Meet the Trustees
Children’s Cancer North Trustees are all volunteers and come from many different areas of work, from local business owners, to clinical and research specialists
Children’s Cancer North Trustees are all volunteers and come from many different areas of work, from local business owners, to clinical and research specialists
I had a Wilms Tumour as a child – age 3, which led to mine and other parents setting up the legacy charities. I was Chair of NECCR for 10 years previously and have helped to raise over £40m for childhood cancer research since my cancer diagnosis. I am passionate about the charity providing amazing fundraising opportunities and the support we provide to families and their children.
I believe making a contribution to an established and sincere local cause using the business and financial skills I have developed over 20 years will indirectly make a difference to peoples lives.
My youngest daughter, Katie, fought Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) from a very young age and went through months of treatment. During this time, there was only one thing I wanted for Katie and that was a cure. I wanted to help raise funds for a charity that focused on improving treatments for children.
I am the lead for Leukaemia Treatment and Advanced Cellular Therapies at the Great North Children’s Hospital. Working so closely with families, I see the impact that cancer treatment has on patients and their families.
I was involved in founding both legacy charities (North of England Children’s Cancer Research and Children’s Cancer Fund) over 40 years ago and have remained passionate about them ever since.
My role is to ensure the voices of the parents and patients are heard at a charity level. As an advocate for these families I can advise accordingly of services and equipment that can enhance the patient's journey.
Our clinical trials bridge the space between helping patients and families now with quality of life initiatives and helping patients in the future.
My oldest daughter was diagnosed with LCH when she was 2 months old and was treated at the Great North Children’s Hospital. I am so passionate about the charity, the research it funds and the support it provides children receiving treatment and their families. I am committed to making life better for children living with cancer.
27/09/1983 - 12/02/2024
Ian lived with bowel cancer for five years before he very sadly died in early 2024, aged 40, having survived cancer twice as a child.
Ian's significant contribution to the charity spanned over decades - from fundraising, to managing elements of the children's cancer run and giving much of his spare time to being our Trustee. We miss him greatly.