Trustees
Suffolk Mind has a formal constitution and is governed by an unpaid Board of Trustees with day to day management delegated to a CEO. The trustees are responsible for the governance of the organisation, the delivery of safe and high quality services, and keeping financial accounts and safeguarding the assets of the charity.
Ian White
Ian White joined Suffolk Mind in April 2016 as a member of the Board and the Finance, Audit and Performance Sub-Committee. Ian is a Chartered Accountant and the Managing Director of Becketts, a Wealth Management Company based in Bury St Edmunds. Prior to this, Ian worked for many years in the healthcare sector, specifically in companies focussed on delivering support in the Mental Health sector. Ian is the Chair of the board of trustees.
Tim Mutum
Tim Mutum joined the Board in January 2016. Tim has considerable previous experience as a charity trustee for Headway Suffolk and Crohn's and Colitis UK. Tim's current positions include Chairman of South Suffolk Leisure, Trustee of Abbeycroft Leisure and Chairman of the Grants Panel for Crohn's and Colitis UK. Until 2012 Tim worked in Local Government for 40 years. Tim is Vice Chair of the Board of trustees.
Dr Emma Brierly
Emma joined Suffolk Mind in 2014. Emma is a local GP with over 20 years experience in the NHS. Emma has had a broad based experience of primary care in the inner city settings of Ipswich and Brighton. She now works in Kesgrave. Emma is particularly interested in Women’s health, Care of the Elderly and Psychiatry.
Alan Hanson
Alan Hanson has expertise in general management with a marketing, financial and contractual law background, having been MD of three transport companies. Alan is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Professional Administrators and chairs the people and pay sub-committee and is also the Treasurer. Alan is Chair of the Finance Sub-Committee.
Nigel Suckling
Nigel has a background in commercial and operational management including, procurement & facilities and budgetary management, strategy development, project management, and change management.
Ciara Scallon
Ciara Scallon joined Suffolk Mind in 2015. Ciara brings extensive experience in business development and relationship management in the charity and professional services sectors.
Julian Tyndale-Biscoe
Julian Tyndale-Biscoe is managing director of InHealth Communications and an experienced journalist with well-established media contacts. He has over 15 years’ experience within the UK health sector and joined Suffolk Mind in 2011.
Hannah Ratcliffe
Hannah Ratcliffe, who is a shadow trustee, joined Suffolk Mind in May 2018 as part of the Young Trustee project, organised by Community Action Suffolk, which aims to improve the diversity of trustee boards. She has experience in volunteer management, marketing and digital media and currently works in Bury St Edmunds.
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Fancy volunteering for a charity that wants to make Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health? We’ve got lots of roles you can get involved in during Student Volunteering Week and beyond: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
We're recruiting an Accounts Assistant to work in our Felixstowe office. The deadline for applications is 24th February. Details on our website: www.suffolkmind.org.uk/get-involved/job-vacancies/
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Do you want to work for an organisation that’s trying to make Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health? See below for our latest vacancies. If you have a general enquiry in relation to our recruitment process, please call the HR Team on 01394 330822 or...Suffolk Mind is launching a new peer support group for people with young onset dementia at DanceEast in Ipswich this Sunday. The Suffolk Young Dementia Network is for people aged between 30 and 65 who are living with dementia in Suffolk. www.suffolkmind.org.uk/news/suffolk-mind-launches-new-suffolk-young-dementia-network/
Suffolk Mind launches new Suffolk Young Dementia Network - Suffolk Mind
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Suffolk Mind is launching a new peer support group to help people who have traits or a diagnosis of young onset dementia. The Suffolk Young Dementia Network comes off the back of a 6 month service launched by Suffolk Mind last summer, for people aged between 30 and 65 who are living with dementia in...Want to get involved in volunteering for a charity? Watch our video to see what it’s like to work at Suffolk Mind: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaMQyFP9EQU&t=5sAs a charity we really value our volunteers and the part they play in helping us to promote mental wellbeing across the country, and supporting us in the del...
An absolutely amazing effort. A massive thank you to everyone involved! To read more about the challenge, visit our website: https://t.co/XagpbuoSXv
Fundraising Events
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MTG Charity Game Day (1)
Event Date: 16/02/2019
Gaming and socializing for a good cause.
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RED January 2019 (24)
Event Date: 01/01/2019
RED January is a fun initiative that encourages you to support your own mental health by doing something active every single day. Some people are also raising money for Suffolk Mind whilst they do it. If you can't find your friend on here, they may be fundraising on Just Giving.
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The Suffolk Food Hall 7 day run (1)
Event Date: 14/01/2018
Team running 24 miles a day for a week on treadmill at Suffolk Food Hall
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