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TRUSTEE PROFILES
Citizens Advice Waverley is governed by elected Trustees who are people that live or work within Waverley District and who bring with them a wealth of professional, commercial and practical experience and knowledge. Our Trustees are;
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Norma Corkish - Chair Specific responsibility across all bureaux: Human Resources Has worked in the charitable sector for over 30 years, some as a fundraiser and about 18 years as a Chief Executive of a medium-sized parent-led organisation. Norma now undertakes consultancy and training for charities and non-government organisations via the Charities Aid Foundation and Voluntary Services Overseas. She is also a trustee of the New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham and hopes that her experience in organisational development, and fundraising in particular, will be of value to Citizens Advice Waverley, which she regards as an organisation of growing importance to the community. |
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| David Travers Smith - Hon. Treasurer Specific responsibility across all bureaux: Fundraising and Income Generation A Chartered Accountant with over thirty five years experience working with substantial international professional and industrial companies in a wide range of financial roles. Although retired, David is a member of the advisory team within the Institute's of Directors' Information and Advisory Service, and is also a Governor and Treasurer for Frensham Heights School. He has taken on the role as a Trustee and Treasurer for Citizens Advice Waverley because he has skills to assist in the development of the Bureaux. |
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| Andrew M Higgs - Representative for Haslemere Bureau Specific responsibility across all bureaux: Advice Services (shared with Stuart Spencer) A practicing solicitor and consultant in "legal risk management" and dispute resolution, Andrew has nearly 30 years international insurance experience (litigation, arbitration and mediation) in the City of London, including providing Honorary Legal Advisers to the Royal Courts of Justice CAB, dealing with occasional liability claims on behalf of the CAB's insurers nationally and acquaintance with Bates, Wells and Braithwaite who advise the CAB. Andrew has had a part-time legal consultancy in Guildford with a company providing After The Event Legal Expenses Insurance for the last nine months, providing free "legal risk assessments" and free legal advice, not only to lawyers but also to their clients regardless of their status. He participated for several months in the CAB Advisor training programme for the Haslemere bureau. |
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| Barbara Nurse - Representative for Godalming Bureau Specific responsibility across all bureaux: Social Policy A qualified social worker who took early retirement as a senior manager in a Social Services Department. Barbara is the Director of Just Advocacy since her appointment in 2000, which is a charity for people with learning disabilities. She brings with her, management and leadership skills, knowledge of social services adults especially people with disabilities, and experience from the voluntary sector. |
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| Stuart Spencer - Representative for Cranleigh Bureau Specific responsibility across all bureaux: Advice Services (shared with Andrew Higgs) Stuart has served on the Management Committee and the Trustee Board of Cranleigh (Haslemere) since 1980 and was its Chairman for 3 years during the mid 1990's. He works as a private client solicitor in Cranleigh and has been a partner in Hart Brown since 1978, having qualified as a solicitor in 1975 after completing of his LLB degree in 1972. Although not actively involved with any other charity, he is an honorary solicitor to the Cranleigh and South Eastern Agricultural Society. |
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| John Vardon - Representative for Farnham Bureau A Fellow of Institute of Mechanical Engineers & Charter Engineers, John has 36 years project engineering, project management and general management experience. For the last 7 years he has been Chief Executive of an organisation managing a refined liquid hydrocarbon pipeline network, personally responsible to the non-executive Board for the successful implementation of all aspects of the operation of the business, financial, technical, commercial and regulatory. |
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| Cllr Michael Causey - Observer, Waverley Borough Council | ||
