You are here: Home About Us Meet our team Meet our team Get to know the team at SYCF and SYFAB. Role Staff President Chair Vice-Chair Trustee Vice-President President Emeritus 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 Carole O'Neill RGN JP Trustee Carole trained as a nurse in Doncaster and worked as a Ward Sister in the Accident & Emergency department for many years. She began work as a Magistrate in 1991 and served in the Judiciary for 28 years before retiring. In 2020, Carole was appointed as the first ever female High Sheriff in South Yorkshire from Doncaster. Nick Pike Trustee Nick is a Chartered Financial Planner and a Certified Financial Planner as well as an accredited Later Life Adviser. He has provided financial planning advice to a diverse range of clients including private individuals, Trusts and pension schemes. Currently, he is a Financial Planner at Belmayne Independent Chartered Financial Planners. Martin Ross Trustee Martin was the founder of Sheffield-based PR and communications company HR Media Ltd, now known as Chapter II. He’s worked closely with a number of well-known organisations in the Sheffield City Region including Sheffield City Trust, Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Sheffield United FC, sharing his knowledge of a broad range of communication skills. Martin Ross LinkedIn page David Price Trustee David is the founder and former MD of leading South Yorkshire transport company - Price Express Transport Ltd. After selling the company in 2015, David wanted to find a way to help more disadvantaged people in the region and created ‘The David Price Charitable Fund’ with SYCF to support local charities getting young people into employment and projects reducing social isolation in older people. David Price LinkedIn page David Akeroyd Trustee David is Principal and Chief Executive Officer at Barnsley College and has been involved in Further Education since 2008. David previously worked in Banking and Finance and has held senior leadership roles in Liverpool and Bradford. He sits on our Grants Panel, Grants Policy Committee and Barnsley Panel. David Akeroyd LinkedIn page Darren Littlewood Trustee Darren Littlewood is Chief Financial Officer for the Henry Boot Group of Companies. He is heavily involved in investor communications and is also responsible for communicating strategy and results to both private and institutional investors. Alongside his role at Henry Boot, Darren is also a Member of the CBI Yorkshire and Humber Regional Council. Julie Gill Trustee Julie has over 25 years of strategic and operational management experience, the last 12 of which were at board level and senior executive roles. In managing multi-million pound business projects, Julie has consistently delivered on strategic vision. Her most recent role was Executive Director of Operations at Westfield Health. Julie is currently a Trustee of Rotherham Hospice. Julie Gill LinkedIn page Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next
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
Carole O'Neill RGN JP Trustee Carole trained as a nurse in Doncaster and worked as a Ward Sister in the Accident & Emergency department for many years. She began work as a Magistrate in 1991 and served in the Judiciary for 28 years before retiring. In 2020, Carole was appointed as the first ever female High Sheriff in South Yorkshire from Doncaster.
Nick Pike Trustee Nick is a Chartered Financial Planner and a Certified Financial Planner as well as an accredited Later Life Adviser. He has provided financial planning advice to a diverse range of clients including private individuals, Trusts and pension schemes. Currently, he is a Financial Planner at Belmayne Independent Chartered Financial Planners.
Martin Ross Trustee Martin was the founder of Sheffield-based PR and communications company HR Media Ltd, now known as Chapter II. He’s worked closely with a number of well-known organisations in the Sheffield City Region including Sheffield City Trust, Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Sheffield United FC, sharing his knowledge of a broad range of communication skills. Martin Ross LinkedIn page
David Price Trustee David is the founder and former MD of leading South Yorkshire transport company - Price Express Transport Ltd. After selling the company in 2015, David wanted to find a way to help more disadvantaged people in the region and created ‘The David Price Charitable Fund’ with SYCF to support local charities getting young people into employment and projects reducing social isolation in older people. David Price LinkedIn page
David Akeroyd Trustee David is Principal and Chief Executive Officer at Barnsley College and has been involved in Further Education since 2008. David previously worked in Banking and Finance and has held senior leadership roles in Liverpool and Bradford. He sits on our Grants Panel, Grants Policy Committee and Barnsley Panel. David Akeroyd LinkedIn page
Darren Littlewood Trustee Darren Littlewood is Chief Financial Officer for the Henry Boot Group of Companies. He is heavily involved in investor communications and is also responsible for communicating strategy and results to both private and institutional investors. Alongside his role at Henry Boot, Darren is also a Member of the CBI Yorkshire and Humber Regional Council.
Julie Gill Trustee Julie has over 25 years of strategic and operational management experience, the last 12 of which were at board level and senior executive roles. In managing multi-million pound business projects, Julie has consistently delivered on strategic vision. Her most recent role was Executive Director of Operations at Westfield Health. Julie is currently a Trustee of Rotherham Hospice. Julie Gill LinkedIn page
