David Barnett
David Barnett has been a trustee of the Lymphoma Association for more than five years. Since he retired from a 36 year career with a major securities firm in the City, he has become involved with a number of pension funds and charities as a trustee or patron. He is also a Governor of Reed's School, Cobham, Surrey and a member of the Investment Committee of the Goldsmiths Company.
John Fulton
After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1977, John began a varied twenty-year career in industry as a Finance Director. Currently, John works as a Consultant and non-Executive Director for a quoted public company, as well as being an active member of his local golf club. John became a trustee of the Lymphoma Association in May 2008 and subsequently became treasurer in May 2009.
Dr Chris Hatton
Dr Chris Hatton is a haematologist at the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital (ORH). He trained at Cambridge, London and Oxford. Until recently he was chair for the ORH, and he is currently chair for the Thames Valley Haematology Network. His clinical and research interests are in the field of lymphoma, and he specialises in Clinical Haematology; Cancer Medicine.
Felicity Hilder
Felicity Hilder, along with her late husband Tim, helped to resurrect a small charity, known then as the Hodgkin’s Disease Association, when Tim retired from banking in 1985. The charity had been set in motion by two lymphoma patients and their families, who hoped to help people like themselves gain access to information about the illness. Tim and Felicity then started a helpline as part of the charity’s remit from their home in Haddenham.
Felicity has been active with the Association since then, first as Secretary, then later as Editor of early editions of the newsletter, and latterly as a trustee. She has been involved in three office moves, helped to appoint five heads of the Association, and has seen the charity through two changes of name.
Tim died in 1994. In 2006, Felicity accepted a Special Commendation at the Beacons of Hope Awards, as much on Tim’s behalf as on her own
Graham Johnson
Graham is a former patient, diagnosed in 1982 with Hodgkin lymphoma and has been involved with the Lymphoma Association for over 10 years; initially through the London based Business Advisory Group and since 2003 as a trustee.
Graham spent more than 20 years working in finance for large UK-based banks and accountancy firms; involved in all aspects of commercial and corporate lending and finance. He is now responsible for business development within the commercial banking division of Royal Bank of Scotland Plc.
He lives in Billericay, Essex with his wife and two daughters. In his spare time he likes to go to his local gym and also enjoys playing golf.
Margaret Littlejohns
Margaret first came upon the Lymphoma Association in 1993, when her late husband, Tim Bates, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (low-grade). Tim worked as a trustee for a while until he passed away in 1996. A couple of years later, the Lymphoma Association approached Margaret while she was doing her MBA, to conduct their first strategic review. Margaret subsequently used the project for her dissertation and was awarded a distinction by the Business School. Following this, she was invited to join the board of trustees at the Lymphoma Association, and has continued to advise the charity in their strategic planning. In addition to her voluntary work as a trustee, Margaret also works with her second husband as Finance Director for their self storage company.
Donald Moir
Donald Moir became a trustee of the Lymphoma Association in May 2008. He was educated at Oxford University and Oxford Medical School before being appointed Consultant Haematologist at Milton Keynes Hospital in December 1983, working there until his retirement in April 2008. He has a particular interest in the treatment of haematological malignancies, including lymphoma. Donald was also involved in setting up Multi-Disciplinary Team for Lymphoma and developing a videolink with Oxford. As well as being a Lymphoma Association trustee, Donald has now enrolled with School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) for a BA in Ancient Near East Studies.
Richard Morris
Richard Morris, who became chairman of the trustees at our 2008 AGM, spent most of his career working in Personnel with the Brewing and Retailing organisation Whitbread. This was followed by 7 years working in the financial services sector, ultimately achieving the position of European Human Resources Director for an American multi-national company. Having retired in 2004, he now works part-time, as a consultant. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf, tennis and travelling.
Pascale Wood-Atkins
Pascale Wood-Atkins studied law at Lancaster University where she gained a 2:1 before she trained in the City of London. She qualified as a solicitor in 1988, and then left private practice to work as a lawyer for a famous brewing company covering the UK, Europe and parts of the Middle East and Africa. While working there, she also studied negotiating skills at Harvard University. In 2001 she started her own legal firm, Wood-Atkins Commercial Law, providing businesses with practical commercial advice in all areas of their work.
She was awarded Aylesbury Vale Business Woman of the Year 2006 in February 2007, and was appointed as President of Aylesbury Vale Chamber of Commerce in September 2007.
