Birmingham Community Foundation: Helping you to help Birmingham and the Black Country

Meet the Team

Our trusted team are highly experienced across a wide range of grant, funding and marketing services that effectively meet the needs of all those we come into contact with. We have a group of committed trustees that provide regular input and evaluation of the services we offer.

David Hersey
Chief Executive david.hersey@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Yvonne Palmer
Operations Director yvonne@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Zoë Keens
Development Director zoe.keens@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Suzanne Randall
Communication & Events Manager suzanne@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Patricia Rolf
Administrator pat@bhamfoundation.co.uk
John Buckle
Project Manager
john@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Emma Bush
Project Manager
emma@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Elizabeth Hogan
Administrator (On Maternity Leave)
Dot Allen
Administrative Support Officer Dot.Allen@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Karen Argyle
Grants Officer karen@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Paul Argyle
Accounts Manager paul@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Tenika Reid
Communications & Events Officer tenika@bhamfoundation.co.uk
Mirnerva Walters
Administrator mini.walters@bhamfoundation.co.uk

Board of Trustees

Founder President

Sir Robert R Taylor OBE (1932 – 2008)

President

Tim Watts DL
Pertemps Group Ltd

Chairman

David Bucknall FRICS DSc
Rider Levett Bucknall

Trustees

Shamiela Ahmed
John Andrews MBE
Kay Cadman
Core Marketing & Events Limited
Dorian Chan
Wing Wah Chinese Restaurant & Bar
Richard Harris
Angela Henry
Henry Browne Solicitors
Dr Jim Higgins (passed away March 09)
Cllr Mahmood Hussain
Birmingham City Council
John Kimberley
John Matthews
Hon. Alderman Ian McArdle
Graham Nicoll
Barclays Wealth
David Scard
Ann Sheldon

Grant Making Co-optee

Claire-Elaine Arthurs
HBJ Gateley Wareing - Solicitor

Fundraising Co-optees

Hannah Martyr
Turner Townsend - Managing Director
Zanna Patchett
Pinsent Masons - Associate
Nick Venning
PricewaterhouseCoopers

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