You are here: Home About Us Faces Behind the Foundation Faces Behind the Foundation Welcome to our staff and Trustee teams, and meet our President and President Emeritus. Role Staff President Chair Vice-Chair Trustee Vice-President President Emeritus Jonathan Hunt OBE TD DL Vice-President Jonathan is a former Chairman of SYCF’s Trustee Board, a position he held for ten years until 2014. He’s a former Senior Partner at Wake Smith Solicitors in Sheffield and served as High Sheriff of South Yorkshire in 2007-8. Lady Neill DL Vice-President Lady Anne Neill’s charitable activities include a role as President of St Luke’s Hospice, which she has held since 2000. In 1999, she was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of South Yorkshire and was a Trustee at Cavendish Cancer Care for eleven years. Alex Pettifer MBE Vice-Chair Alex was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University in November 2011 for services to charity and education in Yorkshire and Humber, having previously worked as its Director of Estate and Facilities. He was also awarded an MBE for services to Sheffield, Charities and the city of Sheffield. He is a former Chairman St Luke’s Hospice, Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust and is still currently Deputy Chairman of Sheffield City Trust. Alex Pettifer MBE LinkedIn page David Moody CVO President Emeritus Beginning in the Sheffield steel industry in 1963, David went on to hold senior positions in the sector including chairman and managing director at Spartan Sheffield. He had a spell as H.M. Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire from 2003 to 2015, which was followed by a honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University in 2016. Andrew Coombe, CVO, CStJ President Emeritus A former H.M. Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire (2015-2021), Andrew is a retired chartered accountant and lawyer who has also served in the Territorial Army. He has a broad portfolio of charitable work, as a trustee to St Luke’s Hospice, Broomgrove Nursing Home, the Bluecoat Educational Trust and the Freshgate Foundation. Andrew Coombe, CVO, CStJ LinkedIn page Tim Bailey Trustee A member of our investment committee, Tim has been involved in financial markets for more than three decades acting as a trusted adviser to wealthy individuals, business owners and families based in the UK and overseas. He is Portfolio Director at Cazenove Capital – a leading wealth manager and part of FTSE 100 asset manager, Schroders PLC. Tim Bailey LinkedIn page Rachael Blake Trustee Rachael is a Councillor and Cabinet member at Doncaster Council passionate about transforming lives through the voluntary and community sector. She joined SYCF to support the vital work we fund in communities across South Yorkshire. Rachael forms part of our Grants Policy Committee and Doncaster Panel. Vickie Clarke Brown, CDir and FMCA Treasurer Our treasurer Vickie is a qualified accountant and Chartered Director with over 20 years experience in various global manufacturing organisations and an experienced NED. She's a Member of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, Chair of the South Yorkshire Committee of the Institute of Directors and Independent Chair of the HLM & LD Employee Ownership Trust. Vickie Clarke Brown, CDir and FMCA LinkedIn page Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next
Jonathan Hunt OBE TD DL Vice-President Jonathan is a former Chairman of SYCF’s Trustee Board, a position he held for ten years until 2014. He’s a former Senior Partner at Wake Smith Solicitors in Sheffield and served as High Sheriff of South Yorkshire in 2007-8.
Lady Neill DL Vice-President Lady Anne Neill’s charitable activities include a role as President of St Luke’s Hospice, which she has held since 2000. In 1999, she was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of South Yorkshire and was a Trustee at Cavendish Cancer Care for eleven years.
Alex Pettifer MBE Vice-Chair Alex was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University in November 2011 for services to charity and education in Yorkshire and Humber, having previously worked as its Director of Estate and Facilities. He was also awarded an MBE for services to Sheffield, Charities and the city of Sheffield. He is a former Chairman St Luke’s Hospice, Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust and is still currently Deputy Chairman of Sheffield City Trust. Alex Pettifer MBE LinkedIn page
David Moody CVO President Emeritus Beginning in the Sheffield steel industry in 1963, David went on to hold senior positions in the sector including chairman and managing director at Spartan Sheffield. He had a spell as H.M. Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire from 2003 to 2015, which was followed by a honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University in 2016.
Andrew Coombe, CVO, CStJ President Emeritus A former H.M. Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire (2015-2021), Andrew is a retired chartered accountant and lawyer who has also served in the Territorial Army. He has a broad portfolio of charitable work, as a trustee to St Luke’s Hospice, Broomgrove Nursing Home, the Bluecoat Educational Trust and the Freshgate Foundation. Andrew Coombe, CVO, CStJ LinkedIn page
Tim Bailey Trustee A member of our investment committee, Tim has been involved in financial markets for more than three decades acting as a trusted adviser to wealthy individuals, business owners and families based in the UK and overseas. He is Portfolio Director at Cazenove Capital – a leading wealth manager and part of FTSE 100 asset manager, Schroders PLC. Tim Bailey LinkedIn page
Rachael Blake Trustee Rachael is a Councillor and Cabinet member at Doncaster Council passionate about transforming lives through the voluntary and community sector. She joined SYCF to support the vital work we fund in communities across South Yorkshire. Rachael forms part of our Grants Policy Committee and Doncaster Panel.
Vickie Clarke Brown, CDir and FMCA Treasurer Our treasurer Vickie is a qualified accountant and Chartered Director with over 20 years experience in various global manufacturing organisations and an experienced NED. She's a Member of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, Chair of the South Yorkshire Committee of the Institute of Directors and Independent Chair of the HLM & LD Employee Ownership Trust. Vickie Clarke Brown, CDir and FMCA LinkedIn page
