Partnership for Children

Meet the team

Partnership for Children is based in the United Kingdom, but has a global perspective. Its small office in Kingston upon Thames, south west of London, is the hub of a large international wheel of partners, all concerned with the emotional wellbeing of children and young people.

The agency is governed by a Board of seven Trustees

	Randi Talseth - Chair Randi is Secretary General of the Norwegian NGO Voksne for Barn, which promotes children's and adolescents' mental health. Her organisation provides a range of services, champions children's rights, and manages Zippy's Friends in Norwegian schools.
	Simon Armson - Vice Chair Simon was Chief Executive of Samaritans for 15 years. He is now a psychotherapist in private practice and is also a Mental Health Act Commissioner and a member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
	Prof Margaret Barry - Trustee Margaret is Professor of Health Promotion and Public Health at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where she is also head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research.
	Prof Rachel Jenkins - Trustee Rachel has been Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre at King's College, London, and  Principal Medical Officer for Mental Health at the UK's Department of Health.  She served as a school governor and has wide international experience of mental health policy development.
	Sandra Mak - Trustee Sandra is a leading communication and management consultant in Hong Kong and Mainland China. She has worked with various non-profit organisations and chairs the fundraising committee of Oxfam Hong Kong.
	Tony Skrzypecki - Trustee Tony is a Chartered Accountant and a partner of the UK firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the world's largest professional services organisations. He specialises in Mergers and Acquisitions.
	Marianne Ubbe - Trustee Marianne has been involved with Zippy's Friends since the first pilot study in Denmark. In 2002, she set up a new school and made Zippy's Friends an integral part of the curriculum.

Partnership for Children has three full-time and one part-time staff, and two other people help as consultants.

	Chris Bale - Director Chris is a former Director of Oxfam Hong Kong and Befrienders International.
	Caroline Egar - Programme Director Caroline is a trained teacher and has also worked in educational publishing. She oversees all Partnership for Children's programmes, and has travelled extensively to promote Zippy's Friends.
	Caroline Lifford - Projects Coordinator Caroline is a psychology graduate who has supported many children with special educational needs. She coordinates various projects including Zippy's Friends in the UK and for children with learning difficulties.
	Helen Danby - Print and Web Designer Helen designs all our printed materials, from teachers' booklets to fund raising leaflets, and also maintains this website.
	Hayley Maurice - Events Planner Hayley works as a consultant, and also helps with a range of administrative and clerical tasks.
	Richard Micallef - Accountant Richard is a chartered accountant, with extensive commercial experience, and has been Partnership for Children's accountant since its inception.