Staff & volunteers

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Senior Management Team

Gillian Walnes MBE - Executive Director and Co-Founder

Gillian was a co-founder of the Trust in 1990, and has been executive director since then. As well as leading the Trust's development and being the principal spokesperson, Gillian is in charge of internal and external communications with the public, donors, stakeholders and international Anne Frank partners. She runs the flagship exhibition, Anne Frank + You, and has overseen nearly 200 exhibitions up and down the country.

 

Robert Posner - Chief Operating Officer 

Robert joined the Trust in August 2009 in the newly created job of Chief Operating Officer. Working alongside Gillian, Robert’s role is to build on the 20 years of growth and steer the organisation to its next set of ambitious goals.

Lucy Glennon - Head of Education

Lucy is Head of Education and has worked for the Trust for nearly seven years. She develops and oversees the educational strategy of the Trust, and directs the regional projects, in London, Scotland, North West, North East and East and the Anne Frank Prison Project. She is a member of the International Anne Frank exhibition steering group.

Lucy is a Fellow in Holocaust Education through the Imperial War Museum and Yad Vashem and has an MA in Holocaust Studies from UCL. 

Education Team  

Mukith Khalisadar - London Regional Manager

Mukith joined the Trust in July 2006 from the Prince’s Trust. He runs the London Schools Project.

Mukith’s time is devoted to securing and developing educational projects; training and leading all creative workshops in London and has a strong involvement in the new Anne Frank Ambassadors programme.

Mukith is studying for a BA degree in ‘Informal Education and Community'. 

Elizabeth Andrews - Project Officer

Elizabeth is currently on maternity leave.

Elizabeth joined the Anne Frank Trust UK in January 2007. She is a project officer within the education team, managing the Anne Frank Ambassadors programme. She also runs the Trust’s online bookshop and online schools' competitions.

Elizabeth is originally from Seattle and joined as a volunteer intern in 2006 while studying for an MA at Goldsmiths, London.

Val Ross - Eastern Regional Manager

Val's role with the Anne Frank Trust UK is primarily to take forward the CUH (Cambridge University Hospitals’) project through the development of training resources and the upskilling of the in-house facilitation team. 
 
Val has worked in the public, voluntary and commercial sectors as a trainer, teacher and researcher.  Most recently Val spent six years working in a large general FE college where she had responsbility latterly for the development of citizenship opportunities/resources and lectured on a range of courses. Val is currently studying towards an MA in Pastoral Theology.

Tali Padan - North East Project Coordinator

Tali joined the Trust in April 2010,  helping kickstart the Anne Frank Community Cohesion Festival in Northumberland.  Tali's background is in educational technology and has previously worked teaching young people digital media skills.  She has recently completed an MA in Intercultural Conflict Management.

Tali is originally from Israel, but lived mostly in the US and now calls Newcastle home.

Adam Kirkby - North West Project Coordinator
 
Adam joined the Trust in April 2010 as Project Coordinator for the Take A Stand project, Burnley. His work centres on engaging young volunteers in creating community-based festivals to challenge racism and prejudice throughout East Lancashire.

After graduating from the University of Manchester, Adam taught English as a foreign language for a year in Japan. Before joining the Trust he worked for Cancer Research UK.

Rachel Barber - Education Officer

Rachel joined the Anne Frank Trust in November 2010 as Education Officer working with Mukith in the development and delivery of the London Schools project and education resources.

Rachel's background is in secondary school teaching specifically in Humanities and Citizenship. Most recently Rachel was the Events Coordinator for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

 Prison Project Team

Steve Gadd - Prison Project Manager 

Prison Project manager Steve Gadd joined the Anne Frank Trust in 2004. He manages and delivers the Anne Frank Prison Project which has developed over the past five years. Steve has taken the Anne Frank exhibition to all categories of prison from high security to open prisons and young offenders’ institutions, both male and female. The project has received acclaim from its customers and other professional bodies in the prison sector.

 

Unity Sandasi –Administrator

Unity has been with the Trust since March 2009 and works alongside the Prison Project Manager. Her role involves marketing the exhibition and accompanying programmes to prisons throughout the UK. She is also responsible for evaluating the impact of the project as a whole and updating and monitoring the Prison Project blog.

Unity is in her final year of studying for a BSc Hons degree in Psychology, with a particular interest in Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology exploring the critical perspectives on the self and others.

Anne Frank Scotland

Heather Boyce - Anne Frank Scotland Manager

Heather became Anne Frank Scotland Manager for in 2008. Her work centres around the placement of Anne Frank: A History for Today in schools and community venues and the development of accompanying programmes of work.  She is supported by a team of freelance educators and her intern Kirsty.  Heather is a former teacher and has a degree in Theology and Religious Studies.

Since 2006 Heather has been a member of the Falkirk Children's Panel which is part of the legal and welfare system in Scotland and aims to combine justice and welfare for children and young people.

Paula Fraser - Anne Frank Scotland Educator

Paula began working as an educator for Anne Frank Scotland in August 2008.  She supports the project by delivering guide training and tours of the exhibition Anne Frank: A History for Today in venues throughout Scotland.  Another focus of Paula's role is the facilitation of workshops with young people focused on the Holocaust, human rights and prejudice which she finds very rewarding.

Paula is a former R.E. teacher and has an M.A. in Philosophy from Glasgow University.  She works part time as an holistic massage therapist and is planning an MSc in Psychological Studies. 

Fundraising Team

Kane Moore - Trusts and Foundations Officer

Kane has been with the Trust since December 2009. His role focuses on researching and preparing bids for major trusts and foundations and reporting back on successful grants.

Kane studied English Literature at Oxford University, before going on to complete an MA in Directing for Live Performance for the Central School of Speech and Drama. Kane has been actively involved in the third sector since leaving school. He worked as a teacher at an AIDS orphanage in Mbabane, Swaziland, before working as a lecturer for young adults with multiple physical and learning difficulties in London. 

Sara Pollins - Major Donor Manager

Sara joined the Trust this year as Major Donor Manager. She is responsible for securing donations from individuals to fund our work.

Since graduating from the University of Bristol in 2003, Sara has worked in the charity sector as a fundraiser, covering most areas of the field including events, community, corporate and major donors.  

Office and Logistical Team

Marsha Selwyn - Office & Events Manager 

Marsha joined the Anne Frank Trust in February 2003. Her main role is running the function of the London office, but she is also responsible for financial processing, assisting with fundraising and promotional events, HR and administering the exhibition’s travelling bookshop.

Before joining the Trust Marsha was managing director and general manager of an independent London health club and is a qualified massage therapist and reflexologist. She lives in Hertfordshire with her husband who is a social photographer.

Michele Murphy - Book keeper

Michele has worked at the Trust since 2006 as the bookkeeper. She is responsible for the production of the management accounts alongside the senior management team and helps to ensure a smooth running of the Trust’s finances.

Michele is a self-employed book-keeper with four other clients, one of which is also a charity (Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church, Wanstead).

Volunteers & Interns

 
Lynn Winton - PR Advisor

Lynn Winton has advised the Trust on press and media relations since replying to an appeal for volunteers through the Jewish Volunteering Network in 2008. She works primarily with Gillian, to develop the public image of the Trust. She works occasionally in the office, particularly in the lead-up to major events. 

Lynn’s background is as a freelance public relations professional.       

 

Julia Clarfield - Marketing Assistant

Julia has been with the trust since 2009. Her focus is on the co-ordination and implementation of the Trust's marketing activities and events. Prior to having two children, Julia worked as a marketing professional for the IT industry.

 

Kirsty Roger - Exhibition and Research Intern
 
Kirsty has been with Anne Frank Scotland since September 2009 where she works alongside Heather in organising the placement of exhibitions. In addition, she is researching material to be used in conjunction with the exhibition to provide pupils with more depth of understanding.
    
She is a recent MA Honours History graduate of the University of Edinburgh. Kirsty works part-time at an Antiques and Arts Centre and spends some of her free time as a warranted Leader of a Guide Unit.