OUR TEAM & TRUSTEES

Our dynamic and diverse team of staff and trustees all play a unique role in ensuring the success of our organisation. Collectively they bring together a wealth of experience from the charitable and private sector.

OUR STAFF

Anil has 25 years’ experience in the international development sector as a veterinarian, development worker, grant maker and trustee. Experiences in his professional and personal life led him to establish Carers Worldwide in 2012 and continue to fuel his passion to transform the lives of unpaid family carers across the globe.

ANIL PATIL

FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Ruth has almost 30 years’ experience in the health, disability and international development sectors, both in the UK and South Asia. She combines her work influencing the lives of carers overseas with advocacy work on behalf of parent carers in the UK.

RUTH PATIL

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Jane has over 20 years’ experience in international development and finance. She was a founding member of BasicNeeds, responsible for setting up operations, governance, finance and administration systems.

Jane has recently undertook a consultancy for Practical Action, supporting registration of overseas companies. Since 2015, she has setup and operated Carers Worldwide financial systems.

JANE COX

FINANCE MANAGER

Michelle has experience working in social media, digital marketing and events, both agency side and in-house, in industries ranging from FMCG to non-profits, from travel to education. She is responsible for all communications from Carers Worldwide, with the aim of extending the reach of our organisation and telling our story.

MICHELLE GOCOLDAS

DIGITAL STRATEGY OFFICER

Sarah has 18 years’ experience in the not-for-profit housing sector providing both face to face and back office support to the public. Sarah’s role will be to provide administrative support to the growing team and act as first port of call for day to day queries.

SARAH CULVERHOUSE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

OUR TRUSTEES

Jonathan is CEO of the CareTech Charitable Foundation and Managing Director of Earlsbrook Consulting Limited. He was previously Managing Director of Mosaic, HRH The Prince of Wales’ mentoring initiative, and before that a member of the Senior Civil Service. He has a wealth of experience of working in the public, private and charitable sectors over almost 30 years.

JONATHAN FREEMAN

CHAIR

Sarah is a skilled strategic leader and change manager with over 25 years’ experience delivering award-winning results in the not-for-profit sectors in the UK and US. Most recently Chief Grants Officer at the London Marathon Charitable Trust, Sarah now runs her own consultancy acting as a philanthropy advisor.

SARAH RIDLEY

VICE CHAIR

Dhanya is an FCCA qualified accountant with a range of experience in the not for profit sector. She currently works as Finance Manager at The Silverline, the free confidential telephone helpline offering information, friendship and advice to older people in the United Kingdom.

DHANYA VAMADEVAN

TREASURER

Alastair has extensive experience in creating, building, investing in and selling high tech SME’s. He was owner & Managing Director of a technology business (AIM), supplying complex vehicle tracking and mapping systems internationally. Alastair sold AIM in 2005 and is now an angel investor and advisor to a number of small businesses and a Trustee of two charities.