TRUSTEES

OUR BOARD​

James Raymond

Chair of the Board of Trustees

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.​

 

Nicole Kirkland

Lived Experience Trustee/Co-founder​

Nicole is mum to a young ARFID warrior and a Strategy Partner with 20 years experience working in both the UK and Australia across a number of the world’s most globally recognised consumer brands. More recently, Nicole has made the move to Pharma & Healthcare communications and has enjoyed working across a number of therapy areas.​ Nicole holds an MSc in Media & Communications from the London School of Economics & Political Science, and is excited to be applying her career-long skillset to something which she hopes will improve lives and make a positive difference in the world.

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Stacey Lambert

Lived Experience Trustee/Co-founder​

Stacey’s passion for ARFID Awareness is rooted in personal experience of advocating for a loved one. She has first-hand insight into the challenges faced during the journey to diagnosis, as well as the difficulties in obtaining accurate information, understanding, and effective treatment. Stacey holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Human Resources (MCIPD) with over 20 years experience across corporate professional services and more recently the charity and membership sector. She is eager to use this knowledge and expertise in her advocacy work to cultivate a more informed and empathetic environment for individuals and families living with ARFID.

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Rebecca Frost

Lived Experience Trustee/Treasurer

Rebecca has worked as a charity accountant at a top 50 accountancy firm for over twenty years, providing compliance and advisory services to a varied portfolio of charity clients. Rebecca has lived experience of ARFID, and lives in Norfolk with her husband and two teenage sons.​

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Elizabeth (Iz) Powell

Lived Experience Trustee

Iz works as a Trusts and Foundations Manager with a national charity. She specialises in securing grant funding, building funder relationships, and developing fundraising strategies. Iz was diagnosed with ARFID in 2022 and began volunteering with ARFID Awareness UK in the same year, supporting the charity with trusts and foundations fundraising. Having since grown and developed her fundraising career, she has returned to the charity as a Trustee, bringing both professional expertise and lived experience to the role.

Passionate about improving awareness and understanding of ARFID, Iz is proud to support the charity’s work in advocating for those affected by the condition. Outside of work, she lives on the Wirral with her fiancé and enjoys reading (a lot!) and baking  ​

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Dr Clare Fenton

Clinical 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

Clinical 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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Ailish Harrison

Clinical 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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Annemarie Sims

Clinical 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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Dr Danielle Lambert

Clinical Trustee

Danielle Lambert is a Principal Clinical Psychologist with specialist expertise in feeding and eating disorders, including Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). She brings her clinical experience in assessment, treatment, and service development to her role as trustee. Danielle is passionate about improving access to evidence-based care and supporting families affected by ARFID. Her work focuses on integrating research into practice, shaping innovative interventions, and promoting awareness of this often misunderstood condition.

Danielle’s motivation for joining the charity stems from seeing firsthand the challenges families face in accessing appropriate support for ARFID. She is committed to using her clinical knowledge and experience to help bridge gaps in care, across NHS and the charitable sector, by advocating for better resources, and ensuring that the voices of those with lived experience are central to the charity’s work.