Our trustees are the driving force behind our organisation, with responsibility for governance of our charity and giving direction as to how it is managed and run.

Muir Miller
Chair of Trustees
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Muir is our Chair of Trustees. He has been on the Trustee Board for over 3 years, previously serving as the Vice Chair of Trustees. He also sits on the Finance & Business Resources Committee and Ascent College Governing Body.
“I was born and educated in Scotland before moving down south after studying at university. I am a Chartered Engineer with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA and have a wide ranging business experience in a number of sectors including marine engineering, petrochemicals, utilities, and the renewable energy sector.
For over 12 years I held the position of Managing Director for Peel Energy (a renewable energy company that designs, builds, owns and operates wind farms and other renewable assets) which is part of the Peel Holdings Group.
I spent 10 years as a Project Director responsible for a large infrastructure project in the middle of Bangkok, Thailand, along with my family (having promised my wife we would only stay for one year!!).
I have had experience as a Trustee on the Board at Bangkok Patana International School for 4 years and served on the Board at Trafford College (North & South) for 8 years. I am currently a business mentor with The Prince’s Trust supporting young people to start their own business.
I live in Lymm with my wife and sons and am very much enjoying my role as a Trustee helping develop the new ambitious forward strategy.”

Karen Morley
Trustee
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Karen joined the trustee board in November 2022.
Karen has over 20 years in Human Resources operating in Senior Management and Executive positions. Karen is a chartered fellow of the professional body the chartered institute of personnel and development (CIPD).
Karen has held HR Director positions in the Construction industry across UK and Ireland leading teams of HR specialists and working as part of the Executive team to deliver business strategy.
Karen has also a keen interest in Corporate Responsibility and has worked with Business in the Community (BITC) to source employment opportunities for young people and developed training programmes for apprentices.
Karen currently offers HR support to businesses through a consultancy service.
She lives in Cheshire with her partner and two English Bulldogs, Betty and Tom.

Lynden Potter
Trustee
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Lynden joined the trustee board in November 2022.
“I am a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Project Professional, with over 20 years of experience in delivering complex technology projects. As Head of the Major Projects team in the BBC’s technology group, I led teams of over 50 people, delivering high profile, multi-million pound projects.
I have extensive governance experience through my role in overseeing large publicly funded capital projects. I build successful and positive working relationships with stakeholders and suppliers, while ensuring that standards are met and risks managed.
I have recently set up a new business in sustainable, green technology, and live with my family in Marple Bridge, near Stockport.”

Kiran Parmar
Trustee

Paul Carpenter
Trustee

Stuart Canning
Trustee

Professor Deborah James
Trustee
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Deborah James is Professor of Educational Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University and Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor of Health and Social Care.
She did her undergraduate degree in Speech Science at UCL in the 1990s, graduating with a first-class degree and a licence to practice as a speech and language therapist. Classified as ‘non-standard entry’ at UCL, with two shabby A levels in English Lit. and Theatre Studies and Grade D in Maths, interactions with four years of excellent teaching at UCL sparked a love of science and a belief in education as a leveller of equality.
Her PhD in psychology at the Institute of Child Health explored the impact of sensorineural hearing impairment on language and reading in deaf children. She has been working with video methods around families with children with complex needs for nearly two decades across health, social care, and education.

Interested in joining our team and helping change lives?
If you are interested in getting involved with our organisation, whether it’s helping out at events, fundraising for us or becoming one of our full time team members we are always happy to talk through your options and hear how you can become part of the remarkable mission.