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Oliver Reichardt

Chair

Oliver Reichardt is the Chief Executive of the Royal College of Radiologists. Before this he was the Director of Fellowship at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce (RSA) and Executive Lead for its work on the Economy, Enterprise and Manufacturing. Previous roles include for the New Forest National Park Authority, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and the Overseas Development Institute. He holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a Masters in Global Politics. Oliver knows first-hand the huge difference the charity can make, having been supported by Sands after the death of his daughter, Primrose. 

Read an interview with Oliver

David Hall

Vice-Chair

David's son Ruaridh died shortly after he was born in April 1996, and his role as a Trustee is driven by the wish to ensure that bereaved parents receive the best possible care, and to reduce the loss of babies’ lives. He is Chair of the Scottish Steering Group, guiding the work of Sands volunteers in Scotland, and has worked as a psychiatrist for over 30 years and more recently in healthcare improvement.

Tom Burdett

Treasurer

Tom and his family found tremendous comfort in the support they received from Sands after the death of their son Findlay in 2015. After organising a fundraising event in memory of Findlay, Tom joined the Committee of Norfolk Sands. 

Having built a career firstly as an Auditor and now as a Finance Director, Tom has extensive knowledge of the often complex areas of charity finance and governance, as well as the varied experience which comes with being in senior leadership positions for a number of years.

Read an interview with Tom.

Sangeeta Agnihotri

trustee

Sangeeta is a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology in Barts Health Trust and 2020-21 President of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Academic Council (Royal Society of Medicine).

She became involved in Sands in her role leading the Perinatal Service for Newham University Hospital and the implementation of the National Bereavement Care Pathway at Barts Health Trust. Sangeeta was also recently awarded an MA in Medical Education, having written her master’s degree thesis on an aspect of medical training following pregnancy loss: the extent to which newly qualified doctors feel prepared to care for mothers diagnosed with a stillborn baby.

Roxanne Burrows

TRUSTEE

Roxanne is mum to three children. When her middle child, Kaitlyn, died at birth in November 2018, her family turned to Sands for support. Since then, she has been passionate about ensuring all bereaved parents can access excellent and compassionate support and about improving the safety culture in maternity services.

Roxanne works for the NHS, in a Clinical Commissioning Group that is set to become part of an Integrated Care System in the South of England. In her role she specialises in developing high performing organisations through creating the culture, systems and ways of working they need to succeed.

Read an interview with Roxanne.

Emma Parry

Trustee

Emma is a mum of three, originally from Scotland and now lives in Hampshire. When her son died, Sands (and particularly the local Southampton group) became one of her family’s lifelines. Professionally, she is a Partner of McKinsey & Company, an international management consultancy. At McKinsey, she helps a variety of organisations set and deliver ambitious strategies. In the past, she has managed international charity campaigns for Comic Relief, Kofi Annan’s Africa Progress Panel and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

 

Read an interview with Emma.

Shetal Joshi (KSAVI)

trustee

Shetal is also known as KSAVI, a trained makeup artist and a positivity coach with a large following in the South Asian community. She found comfort, motivation and gratitude in celebrating both inner and outer beauty following the devastating loss of her second son, Shivai. She used the coping mechanisms learned on her own personal journey through grief to find happiness, and to talk openly about overcoming adversity, to help others. She believes in sharing her vulnerability in a frank and open way, and is committed to reaching out to the South Asian community to help address some of the cultural barriers to talking about pregnancy and baby loss.  Her purpose centres around kindness and helping others who have experienced loss or trauma.

David Price

Trustee

David's son Finn was born sleeping on Friday 13th April 2012 and Sands' support made a huge difference to David and his wife. Since then they have raised money for Sands, and his wife has blogged about her experiences. David has held several senior commercial roles within Barclays and is particularly interested in using his marketing and strategy background to support fundraising, and help build new corporate relationships and professional support for the charity.

Read an interview with David

Professor Sarah Stock

Trustee

Sarah is a Consultant Obstetrician at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. She leads research which aims to reduce the number of baby deaths and improve care for women and their families, and collaborates with experts from around the world on projects on the prediction and prevention of pregnancy complications. Sarah chairs the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Stillbirth Clinical Study Group, is involved in UK and European Guideline development, and sits on the Scottish Government Stillbirth Subgroup. She is particularly interested in bringing her clinical and research expertise to the charity.

Sarah Threadgould

trustee

Sarah and her husband Andrew lost their son, Jacob, at birth in 2005. Sands was a lifeline, connecting them to other bereaved parents and providing crucial support through their hospital, St George’s in Tooting. Sarah got involved with her local Sands, hosting support groups and fundraising, and subsequently attended discussion groups to help trainee midwives understand the experience of bereaved parents. Sarah is Chief Marketing Officer at Killik & Co and has over 25 years’ experience in marketing, innovation and digital development across corporate and charitable organisations, which she hopes will be valuable to Sands in growing income and reaching more people.

Kelly Williams

trustee

Kelly is a Lead Midwife for the Genomics Service in North Thames at UCL Partners. She is currently leading on a project that looks at the pathway to improve the links between pathology and genetics for bereaved families who have a post mortem.  Kelly has previously worked as a bereavement midwife, supporting families after the death of their baby and provided emotional and practical support.

She is keen to use her midwifery knowledge and skills to work with Sands to continue to reduce the stillbirth rate in the UK and improve bereavement care. 

 

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