Trustees

Judy Ironside

Judy Ironside is founder and director of the UK Jewish Film Festival (a registered charity).
The UKJFF is a major national cinematic event that takes place annually, touring across the UK and internationally. Her role involves all fund raising; programming; festival identity and management of staff; Board and Patron relationships. Judy is an ‘ideas person’ which she views as an important aspect of funding, since sustainable funding potential can be enhanced by a high profile project identity. Judy’s Drama Therapy training background has given her a good awareness of people skills and the ability to communicate with a very wide range of people.

Anna Birney

Anna Birney advises and supports on all aspects of TFP’s education programme.
She is head of Leadership and Change for the Public Sector at Forum for the Future, formerly the Education Programme Manager at WWF-UK.

Martyn Evans

Martyn helps with the communication and marketing of The F Word exhibition.
Martyn Evans has spent his career in public relations and marketing. After several years at large PR agencies, reaching director level, he went to The Body Shop as Head of Media Relations in the United States. In 1998 Martyn set up Origin Communications, a marketing, communications and PR consultancy.

Caroline Shea, Chair

After reading philosophy at Cambridge University, and a spell as a management consultant, Caroline was called to the bar in 1994 and has since 1995 been a member of Falcon Chambers, where she remains in full time practice. In 2003 Caroline qualified as a facilitator of the Hoffman Process, a personal development workshop with an emphasis on the role of forgiveness, which first triggered her abiding interest in its power and possibilities..

Liz Try

Liz Try is on the Board of Hampshire Probation Trust and the Executive of the National Association for Approved Premises in the U.K. She has a background in the Third Sector, arts and education. A volunteer with Samaritans for over 28 years, holding many roles within the organisation, from Branch Director to national Vice Chair, until recently she chaired Samaritans International Steering Group. She is Chair of the Befrienders Worldwide Steering Group, a global network of Emotional Health Support charities. Liz has a good understanding of organisational structures and offers considerable professional and voluntary experience. Her expertise lies in recognising the value of people and organisations with whom she works and developing their full potential. She runs her own specialist nursery selling chilli plants to enthusiasts

Anne Storey

Anne is a Chartered People and Organisational Development Specialist, a qualified Coach, and the CEO of Personnel Dynamics. She works on projects to bring about positive action, change, culture and working relationships in organisations across the private, public and voluntary sector. Anne is also a founding member of the Neuro-Leadership Institute and Centre for Applied Positive Psychology.

Tony Grover, Treasurer

Tony is a physics graduate who embarked on a career in finance and qualified as a chartered accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Following a period in the financial services practice he transferred to a major European banking group and gained experience in a variety of accounting roles, ultimately specialising in Private Equity. He is currently the Finance Director for Indigo Capital, an investment management firm with a focus on investing mezzanine capital into medium-sized European businesses. Tony is also a Scout Group trustee.