Our Board of Trustees

David has been managing director of his own PR, media and communications company, Clear Group, for more than 20 years.

Andy was born in Glasgow, has a degree in Electronics Engineering and have worked all his career in IT, specifically computer networks. He is currently the UK Sales Director for a networking company, based in London.

Andy lives in Guildford, Surrey, is married to Sara and has 2 children, one of whom suffered from cancer at an early age, relapsed and continues to suffer from the long-term effects of the treatment. In his spare time, Andy enjoys skiing, motorsports and walking in the hills with the family dog.

Bushra is a GP Partner and a Primary Care Cancer Lead for RM Partners Cancer Alliance, with a focus on improving early cancer diagnosis in primary care. She graduated with distinction from UCL Medical School and received the Wolfson Award for academic excellence. She also serves on the Hillingdon Local Medical Committee (LMC) and tutors medical students at Imperial College London.

Bushra has a strong interest in early cancer detection and quality improvement around cancer care. She became a trustee at CCLG to help improve outcomes for children and families affected by cancer. She brings her clinical, educational, and leadership experience to support CCLG’s mission of advancing research and care for young patients.

Catherine has over a decade of experience leading communications teams in the third sector. She is currently Head of Communications and Content at the Ada Lovelace Institute, an independent research institute with a mission to make AI and data work for people and society.

Prior to joining Ada, Catherine was Head of Marketing and Communications at Working Families, the UK’s national charity for working parents and carers. Her other roles have included working as a speechwriter in the Obama Administration and leading pan-European communications at the Urban Land Institute.

Catherine lost her niece — her best friend’s daughter — to a high grade glioma, and she is passionate about ensuring that families have strong support as they navigate cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Hollie lost her brother from melanoma at the age of 20. This experience shaped her drive to contribute to organisations focused on improving cancer outcomes. She feels honoured to sit on the CCLG Board of Trustees to support the charity's important work for patients and their families.

Hollie has built a career influencing government policy to support UK research and improve lives. She is currently Director of Policy at the Russell Group, which represents 24 research-intensive universities across the UK. Hollie's previous roles have included managing research and charity policy at Cancer Research UK and a fellowship in the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Hollie completed her PhD in molecular oncology at UCL following her natural sciences undergraduate at the University of Cambridge.

Natalie is the Strategic Partnerships Director at Restless Development and has worked in the charity sector for over 13 years.

“I am honoured to serve as a trustee for CCLG, bringing both my professional expertise in youth-led development and my lived experience of being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 21. I am passionate about ensuring that children and young people’s voices are genuinely heard and placed at the heart of decision-making.”

Ngozi has worked through most finance and commercial functions at strategic level and led several cross functional and multi-cultural teams. She built her business investing in real estate and building houses in various countries and recently commenced the same in the UK. She has been a board member supporting charities focused on children’s causes. She is also an associate lecturer impacting next generation on leading contemporary organisations and executive leadership & governance. Underpinning all she does is strategic leadership, finance, and digital transformation.

Ngozi shared her attraction to CCLG was caring for her mum who lived with her through her battle with cancer and her close friends son who has lived with cancer over 15 years so appreciates early diagnosis, great care and support for the family are only reasons they have managed thus far.

Laura is an experienced policy and strategy leader with a proven record in shaping impactful policy, influencing and evidence projects across complex, multi-national symptoms. She has worked in senior roles in a variety of charities including at Macmillan Cancer Support and the British Heart Foundation, and is current Head of Policy and Evidence at MS Society.

Angelo is an experienced qualitative, participatory and mixed-methods researcher with expertise in digital health, health care systems, and public health. He currently works as an evaluation and research consultant, and is a Teaching Fellow at The University of Edinburgh.

Angela is the Head of Public Partnerships at the National Cancer Research Institute, and is also a qualified midwife. Angela’s daughter Bethany was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour aged four, and sadly relapsed and passed away three years later in 2012.

Following Bethany’s death, Angela started the charity Bethany’s Wish to support families of children diagnosed with a Wilms tumour, which later became a Special Named Fund of CCLG, supporting research. Angela has been active in childhood cancer research and a parent advocate for a number of national and international studies.

Rachel is a qualified accountant, with a career as both an accountant carrying out charity audients before moving into the charity sector. Before retiring, she worked for the UCLH charity

Sarah is an experienced sales manager and strategic leader in the technology sector, with previous roles at Google and Cisco. She is currently Head of Sales Data Centre and Hybrid at Computacenter. Sarah is the parent of a childhood leukaemia survivor.