Our Trustees
Sue Lomas OBE DL (Chair)
Sue was born in Birmingham and moved to the North West for her first teaching job in 1978. She taught Geography for 20 years before moving into school improvement work in Salford. She now has her own consulting business working in a variety of educational fields. Sue was a trustee of Girlguiding as well as the Region Chief Commissioner for NW England. She is passionate about promoting the opportunities Girlguiding offers to girls and young women. Sue was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester in 2015. She is a trustee of the Duchy of Lancaster Fund and of Youth Focus North West, an organisation working with, and for, young people.
Edith Conn OBE DL JP
Edith has over 40 years volunteer experience within Greater Manchester. Trustee and chair of the Manchester Arena Bomb fund, she was Greater Manchester’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant from 2014-17, and was High Sheriff in 2008/9; a Deputy Lieutenant since 2000, she awarded an OBE for services to The Red Cross. Edith is President of Red Cross in Greater Manchester, received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bolton in 2009. Appointed a magistrate in 1994, Edith is Chair of Crimestoppers and holds many other trusteeships.
Carl Hankinson DL
Carl has over thirty years volunteer experience within the young people’s sector in Lancashire. He has been a Trustee of the UK Scout Association and chairs the Board of Trustees for Scouts in Lancashire. Professionally, Carl leads the Agriculture & Landed Estates commercial banking team for NatWest. He joined the Trustee Board for the Skelton Charity in 2019.
Christine Reeves
A native Scot, Christine moved south in 1983 and worked as an Investment Manager in Liverpool for 34 years. She was a Trustee of Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services and is currently a Trustee of Frodsham Community Association. She joined the Trustee Board for the Skelton Charity in 2021.
Ken Martin
Ken was voluntary youth leader in the Methodist church and has held various trustee roles in the local church. He is a Local Preacher, administers small grants for work with children and young people, and was recently appointed as a church treasurer. For 15 years he was a volunteer grant assessor and grants panel member for The Prince’s Trust in Cheshire making grants to individuals.
He worked for Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Services (LCVS) for 20 years, administering small grant-making charitable Trusts, and was a member of the LCVS Grants Committee.
Ken works part-time as Finance Manager for Quickline Couriers Ltd. He is a trustee of North Cheshire Methodist Circuit, The Mushroom Fund, and was appointed as a trustee of the Skelton Charity in 2023.
Gail Stanley MBE DL JP
Gail, a graduate of Liverpool University, has spent most of her life in the public sector of Lancashire. Her public roles include being Vice Chairman of both Lancashire Police Authority and the Board of the University of Central Lancashire, Chairman of Blackburn Cathedral Trust Board, President of St John Ambulance. She was a Magistrate for 30 years, Chairman of the Bench, High Sheriff of Lancashire in 2004, a Deputy Lieutenant, and was awarded an MBE. Presently she is President of Western Lancashire Scouts, Chairman of West Lancashire BHF and Chair of W.L.B.C.’s Remuneration Panel.
Gulab Singh MBE, DL
British born Asian Living in Lancashire, married with 3 children and 8 grandchildren. Educated at master’s level in public health at Liverpool John Moore’s University. With a public health career stretching for 40 years, and now retired with expertise in international, national and local public health programmes, community engagement, community development, equality and diversity. Gulab is currently a member of the Preston Faith Covenant and leads the Preston City Mela Arts and Heritage programme.
Nabela Chaudhry
After graduating from UMIST Nabela went on to train as a Chartered Accountant. Upon qualifying she began her career in industry where she has worked in a number of financial and commercial roles. More recently she decided to move into the charity sector where she currently works as a Finance Director for a hospice in Cheshire. For ten years she was a co-opted member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. In 2021 she joined the Trustee Board of Skelton.
Michael Rollinson JP, DL
Michael has supported the voluntary community in Greater Manchester for over 15 years. He volunteers for The Scouts nationally and locally and is currently the Chair of The Scouts National Awards Advisory Group, as well as being Deputy Chair of Cheshire Scout County.
Michael is a Magistrate in Greater Manchester and a trustee for The Bond Board who work to reduce homelessness by finding homes in the private sector for people on low incomes.
Professionally, Michael is an assistant head teacher at Manchester Grammar School with a focus of outreach, partnership and service work.
He was appointed a trustee of the Skelton Bounty in 2023.