Staff Team

Senior Leadership Team

The Reverend Ben Cahill-Nicholls

Chief Executive

Has overall responsibility, working with trustees, for the leadership and strategic direction of the charity. Ben joined the Trust in October 2020. Biography

Elizabeth Aveling

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive

Catherine Cashmore

Head of External Relations

Leads our engagement with national Churches, Dioceses and other partners. Also has oversight of the Trust’s media liaison, research, thought leadership and advocacy.

Sarah Davies

Director of Charitable Services

Sarah is responsible for all aspects of the Trust’s charitable activity, including grant-making, partnerships and support services.

Atawa Aryee

Head of Finance

Atawa oversees the Trust's finances, including our portfolio of investments and properties.

Jane Pattullo

Head of Grants & Services

Jane line-manages all Grants & Services Officers, leading and coordinating day-to-day operations of the Grants & Services team providing supervision support to all team members.

Wider Team

Our staff team also includes: twelve in Charitable Services, one person in Finance, one in Operations, two in External Relations, and one in the Chief Executive's team.

If you want to join our growing team, please see if we have any vacancies.

Specialists

Helping to look at applications by bringing their field-specific knowledge to medical and educational applications.

Dr Catherine Monteith

Medical Adviser

Catherine is a practicing GP, based in Northern Ireland in a large, city centre surgery. She is interested in improving health inequalities in Northern Ireland and encouraging more collaborative working between primary and secondary care.

Andrew Trotman

Education Adviser

Andrew trained in Oxford and has been a teacher, housemaster, deputy rector, headmaster and warden. He is a governor of two schools, including as Chair of a Church of England Primary School in Coventry.