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 obtaining a degree in philosophy Caroline entered the world of management consultancy with Arthur Andersen & Co (now Accenture), followed by a spell at the innovative consultancy The Berkeley Partnership which sponsored her to study for an MBA at the London Business School. Since being called to the bar in 1994 she has been a member of Falcon Chambers, a set specialising in property litigation, where she continues to practice full time, acting for a broad range of private and commercial clients. In addition in 2003 Caroline qualified and for three years practiced part time as a facilitator of the Hoffman Process, a personal development workshop, which first triggered her own experience of forgiveness and has led to a growing interest in its power and possibilities.

Brenda Allanson

Brenda Allanson is Development Director at the John Lyon School, Harrow – an independent boys’ day school which is part of the Harrow Foundation.
She has previously worked in a number of mainstream charities, latterly as Head of Major Gift and Legacy development at IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare). Brenda is a solicitor and in her early career was a partner in a medium sized City firm before becoming a sole practitioner for a number of years. She is a member of the Parochial Church Council and heavily involved with youth work at her local church.

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.