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Mark was elected as Chair of the Board in December 2025. He has been a trustee of CCIWBS since 2020 and was a counsellor at the service for five years. Mark is an existential psychotherapist working in private practice in North London. He has worked in the areas of alcohol addiction, family and fertility (for the Donor Conception Network) as well as bereavement. Mark also has a grounding in providing affordable homes in the third-sector, for those on lower incomes. 

Tonia has been a trustee since late 2024 and was elected Vice-Chair of the Board in December 2025.  She is a former partner in a City law firm and specialised in public investment into housing and associated infrastructure.  She now works in the Civil Service as a member of the Government Legal Department providing advice to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Kelly Carter joined the Board of Trustees in May 2026. As a bereaved parent, she personally benefited from the charity's counselling services following the death of her daughter.

Kelly has over 15 years' experience in the charity sector. After spending 13 years in the corporate sector, she joined the bereavement charity SLOW as a trustee before going on to work there for 10 years, supporting bereaved parents and families. She now works at Voluntary Action Islington, leading on fundraising, operations, strategy and digital transformation. Throughout her charity career, she has been committed to supporting communities and causes close to her heart

Colin has been a trustee since 2008 and served as Vice Chair from 2011 until December 2025. He is a civil servant and has led large, complex transformation programs and cross-Government portfolios from a range of departments, including Cabinet Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Environment, and for three and a half years, across the NHS. 

Laura worked as a manager in the NHS in Acute and Mental Health Hospitals; Primary Care and in Commissioning for nearly three decades. She was CEO of a Family Practitioner Committee and a Health Authority in North East London for thirteen years. She subsequently worked as an independent Executive Coach for ten years and as a Counsellor for the Bereavement service which she joined in 2006. Laura has been a trustee for CCIWBS since 2008 and served as Chair of the Board from 2011 until December 2025. Laura has lived in Gospel Oak, Camden for 37 years.

Felicia worked as a social worker in local authorities and child guidance before training to be an individual psychotherapist with the British Association of Psychotherapists and a couple psychotherapist at Tavistock Relationships where she was on the staff for many years. She had a particular interest in consulting to individuals groups and institutions and in running courses on staff supervision. She has been a trustee since 2014.

Charles joined as a trustee in early 2022. He is an HR Director at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. He has been in the civil service for 20 years and worked across a number of government departments including Cabinet Office, DWP, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and National Highways.

Anne is a CCIWBS Counsellor and joined the board in August 2025. She qualified as a solicitor and worked in insolvency and commercial litigation in city law firms for many years before taking a career break to focus on her family. Anne has an MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling.

Gows joined the Board as a trustee in August 2025. He currently leads Newbridge’s Retained Advisory team, working with housing and real estate clients on fundraising, business planning, and treasury strategy. With over a decade’s experience spanning corporate treasury, consultancy, and risk solutions, he has advised a wide range of organisations, from housing providers and developers to private equity investors.