Our Patron
Marion Stevenson
Marion is the founder of Charity Mentors Oxfordshire and became our chair in 2013. She retired as chair in 2018 but, we are delighted to say, she agreed to become our patron. Marion started her career in 1972 as a probation officer before moving in 1989 to become a family mediator for Oxfordshire Family Mediation for 22 years. She was Director of Oxfordshire Family Mediation from 2004 until 2011 and was a mediation trainer for National Family Mediation for 10 years. Marion qualified as a psychodrama psychotherapist in 1996 and has also worked as a Conciliator for the Health Authority and a Restorative Justice facilitator.
In 1995 Marion founded and chaired Oxford Community Mediation, a neighbourhood mediation service which merged into Berkshire Resolve in 2005. In 2014 Marion and a colleague started the Step Change Fund, a philanthropy ‘circle’ based in Oxfordshire Community Foundation, which gives grants of up to £50,000 to charities for infrastructure projects that strengthen capacity impact and reach. Currently Marion is leading a pilot in Bullingdon Prison through the employment of a Prison Officer with responsibility to connect the prison with community resources.
Our Trustees
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Sarah Mitson, Chair
Sarah is an experienced executive who has held strategic roles in marketing, innovation and sales for large international companies. She has a special interest in delivering change in organisations, based on her experience of business and digital transformation and her studies in the behavioural sciences.
Sarah has an active portfolio supporting not for profit organisations and has had experience of being a trustee and Chair with Coeliac UK.
Sarah is currently a trustee of two national charities: Locality UK and XLH UK.
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Dr. Anne Lloyd
Anne has 25 years of experience working in the commercial medical journals industry as a senior leader and is currently the CEO of the Association for Medical Education in Europe which is an international organisation dedicated to health professionals education.
She is proficient in developing high quality relationships, growing high-performing teams and leading & implementing strategic initiatives.
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Julie Pink
Currently Head of Charity and Involvement at Oxford Health Charity, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Julie has responsibility for the strategic development and delivery of the NHS charity (Oxford Health Charity), Trust volunteering, Oxford Health Arts Partnership and engagement with third sector groups across the Trust geography.
Julie has been involved with public sector volunteer programme management for almost 20 years and became a Charity Mentors client after taking on the challenge of creating the first Oxford Health Charity strategy in 2017. Having worked with two amazing mentors (Tina Elder and Mark Hallam) during that project, Julie became the first Charity Mentors alumni to join the Board.
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Charlene Choi, Treasurer
Charlene is previously a global banker having worked in Taiwan, Hong Kong, New York, Shanghai and London, working with organisations of all sizes and in all industries. Outside of banking, Charlene has been involved in non-profit organisations both in New York and in the UK. She brings with her finance skills and diverse global background.
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Thomas Webster
Thomas is an experienced CEO who has led large education and publishing businesses. He possesses particular strengths in strategic development, financial planning, educational technology, management development, and mentoring.
Since retiring from corporate life, Thomas has been based in the UK and Europe, where he has engaged as a mentor and investor in EdTech startups, providing guidance and support to emerging entrepreneurs in the education technology sector.
His extensive experience and commitment to innovation have made him a valuable contributor to the growth and development of educational initiatives across the region.
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Sir Tim Stevenson
Sir Tim Stevenson is a lawyer with a broad ranging career in industry, the public and not for profit sectors. He has been CEO of a major UK business and sat on the boards of, and chaired, both large public companies and local Oxfordshire charities This has given him wide experience of chairmanship and governance, across the sectors, both nationally and internationally. Most recently he was, until October of 2021, HM Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire which has provided him with strong understanding of the Not For Profit sector in Oxfordshire.
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Tina Elder
Tina is a professional management consultant, who has a strong track-record of building relationships and delivering results.
Over the last 30 years, Tina has worked with the leadership teams of major organisations, in the private, public & charity sectors - both within the UK and internationally. She is currently a Trustee for several charities in Oxforshire.