on a local paper in Harlow before progressing to the Cambridge News where he stayed for two years before heading on to work at the Observer.

After 10 years on Fleet Street Jonathan set up his own company CPL (Cambridge Publishers Ltd) which is a content marketing agency.

Jonathan has helped grow CPL to have a turnover of around £7million, employing over 50 staff. CPL was subject to a management buyout in 2016 and Jonathan now works as a business consultant with CPL and other clients and brings his wealth of business, management and communication skills to Rowan

Ray Olds

Trustee

Ray is an IT entrepreneur and having set up a Cambridge based company in 1978, he retired from full-time work in 2016.

Ray had previously volunteered with other local charities but became a trustee at Rowan as he believes he can really help and apply his wealth of business skills to support the needs of the charity.

Ray says “Rowan have some great people who are open to ideas and are continually finding ways to improve the lives of our students in an increasing productive and meaningful way. I’m proud to be a trustee and play a part in shaping its future”

Debby Lauder

Trustee

Debby is an artist, curator and lecturer in fine art at the Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University. She has a BSc in psychology and an MFA in fine art as well as a PG Cert in learning and teaching in higher education. Before moving to Cambridge with her family in 2004, she worked for Hidden Art, an arts organisation that was devoted to promoting the work of independent designer-makers in London’s east end. Debby spent ten years between 2010 and 2020, working as a tutor and creative development manager at Rowan and is delighted to be able to continue to contribute to the development of Rowan’s future as a trustee. 

David Crabb

Trustee

David has been a CEO of three companies and now helps a number of companies as board adviser and NED. He enjoys mentoring executives and challenging their thinking to maximise engagement, improve performance, nurturing stakeholder relationships at Board level to build confidence and achieve buy-in to long-term strategies.

His value proposition includes: combining diverse C’ level and Board advisory experience to define/build cross-functional, joined-up strategies that transform businesses into thriving, focused and profitable organisations. David was inspired to support Rowan based on the impressive creative talent of the student artists and the incredible dedication of all the team involved in supporting them.

John Arthur

Trustee

John is a qualified accountant with significant experience from senior finance roles in a variety of organisations across different industries, including transport, software development, professional services, consultancy services and healthcare.

John is delighted to be able to draw on his expertise and experience to help the team at Rowan continue the invaluable work we do for our students and their families. 

Christina Smith

Trustee

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Christina is a qualified teacher and leader with thirty years of experience in inclusion, education and charity work. She has worked with young people out of school due to complex trauma and mental health, supporting the most vulnerable to remain in education, employment and training. Christina is a people manager with a particular interest in volunteer team development. She now works for Citizens Advice running a service supporting vulnerable victims and witnesses of crime. 

She brings experience and knowledge of safeguarding, programme development and stakeholder engagement. Christina enjoys working within muli-disiplinary teams and is driven by a desire to help others to find their voice, do their best and thrive.  

Jo-Ann Fisher

Trustee

Jo-Ann is a qualified solicitor with extensive experience of commercial property, commercial and IT law.  Having worked both in private practice and in-house roles she joined BPP Law School as a tutor on the legal practice course, teaching property law, debt finance and a range of legal skills. 

She also took an active interest in mentoring students and supervised a variety of student pro bono projects both in London and Cambridge, as well as volunteering herself at local legal advice clinics. 

She is also an accredited mediator.  Jo-Ann aims to bring her analytical, legal and communication skills to Rowan.  She is delighted to be able to support the inspirational work at the charity and to contribute to its continued development.

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