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The Directory of Social Change, a registered charity (800517) and a company limited by guarantee (02320712), is governed by a Board of Trustees under the leadership of our Chief Executive, Debra Allcock Tyler.
Our Board of Trustees bring a wide range of experience from the public, private and voluntary sectors to the governance of DSC. The board is chaired by Nick Seddon.
We are always interested in expanding and diversifying our board. If you are interested in becoming a DSC Trustee please click here to view current vacancies.
Nick Seddon (Chair)
Nick is a freelance writer and journalist. He has written columns in Third Sector, been a social policy features writer for the Guardian and contributor to the Economist magazine.
His controversial 2007 book, "Who Cares? How State Funding and Political Activism Change Charity", examines state funding of charities and how the independence and identity of the sector is being threatened. He is a speaker at various conferences, including Acevo annual conference.
A graduate of Cambridge University, Nick has been a research fellow at Civitas and is currently head of communications at Circle Health. As well as a particular interest in government and public services, he is involved in the arts and sport and is a keen cook. He will be taking up a new role as Deputy Director of independent thinktank Reform.
Simon Hill
Simon is a Senior Investment Consultant with a global pension fund consulting firm.
He has over 30 years experience of investment - most recently advising charities - as well as product development, business strategy, consultancy, marketing and training. He was a member of the Charity Finance Directors Group working party on charity pensions.
Simon has served as Chairman or Treasurer of a number of small voluntary organisations.
Margaret Lloyd
Margaret is a founder director of Walking With Leaders, a coaching consultancy specialising in coach training, leadership development, performance coaching and strategic change.
She lectures at Leadership programmes across the public and private sector.
She also coaches and mentors Directors and CEOs on a 1:1 basis.
Sue Crockford
Sue is an independent producer, director and writer with her own company 123 Productions. Working primarily for Channel 4, her programmes range from documentary to drama.
She was previously Channel 4 Assistant Commissioning Editor for Education, where she developed children’s programmes, deaf and disability programming and strategies.
In 2000 she founded a media charity to produce media by, with and about disadvantaged people.
Pamela Dow
Pamela is currently Communications Adviser to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (formerly DfES). Prior to this, she was a senior consultant for Edelman, a global communications agency, where she advised a range of industry, public and third sector clients on effective campaigning, government relations and corporate social responsibility.
Pamela was instrumental in the activities of the Cancer Campaigning Group, a coalition successful in lobbying for a second National Cancer Plan, and the Alliance for Health and the Future, a pan-European ‘Think and Do’ Tank.
Paul Farmer
Paul is currently the Chief Executive of Mind, the leading mental health charity working in England and Wales. He is a member of a number of groups, including the DH National Stakeholder Forum, DH National Choice Group and the DTI Foresight initiative.
Before joining Mind, Paul was Director of Public Affairs for Rethink and was Chair of the Mental Health Alliance from 2001-2006. At Rethink, Paul was the lead role for all public-facing work, overseeing campaigns, fundraising, research, user and carer involvement and the National Advice Service. Paul is a co-author of acclaimed publications on reducing stigma and discrimination.
Bridget Gardiner
Bridget is currently Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the National Society for Epilepsy. She has 15 years experience in the voluntary sector, prior to which she had a career in commercial sales and marketing.
In 1992 she became a volunteer fundraiser for a charity working in Romania. She has worked for RELATE, the Countryside Commission, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, QUIT, was Director of Fundraising and Marketing for Richard House Children’s Hospice.
Linda Laurance
Linda is a consultant, trainer, facilitator and mediator, providing guidance on governance and trusteeship, managing conflict and improving workplace relationships.
She chaired the successive working groups for the production, implementation and accreditation of the Trustee and Management Committee National Occupational Standards, and also chaired the steering group which produced the first edition of the Voluntary and Community Sector Good Governance Code. Linda is founding past chair of Charity Trustee Networks. She was the first Co-ordinator for the European Third Sector Governance Principles Project and continues to be a member of the steering group.
Roger Morris
Roger is secretary of the P H Holt Charitable Trust, which is a regional grant making trust in Merseyside.
He has been a trustee of DSC since 1996 and is also a trustee of a number of charities in the Merseyside area engaged in community, education and arts activity.
Sash Newman
Sash is currently the Chief Executive of BackCare – the Charity for Healthier Backs. She previously worked for a criminal Barristers Chambers as Practice Development Manager and has over 20 years experience of Strategic Planning, Customer Relationship Management and both internal and external communication.
She has worked for the National Missing Persons Helpline for 7 years in a senior management capacity, spending 2 years as Head of External Development. She is passionate about Childrens Issues and in particular 'runaways' and children in looked after circumstances.
Anne-Marie Piper
Anne-Marie specialises in charity law and acts for sponsors of new charities, directors, trustees and officers of existing charities and other not-for-profit bodies and individuals and companies wishing to make charitable gifts or do business with charities.
She is also well known for her handling of Charity Commission investigations and acting, for and against, Charity Commission appointed receivers and managers. Founder, former secretary and now Chairman of the Charity Law Association, Anne-Marie also lectures and writes regularly on charity law subjects.