Our Trustees
Alison Reed
Chair of the trustees
Susanne Morris
Treasurer ASLL
Susanne joined the Trustees in April 2023 and became Treasurer in October. She has many years experience working in administration, accounts and HR; she was also secretary of the Friends of Strathmore School.
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Susanne is the parent of one of the people we support. She strongly believes that the people ASLL support should be celebrated for their abilities and achievements and encouraged to do as much as they can for themselves.
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Susanne has volunteered with local charities, raising awareness of the abilities of those with learning disabilities and fund-raising with the Can-Do Crew, who were very much part of the local community, running stalls at fetes, and catering for parties and charity functions.
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Susanne believes the London Borough of Richmond is a great place to live and a friendly community. She is proud of our staff for ensuring everyone ASLL supports has a fulfilling and active life.
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Heather Pelier
Trustee
Heather has lived in Teddington for over 10 years her French husband, two sons and their dog. Both boys are now in their twenties, the eldest works while her younger son is in final year at university.
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Heather has worked in the consumer healthcare industry for over 20 years, mainly in marketing products to consumers and more recently to healthcare professionals. During this time she has lived and worked in France and the UK, also spending 9 years in Asia, in Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. With more time on her hands, with her sons having left home, she wanted to help support the local community offering her experience.
We were delighted to welcome her to ASLL as a Trustee in April 2021.
Alison is the mother of one of our clients. Alison has a background in nursing and, subsequently, sports’ health care. She held the position as Chair of Governors of a local secondary school for 5 years.
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In October 2016 she set up her own Charity (Down Syndrome Swimming Great Britain) and remains Trustee and Committee member of this organisation.
Alison has is an Inclusion Trainer and worked as an advocate for parents in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, supporting young people through their mainstream education.
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She is keen to tackle discrimination through her own and others’ behaviours, language, attitudes, conscious and unconscious bias and actions, thus supporting her work with Absolute Support Leading Light.
Eva Boyd
Trustee
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Eva joined ASLL as a non-parent trustee in May 2024. She brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge as a marketing professional who has worked in a number of different sectors including care, distribution, IT and architecture. For the last 10 years Eva worked for a national care company that supports people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. Her role there included marketing communications, from managing the company’s website and all their literature requirements to new business development.
Eva has two grown-up daughters and lives in central Twickenham with her husband.
She joins Heather, our other non-family related trustee, thus ensuring an outside perspective to support overall effective decision-making for our charity.