Our Trustees play an active role in MensCraft’s strategic direction and governance; together they bring an invaluable range of knowledge, experience and skills.

Dr. Georgia Philip

Georgia is a Lecturer and researcher working in the Centre for Research on Children & Families, School of Social Work, at the University of East Anglia. Her research interests include fathers/fatherhood, father engagement in Children’s Services, family policy, gender and care. She has worked on two major Nuffield funded projects: on fathers’ experiences of child protection services, and fathers’ experiences of care proceedings. Georgia also has a background of working and volunteering in the field of family support and was previously Chair of Trustees for Homestart in Swaffham.

Charles Ison

Charles is a retired NHS Projects Manager and a Taverham Parish Councillor. He was member of the long-established Phoenix group in Hellesdon and helped moved the group to and is actively involved in the Norwich Pit Stop activities.

Susie Kelly

Susie is a Registered Mental Health nurse working at Wymondham College as a Wellbeing nurse. She has previously worked at HM Prison Service as an officer and a mental health nurse in male establishments, and also as an out-of-hours Crisis worker for the Norfolk police at the Harbour Sexual Assault Referral Centre. She was part of the Royal Navy/WRNS Communications Team across various locations including Whitehall & National Intelligence Liaison Unit, Northwood. She is passionate about students’ wellbeing.

Wesley Anderson

Bio coming soon

Sam Watts

Sam’s background is in physical activity and over eight years’ experience at Active Norfolk, working in partnership with organisations from all three sectors to improve and increase opportunities for the people of Norfolk to be physically active. Sam’s main area of focus is men’s mental health and working collaboratively to use sport and physical activity as a tool to improve mental health, social inclusion and accessibility to wider support. Sam has been working alongside MensCraft since 2017.

Paul Kay

In his career Paul has worked in both the Public and Private sectors. He started work in the Civil Service training as an internal auditor before gradually moving into a career in Project Management, primarily in Financial Services but also working with an Indian software company and within the UK government. Following early retirement in 2012, Paul joined the Board of Norfolk Carers Support in 2014 and assumed the role of Treasurer in 2016. He has gained experience and knowledge of the governance requirements and strategic management in the charity sector. Paul’s corporate career has provided him with skills in strategy, change management and a solid grounding in financial management.