Ben Schneider
I was honoured to be appointed Chair in 2020 and working with my colleagues on the Trustee Board, our CEO Kate and her dedicated team of staff and volunteers, we will strive towards Helen‘s vision of making good quality of life while coping with cancer available to everyone. I have been involved with HRCC for ten years, initially through providing corporate sponsorship for fundraising events and since 2018 as a Trustee. I have witnessed first-hand the vital support the charity has provided to friends and colleagues who have used our services.
John Triston
With close family members being directly affected by cancer, witnessing the work and help provided by HRCC first hand, set me on this path. Volunteering for different events and working with the strategic fundraising group, led me to the next step of becoming a Trustee. I look forward to my time in this role, supporting the other Trustees, Kate, the team and our amazing volunteers.
Tracey Hazell
I am pleased to have been asked to join the board of Trustees. I have lived in Chelmsford for all of my life and I am aware of the wonderful services that HRCC provide due to a close friend, Amanda Lofting, working as a oncology research nurse at Broomfield Hospital prior to her untimely death from a rare type of bile duct cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, in 2017.
I have worked as a Trust Manager for a Trust Company in London for more than 20 years and during this time I have looked after and provided administration services for a number of charities. Therefore I hope my experience will be helpful to HRCC.
In my spare time, I like to keep fit and am a regular participant at Chelmsford Parkrun. I have undertaken a few charity challenges in the past including the National 3 Peaks, the Yorkshire 3 Peaks and a 100k non-stop walk (which was the worst of them all!) and look forward to taking part in Ride for Helen in future years.
Margaret McIlroy
I have been involved with the charity since 2001 and having been a user of the treatments on offer at the centres, fully appreciate how valuable these services are to people living with cancer.
I was chairperson of the Danbury Fundraising Group for many years and was invited to be a trustee in May 2012 following my early retirement as a chartered banker.
Rachel Leech
I am delighted to be a trustee of HRCC to help support those living with cancer. I became aware of HRCC after my mum used their services following her diagnosis of breast cancer. I know how much HRCC helped her recovery and want to help HRCC help as many other people as possible. Outside of HRCC, I am a solicitor at Birketts.
Dave Johnson
I have lived in Chelmsford for 40 years and now more recently moved to Maldon. Following my career in automotive as a Business Development Director for a Global business, I am happy to have the opportunity to support the charity with their current operations and developing services to achieve their goals for services for the future.
Tom Carr
I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to join the Board of Trustees. I have worked as a Urological Surgeon with an interest in cancer for many years. Now retired, I look forward to contributing to the important work of supporting both those with cancer and their loved ones. I believe my medical background and management experience in the NHS will be helpful. Cancer is much more than a diagnosis it is a significant life event. Medical treatment needs to be augmented with individual psychological and social support. The aim is to lead as full and happy a life as possible after diagnosis.
Chantal Constable
I was invited to join the Board of Trustees in February 2013 after my mum’s second diagnosis of cancer, and her joining one of the HRCC clinical drug trials. Mum had also accessed the charities fantastic support centre at Rochelle House in 1999 when she was recovering from breast cancer.
As a Chelmsford resident, in my professional life I work in London as Director of Consulting for a multinational IT services firm. I joined the HRCC board to focus on providing fundraising and marketing support and advise, to ensure the charity is maximising its income and showcasing the fantastic services we provide to support people living with cancer in the local community, of which my family has had first-hand experience.
Elaine Oddie
I have been a Trustee of the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity since 2006. I am a chartered accountant in practice in Chelmsford and was asked to join the Trustees to look after the finances as treasurer.
In my spare time I walk and run long distances and I have raised money for the charity by running the London and Beirut Marathons.