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Our Governors

Frances Carter

Frances Carter is Chair of Cripplegate Foundation and has been a member of the Board of Governors since 2010. "I applied to be a Governor because I was keen to stay involved in the borough when I retired from Islington Council and was impressed with the Foundation's priorities and ways of working."

Co-optative Member

Nezahat Cihan

Nezahat Cihan has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2014. She is Vice-Chair of the Islington Council’s Community Chest panel.

Co-optative Member

Anne-Marie Ellis

Anne-Marie Ellis has been a member of the Foundation’s Board since 2008. She is a member of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, and the Islington Council Community Chest Panel. "Having lived in our borough for over thirty years, I am deeply concerned by the increasing divide between richer and poorer residents."

Co-optative Member

John Gilbert

John Gilbert is co-Vice Chair of Cripplegate Foundation and has been a member of the Board of Governors since 2005. He is a member of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, and a nominated member of the Board of Islington Giving.

Co-optative Member

Alderman David Graves

Alderman David Graves is a nominative representative of the Corporation of London, joining the Board of Governors in 2010. He is a member of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee. "Helping to continue the 500 year tradition of reducing inequalities is for me a wonderful challenge."

Nominative Member

Rob Hull

Rob Hull has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2008. He is a member of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, and Chair of the Board of Islington Giving. "Getting involved with the Foundation was a great opportunity to contribute to the borough where I have lived for over 35 years."

Co-optative Member

Tom Jupp OBE

Tom Jupp OBE has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2005. He is a member of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, and sits on the Grants Committee of Islington Giving.

Co-optative Member

Paula Kahn

Paula Kahn has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2000. She is a member of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee. "I work with my fellow Governors so that we can listen to the people in Islington and work with them to support their needs and ambitions."

Co-optative Member

Councillor Jenny Kay

Councillor Jenny Kay is a nominative representative of the London Borough of Islington, as councillor for Mildmay ward. She has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2014.

Nominative Member

James Kempton

James Kempton has been a member of the Foundation’s Board of Governors since 2014. "Cripplegate Foundation works long-term to support local charities to grow and thrive so that they can provide the support that enables individual residents to take back control and live the lives they aspire to."

Co-optative Member

Councillor Anjna Khurana

Councillor Anjna Khurana is a nominative representative of the London Borough of Islington. She recently joined the Board of Governors in September 2019.

Nominative Member

Susan Pearson

Susan Pearson joined the Cripplegate Foundation in January 2020. She is part of the Court of Common Council since 2017, and represents the constituents of Cripplegate Ward where she has lived since 2006.

Nominative Member

Kate Rogers

Kate Rogers is Chair of the Foundation’s Finance and General Purposes Committee, having been a member since 2008. Kate was appointed a Governor of Cripplegate Foundation in December 2017.

Co-optative Member

Reverend Katharine Rumens

Revd Katharine Rumens is the Rector of St. Giles Without Cripplegate and has been an Ex-Officio member of the Foundation’s Board since 2000.

Ex-Officio Member

Gillian Tong

Gillian Tong is co-Vice Chair of the Foundation, and a member of the Finance and General Purposes Committee and the Islington Council Community Chest panel. "I have lived and worked in and around the Borough and Cripplegate Ward for nearly 30 years, and care deeply about the community."

Co-optative Member