Ralph came to Haven House following 20 years working in the National Health Service in strategy, policy and operational roles. His most recent experience was as Group Director of Strategy for Barts Health and as Chief Executive at Whipps Cross hospital in East London.

Chris became chief executive of Richard House in July 2017, bringing with him a wealth of experience gained during a 30 year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he rose to become a senior partner.

Paul joined Shooting Star Children’s Hospices in September 2021 as Chief Executive, bringing 25 years of extensive leadership experience in both the charity and commercial sectors. Most recently Paul was Director of Income Generation and Communications at The Children’s Trust. Previously he was Managing Director at a charity-specialist marketing communications agency, became High Value Relationships Director at Cancer Research UK and then Director of Fundraising at both Age UK and NSPCC.

Michelle joined ellenor in July 2023, bringing over 30 years of experience in health, social care, and the charity sector. Most recently Michelle was the CEO of Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge, delivery vital community support within some of the most diverse and deprived boroughs in London. Michelle trained as a nurse and became a cancer and HIV nurse specialist. She developed a hospice for drug users with HIV in the early 1990’s. She has a wide range of charity experience leading services for people mental health, substance misuse and learning disabilities. Michelle is passionate about delivering high quality hospice care that meets the needs of our diverse communities and offers a bespoke support system for people facing life-limiting, palliative, and end of life care needs.

Sophie Andrews OBE joined Noah’s Ark as Chief Executive in 2020. Prior to that Sophie was Chief Executive of The Silver Line since its inception in 2012, co-founding the national charity with Dame Esther Rantzen. In 2017 she was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list in recognition of her contribution. Before that she was Deputy Chief Executive of the Wave Trust, having previously been Head of Volunteering at the NSPCC.

Lavinia has worked at Demelza since 1999 and has been part of helping the organisation grow and develop its services over the past 17 years and has been instrumental in developing a culture that strives for excellence and puts children and families at the centre of decision making. Prior to joining Demelza, Lavinia worked in primary care, developing local outreach services for both proactive and reactive healthcare needs and commissioning services from NHS Trusts and providers that best met the needs of local patients.