Team

Patrons:
The Rt Hon The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood is a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Scott Baker is a member of the Court of Appeal.

Chairman and Trustee:
Lady Baker, founder and chairman of School-Aid, was brought up abroad. She was a primary school teacher and is the wife of Lord Justice Scott Baker.

Secretary to trustees:
Philip Rimell, retired. Formerly an investment banker who spent his entire career in the City of London.

Trustees:
Councillor Roy Abraham, former Chesham Town Mayor, is currently a Chesham & Chiltern District Councillor and a school governor. He has strong links with East Africa.

Nick Butterworth, Treasurer, helped Joy Baker set up School-Aid and is a retired Chartered Accountant having spent most of his career as a partner in Coopers & Lybrand.

Jane Jessup is an education consultant and managed qualifications and curriculum development at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and the National Council for Vocational Qualifications.

Chris Knight, a St. Bartholomew’s Hospital nurse who worked in the independent schools sector for twenty-five years as a Matron and Headmaster’s wife. She has travelled extensively in Africa.

Rob Meredith facilitated the transport to South Africa for School-Aid when working for Capespan. His voluntary work in South Africa dates from his time at university there.

Sally Plummer is a director of a London business consultancy, which she founded in 1987. She is also a Trustee of the Wilderness Africa Trust in Zimbabwe and sponsors educational interests there.

Tim Johnson, Chairman of the Beit Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe

Cuthbert James was seconded to School-Aid for six months by John Lewis Golden Jubille Trust in 2005.