Our Trustees
The Charity is governed by a highly regarded Board of Trustees bringing a wealth of experience to the organisation.
President:
Sir Stuart Hampson CVO Read more
Life Vice Presidents:
Mrs D McInnes
Vice Presidents:
Ronnie Bourne Read More
Air Vice Marshal David Crwys-Williams CB FCIPD FCIM Read More
Dr Hilary Harris MB ChB FRC GP Read More
Ken Keir OBE Read More
Vicky Harrison MA, DPhil Read more
Vicky Hunt Read more
Chairman – Faith Clark
Faith served as a Trustee for seven years and was honoured to be asked to take over as Chairman five years ago. Faith’s mother, Lady (Beatrice) Wright, co-founded the charity with Dr Bruce Fogle in 1982.Read more
Co Vice Chair – Dr Bruce Fogle MBE DVM MRCVS
Bruce is the cofounder of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and the world’s best selling practicing vet with books in over 35 languages. Bruce was appointed an MBE for services to deaf people.Read more
Co Vice Chair – Adrian M Horsley JP DL
Adrian enjoyed a career as a qualified architect, retiring as a senior partner of a successful firm based in Hull. He has been a magistrate since 1982.Read more
Honorary Treasurer - Gary Burchett
Gary has over 30 years experience in Commercial Operations and Business Management with British Airways, Legal & General and Lloyds Banking Group.Read more
Emily Burness
Emily currently leads Continuous Improvement at Cochlear and has been a volunteer fundraiser for Hearing Dogs since the age of 18.Read more
Mike Coote
With a successful career in Information Technology and significant experience in the education and charity sectors, Mike has been a volunteer with Hearing Dogs for several years.Read more
Barry Downes
Barry has worked in the independent hearing care sector since 1977 as a practitioner, trainer and manager. He was also a trustee of Hearing Link until the charity merged with Hearing Dogs.Read more
Kathryn England
Kathryn is Chief Operating Officer at ZSL London Zoo and is very familiar with the world of assistance dogs. Her role has allowed insight into the need for accessibility in society.Read more
David Hay
David was a local solicitor for 35 years, becoming Senior Partner, before retiring in 2008. David and his wife Jilly, are well known to the Charity as Volunteer Dog Trainers.Read more
Karen Milsom BHSc (Hons) MSc MRCOT
Karen Milsom is a Clinical Specialist and Occupational Therapy Consultant working across the NHS and independent sectors.Read more
Professor Richard Ramsden
Professor Ramsden is one of the UK's most distinguished ENT surgeons and was awarded an MBE in 2015 for his services in the field.Read more
Christina O’Donovan-Rossa
Christina works at BP as Director of HR Transformation, based at Canary Wharf, London and has been working in the oil and gas industry for the last 12 years.Read more
