TRUSTEES

OUR BOARD

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Dr Clare Fenton - Trustee 

Dr Clare Fenton holds a Masters in Psychiatry from the University of Leeds, and is a practicing Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She is a Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of York, in a joint appointment between Leeds and York Partnership Foundation Trust and Hull York Medical School. Her current research focuses on preventative strategies and interventions in young people vulnerable to or suffering from mental health problems. She has a particular interest in research into preventing and treating self-harming behaviours and eating disorders.

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Dr. Jo Cryer - Trustee

Dr Jo Cryer is a Consultant in Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics. She co-leads the Complex Feeding Service at The Evelina Children’s Hospital and leads the Specialist Community Feeding Service in Lambeth and Southwark. Dr Cryer carries out Neurodevelopmental assessments in the Evelina Neurodevelopmental team and in the Lambeth Community ARD service. She has an interest in mental health and integrating services to provide more holistic care. She completed her Paediatric
specialist training in London and commenced her current role at The Evelina in 2021.

 

 

 

                               

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Dr. Gillian Greville Harris - Trustee

Dr Gillian Harris has carried out research into infant and child feeding behaviour and appetite regulation at the University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, UK, for the past 38 years. She was also a Consultant Paediatric Clinical Psychologist for 30 years, and led a feeding clinic at The Children’s

Hospital, Birmingham, UK, where she worked with infants and children who were food averse. 

Her specific research and clinical interest is the development of food acceptance and rejection in early infancy and early childhood, and the effect of early experience on later food preferences. She has written around 100 published papers, articles and book chapters on these areas, and been awarded multiple research grants to support her research. She has also made many media appearances, both on television and radio. Her latest book, on Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating in Children, was published in 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

Ailish Harrison - Trustee

Ailish holds degrees in both Psychology and Speech and Language Therapy and currently practices as a Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in the Feeding Team at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Ailish has special interests in neonatal feeding difficulties and children and young people with ARFID. Ailish is an active member of the research community and her current research focuses on therapeutic interventions for premature babies with feeding aversion. Past research projects have centred around the service provision for people with ARFID in the UK

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James Raymond - Chair

James is a Banker with over 18 years of experience in Commodities, Foreign Exchange and Transaction Banking products, currently working as a Managing Director for a Commercial Bank in London. His background in the Finance Industry, with a particular focus on commercial performance, governance and oversight, brings an alternative viewpoint to our Board. He is delighted to support our charity, helping maximise our ability to support all those whose lives are impacted directly or indirectly by ARFID. James lives in East Sussex with his family.

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Annemarie Sims - Trustee 

Annemarie Sims has worked as a paediatric Occupational Therapist for over 25 years. She has a special interest in feeding difficulties of infancy through adolescence, including assessment and intervention for young people with ARFID and is currently AHP Lead for the Complex Feeding Clinic at  Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

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Rebecca Frost - Treasurer (bio to follow)

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Dr Danielle Lambert - Trustee

 

Elizabeth (Iz) Power - Designate Trustee (TBC)

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Andrew Harrington - CEO

Andrew trained as a nurse and has worked within health and care for many years. He has previously worked as a director within the NHS, Chief Nurse for Guernsey, CEO of a GP Federation, and most recently CEO of an autism charity. He lives in Buckinghamshire with his family. He enjoys walking, running, and camping. ​