Derrick Anderson CBE Derrick Anderson CBE is a trustee of WAVE Trust. He was Chief Executive at Lambeth Council for 10 years until he retired in 2015. Expand Derrick Anderson was Chief Executive at Lambeth Council for 10 years until he retired in 2015. Prior to that he was CEO of Wolverhampton Council for 10 years. Derrick who was born in London, has 25 years' senior management experience in local government and more than 30 years in the public sector. He was awarded a CBE for services to local government in 2003 and voted Public Leader of the Year in the Guardian Public Services Awards 2012. He holds honorary doctorates from Staffordshire University for work on social inclusion and cultural policy and from the University of Birmingham. He has a keen interest in sports and the arts, Derrick's outside interests include working with aid and development organisations in Southern Africa and the Caribbean.
Dr Caroline Clark Dr Caroline Clark is a long-serving Trustee of WAVE Trust, having previously served as Chair of Trustees. Expand Caroline has been a deeply involved and valued WAVE trustee for many years. With a Degree in Mathematics and a Masters in Medieval History, Caroline completed her PhD in Medieval History whilst teaching history part time at 2 eminent London Universities. Deeply committed to the elimination of child abuse in both the UK and the rest of the world, Caroline finds her participation with WAVE to be a natural expression of this commitment. Another expression lies in her role as home-maker and mother to her daughter Eleanor. Since 2003, as well as being a trustee, Caroline has served WAVE in various roles: as Fundraising Officer, Council member, proof reader, and editor. She was a highly valued Chair of the Board of Trustees from 2009 to 2014. Caroline made a hugely significant contribution in 2005 by not only conducting the final edit but also by paying the full cost of the production of WAVE's report 'Violence and what to do about it', without which it is unlikely the report would have been published. Related content: The WAVE Report 2005: Violence and what to do about it
Nick Essex Nick Essex joined WAVE Trust's Board of Trustees in October 2014 and serves as Treasurer of the Finance Committee. Expand Nick joined the Board of Trustees in October 2014 and serves as Treasurer of the Finance Committee. Nick is a chartered accountant (ACA) by background and has been working at Grant Thornton since joining the professional services firm back in 2009. After completing his training contract in the Audit department, he joined Grant Thornton’s Restructuring and Debt Advisory team on a six-month secondment before transferring to the Transaction Advisory team in July 2014. He subsequently spent 3 years in the financial due diligence team, performing detailed financial and operational analysis and risk assessment on businesses, advising primarily large corporates, private equity houses and banks on transactions of various sizes. In August 2017 Nick transferred to the Corporate Finance Advisory team, providing M&A and strategic advice to mid-market private companies within the healthcare sector. In his spare time, Nick enjoys keeping fit and has been fortunate enough to spend several years travelling the globe and living overseas. He is also a keen fundraiser, having recently completed the Three Peaks challenge, a sponsored sky dive, and a month living as a vegan all in the name of charity.
Mr Colin Sarre Colin spent nearly 40 years as a city professional working in financial markets. He was appointed as a trustee in 2018 Expand When he retired, Colin wanted to give something back to society. He is now non-executive Director for a Multi Academy Trust, a community mediator, a mentor for University students and most recently he joined the WAVE Trust Board as a Trustee. In this latter role, Colin is inspired by the work the charity plays in developing and implementing solutions to prevent and heal adverse childhood experiences. Colin's own family experience had already made him aware of how the right support can make all the difference to new parents. Colin states: 'I recognise the importance of proactive intervention in the early years. Through WAVE Trust I hope to help other families just as we were helped'.
David Stead David Stead is a Trustee of WAVE Trust. He is the Executive Director of Philanthropy and Development at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). Expand David joined the Board as trustee in September 2015. He is the Executive Director of Philanthropy and Development at the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). David joined CAF at the end of 2013 to lead the teams working with major individual, family and corporate donors on the planning and delivery of their philanthropic activities globally. New donations out to charities from these areas grew to over £350m in the year 2014/15, with total donations through CAF reaching nearly £480m. David also has responsibility for the charity advisory, grant-making and legacy teams. Previously David held positions as CEO and Commercial/BD Director in top professional and financial services firms, driving market and client development internationally. David’s special interests include building collaborative solutions for greater social impact, a portfolio approach to social investment, and championing a commercial but social mission-led approach at CAF. David holds an MBA from IESE and a BSc (Hons) from Cass Business School. David is married to Louise, a Nursing Director, and has three daughters.
Inspector Jack Rowlands Inspector Jack Rowlands is a serving police officer in Lambeth and WAVE Trustee. Expand Inspector Jack Rowlands believes in a public health approach to violence reduction through preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Jack became a member of WAVE Trust in 2005 after hearing George speak about the crucial importance of the early years. He is passionate about making a difference and helping make society better. Jack has been an active WAVE Ambassador and Council Member since 2005. In October 2013 he was invited to join the Board of Trustees. Jack passionately believes in early years and diversion. As a serving police officer in Lambeth, Jack’s work has been influenced by WAVE, leading him to implement a number of pioneering projects, one of these is being adopted across London by the Metropolitan Police. In addition, Jack put in place an early years project in Lambeth - the Incredible Years Parenting Programme, and he works closely with Lambeth Council advising on evidence based best practice. Jack has recently won a Howard League award for diverting gang members into employment.
Sue Clifford MBE Sue Clifford is an accountant, an adoptive parent, and a trainer of other adopters and foster parents. She joined WAVE Trust in 2017. Expand Sue Clifford MBE is an accountant by profession. As well as bringing financial expertise to WAVE, she has lived experience as a foster parent. Sue and her husband Jim have adopted 9 children and developed a successful trauma informed approach to parenting some very troubled young people. Sue and Jim's 9 adopted children have developed into settled and happy individuals. Sue uses what she and Jim have learned over the years to train other adopters and foster parents. This knowledge and expertise fits very well with WAVE's current work on Adverse Childhood Experiences.