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Staff and Volunteers
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Chief Executive,
Dean Casswell |
 Dean joined Bag Books in July 2008. Prior to that he was Director of Finance and Fundraising at Contact a Family and Manager of the Community Resources Unit at Loughborough Students' Union. A former part-time lecturer in special needs, he has an MBA and an MSc in Charity Accounting and Financial Management.
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Director of Services,
Stuart Cummings |
 Stuart joined Bag Books in January 2010 after over 5 years of teaching pupils with SLD and PMLD. Prior to teaching, Stuart had also worked for Mencap, running holiday playschemes, and for Bury Metro as an Inclusion Support worker. Stuart was also Special Needs Manager for the World Scout Jamboree in 2007, and is involved with HCPT – The Pilgrimage Trust.
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Corporate Fundraising Manager,
Camilla John
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 Having previously worked for the Guardian, ChildLine and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Camilla joined Bag Books in February 2010 and is keen to grow our portfolio of corporate supporters.
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Financial Administrator,
Francis Makuwaza |
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| Storytelling Co-ordinator, Kate Blake |
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| Storytelling Co-ordinator, Holly Challenger |
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Workshop Manager,
Sophie Baker |
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Deputy Workshop Manager,
Karen Meddick |
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| Freelance Storyteller-Trainers |
South East England and Story-Go-Round,,
Bernard Tagliavini |
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London,
Nina Martinez |
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South West England,
Kathie Johnston
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| East Anglia, Marion Leeper |
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| East Midlands, Chris Lowe |
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| West Midlands, Fiona Collins |
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| Yorkshire & The Humber, Shuna Beckett |
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| North East, Gary Cordingley |
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North West, Susanna Willetts
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| Trustees |
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Philip Wilson (Chair) |
Philip is Director of Development at the British Science Association. He was formerly the Director of Fundraising at The Prostate Cancer Charity. Philip has been a Trustee since January 2004. |
| James Roy (Treasurer) |
James is a retired Accountant with over 40 years’ experience. James has been a Trustee since January 2009. |
| Sandra Allon |
Sandra was the Merchandising Director for Europe for Aquascutum and a senior buyer at Harrods for 30 years. Sandra has been a Trustee since January 2009. |
| Mamta Gupta |
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| Beth Murray |
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| Wendy Parsons |
Wendy has been teaching young people with learning difficulties for over 20 years and has been a deputy head teacher since 2006. She worked with the founder of Bag Books early in her career and has been an enthusiastic supporter ever since. She joined the Trustees in July 2010. |
| Natasha Theobald |
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| Jonathan Walsh |
Jonathan is a solicitor. He has been a Trustee since April 2006. |
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| Patrons |
| Prof. James Hogg BA(Hons) PhD FIASSID |
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| Kay Hounsham MSc MBE |
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| Michael Morpurgo |
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| Dr Alison Salt MBBS MSc FRCPCH |
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| Advisory Committee |
| Sandra Hepburn |
Deputy Manager of a care home for adults with autism. |
| Kathleen Herron |
Deputy Managing Editor of the Sunday Times. |
| Jo Hibbitt |
Head Teacher, Plumstead Manor School, Greenwich. |
| André Lloyd |
Manager of a care home for adults with severe learning difficulties. |
