Our People

Patrons

Our President and Patron hold important honorary roles in NAAN. They help to raise awareness of our work and provide us with invaluble advice. 

Name	Position	About
Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE	President	Member of the House of Lords Chair of Social Work England Forrmer Chair of the Mental Health Act Commission
Professor Gisli Gudjonsson CBE	Patron	Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology Institute of Psychiatry of King's College London

Trustees

As a registered charity, NAAN is governed by a board of voluntary trustees. The board is made up of:

• people elected by our membership from within our membership; and
• people co-opted by the board to broaden its skills and experience.

Name	Position	Method	About
Ian Blackie	Chair	Co-opted	Retired Social Worker & NAAN Co-founder
Dipak Kothari	Treasurer	Co-opted	Chartered Accountant
Adam Smith	Trustee	Co-opted	Autism Advocate & Professional Appropriate Adult
Andy Ward (Sgt)	Trustee	Co-opted	Deputy General Secretary, Police Federation of England & Wales
Charlie Rose	Trustee	Elected	Volunteer Appropriate Adult, Southwark Council
Donna Buffong	Trustee	Elected	Social Worker (Bail and Remand Co-ordinator), Wandsworth YOT
Lynn Frusher	Trustee	Elected	Regional Manager, The Appropriate Adult Service Founder and Director at African Village School Fund
Matthew Haynes	Trustee	Elected	Team Manager, Coventry YOS
Michelle Dixon	Trustee	Elected	Head of Criminal Justice Service, Child Action North West
Stephen Gray	Trustee	Elected	Chief Executive, Young Lives Foundation (Kent & Medway)
Sue Nash	Trustee	Elected	Volunteer Coordinator (Social Worker), Wiltshire YOS

Executive Officers

NAAN has two employees, responsible for developing and delivering the work of the charity. 

Name	Position	Contact
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Grev Wallington	Effective Practice Manager	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.