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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

Patron

Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology

Institute of Psychiatry of King's College London

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

Name	Position	Method	About
Ian Blackie	Chair	Co-opted	Retired Social Worker & NAAN Co-founder
Kevin Wheeler	Treasurer	Co-opted	Chartered Accountant
Andy Ward	Trustee	Co-opted	Former Police Sergeant and Deputy General Secretary and Custody Lead for the 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

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.