Trustees & Senior Management Team

Amanda is Vice Chair of Trustees and has a focus on strategy, governance and inclusion. Previously she held the roles of Vice Chair and Chair of Governance Committee for Age UK Brighton & Hove. From 2011-2013 Amanda was a trustee of the Brighton and Hove Independent Mediation Service, a local charity providing independent mediation in neighbourhood disputes.

Amanda is Policy & Strategy Lead at Barnett Waddingham, a leading independent UK professional services consultancy across risk, pensions, investment and insurance. She leads on development and delivery of firm-wide policy and strategy on key industry issues.

Amanda joined Barnett Waddingham in 2020 from The Pensions Regulator, where she spent nine years in policy and stakeholder engagement roles. Prior to this, Amanda has held positions at a number of well-known organisations, including the British Medical Association and the Environment Agency.

Amanda chairs the Stewardship workstream of the Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group, a collaborative effort of investment consulting firms driving sustainability in the investment industry. She undertakes regular speaking engagements on governance, trusteeship, inclusion & diversity, sustainable investment, fiduciary duties and stewardship of investments.

She also co-founded the Young Pension Trustee Network in 2018, creating a place for young and aspiring UK pension trustees to share experiences and build their networks to improve inclusion and diversity in pension trusteeship.

Amanda became a trustee to bring current knowledge and experience of governance and investment to the organisation, and help focus on providing safe and sustainable services to older people for the long term.

John has worked in Social care since 1973, in the voluntary sector and in local government.  He worked in Surrey, West Sussex, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire. In West Sussex and Warwickshire he was Director of Social Services/Adult Services.

Both locally and nationally he was closely involved in the development of personalisation and control of services and funding by service users and carers themselves.  He worked closely with the Department of Health on the introduction and implementation of personal social care and health budgets, especially during the time when he was President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

In retirement from paid work and now as a charitable trustee John retains these interests, along with safeguarding and managing risk in provider services.

Caroline started her career as a graduate trainee in HR for the Rank Organisation and worked in a number of companies including Butlins. From 1982 to 1996 she was with United Friendly Insurance working up to become HR Director.

In 1996 Caroline became the first CEO of the newly formed Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority in Brighton. In 2002 she moved to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries as CEO.

Caroline was a trustee with Age UK Horsham District on its merger with West Sussex.

Caroline enjoys the theatre and the visual arts and is interested in all aspects of longevity and healthy ageing.

“Good governance is important to me.”

Linda graduated in Fine Art and History of Art with a post-graduate degree in Environmental Design and Light/Sound Development at Hornsey College of Art. She later gained a Masters in European Cultural Policy and Planning at De Montfort University whilst developing a long career as a major funder, project manager and consultant, working mainly in London’s arts and creative industries as well as urban cultural planning and regeneration, tourism and filming locations in conjunction with local authorities, public and private sectors and the London Docklands Development Corporation.

A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Commerce and Manufacture, Linda has served and chaired many arts-related Boards and Committees. She is currently working as a freelance cultural consultant, is a Director of the Centre for Urban History at Leicester University and a Parish Councillor.

Her interests include music, art, politics and the conservation of the natural world. Linda has been a Trustee for Age UK Brighton and Hove for the past 10 years. She is keen to use her knowledge and experience to encourage older people to enjoy and participate in arts activities more fully.

Jilly has 45+ years’ experience of running organisations, providing strategic consultancy and communications direction to change-makers.

Previously on the main Board of The Body Shop, responsible for brand, marketing and communications, and a founding Director of The Big Issue, Jilly founded Forster Communications in 1996 to provide specialist PR services and communications consultancy to organisations focused on tackling climate change and driving social justice. She has consistently aimed to use the power of communication, collaboration and creativity to help solve social problems, change behaviour and improve lives.

Jilly has been on the Trustee Boards of The International Longevity Centre think-tank, The Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, The Forgiveness Project, The Royal Parks Foundation and Children on The Edge.

Through her work experience and as a carer for parents with dementia, Jilly has a realistic grasp of the needs, challenges and opportunities older people, particularly the most vulnerable, face. Living near Chichester and no longer in paid work, Jilly has no intention of ‘retiring’ and now aims to channel energies into helping drive real change in how we approach and view ageing in our society.

Sarah writes: "I have over 25 years working as a senior manager across public, education and charity sectors supporting business and economic development, regeneration, and skills development. Having studied archaeology as an undergraduate I have a fascination with archaeology and history, as well as education, and how we can learn from our past to support our future. I am a trustee so I can use the skills and experience gained in the not for profit sector which underpins and drives the catalyst for change across much needed services."

Jon worked in Social Housing for many years becoming Chief Executive of Town and Country Housing Group and Interim Chief Executive of Westward Homes. During this time Jon was responsible for many sheltered housing schemes for the elderly.

Jon then changed direction and worked internationally for several charities and for 8 years as Chief Executive of World Child Cancer, until his retirement.

While working internationally Jon kept a connection to housing as Chair of Gateway Housing, who owned and managed 2 care homes for the elderly. Currently Jon is Chair of the Single Homeless Project in London and board member of Turning Tides in West Sussex.

On retiring he returned to Brighton to live and is very keen to contribute to the community in Sussex and hence was keen to join the Board of Age UK locally.

Former Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove City Council, former Chair of West Sussex NHS Partnership Trust, Former Chair of the then Brighton and Sussex Universities NHS Trust, former Chair of The Hanover Band, Friends of Brighton and Hove Hospitals, Chair of the West Pier Trust, former Chair of the shadow Board of Brighton Pavilion and Museums Trust, former Member of the Home Office Senior Appointments Board , former Lead Member of the former Audit Commission Review Panel, former Deputy Chair of the Brighton Festival and Dome Trust.