Meet Our Team
We are a community from different backgrounds and walks of life, each with our own skills and experience.
Meet The Trustees
Debra Montague
Chair & Founder
Graham Lavender
Secretary & Treasurer
Geoff Otterman
Strategy & Fundraising
Meet The Executive
Lynsey Conway
Chief Executive Officer
Rebecca Welsh
Charity Manager
Lois Wright
Membership
Emma Franklin
Finance
Karen Dunn
Conference
Meet Our Support Team
Jade Fardon
New Member Support
Arvind Paul
Website Links
Emilie
Clinical Trials
Meet Our DVLA Advisory Panel
Meet Our Regional Ambassadors
Traceydawn White
South/West & Ambassador Lead
Caroline Wordsworth
Kent
Jacek Obuchowicz
Cambridge
Karen Dunn
Merseyside
Rebecca Morse-Brown
Birmingham
Sally Breen
Essex
Amanda Gundry
Cornwall/Devon/Somerset
Charlotte Morrison
Manchester
Jane Hughes
Wales
Lois Wright
North
Renu Rattan
London
Calum McRae
Scotland (North)
Gwen Boyle
Scotland South
Jennie Pile
Wilts/Dorset/Hants
Mikey Tomkins
Sussex
Ruth Dunne
Ireland
Meet Our Honorary Clinical Advisors
The Brenda Cobb Hardship Fund
A survey of our members showed that 1 in 5 experiences severe financial hardship as a result of their diagnosis.
The Brenda Cobb Hardship Fund was set up by Callum Cobb in memory of his mother. It awards grants that benefit the patient or their family.
The fund is administered by Callum, two charity trustees, a patient and a carer.
Our Medical & Scientific Advisory Panel
The panel of practising healthcare professionals, comprises
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A consultant thoracic oncologist in Wales who is also the lead for one of the UK’s Genomic Hubs
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A consultant thoracic oncologist at a NW hospital
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An anaesthesia and pain consultant at a London hospital who is also an ALK+ patient
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Two consultant thoracic oncologist at London Hospitals
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A clinical senior lecturer in Psychosocial Oncology at a university in the NE
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A senior oncology pharmacist at a London hospital
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An intensive care doctor
The panel advises the Board in confidence and does not provide advice directly to patients.
Depending on the subject, we may ask all panel members to comment or just one or two. We also ask panel members to comment on documents/papers that the charity is proposing to publish. The panel provides advice on relevant clinical trials. We carry out surveys of our members from time to time and the panel advises on the wording of the questions.
The Charity has been awarded PIF Tick accreditation as a trusted provided of health information and the panel ensures that everything we publish is accurate and evidence-based.
