Our team

Eva Schloss MBE - Honorary President (1929 - 2026) 

Eva was one of the world's most prominent survivors of the Holocaust. Born in Austria, her family escaped from the Nazis by moving to Amsterdam, where they were neighbours of the Franks. Both families had to go into hiding on the same day in 1942. Like the Franks, Eva's family were betrayed and sent to concentration camps in 1944. Eva and her mother survived Auschwitz, but she lost her father and brother. After the War, Eva settled in London, and her mother married Anne Frank's father Otto.

In 1986, Eva was invited to speak at the first exhibition that the Anne Frank House sent to the UK. Since then she dedicated her life to talking about her experiences, especially to tell the story of her beloved brother Heinz and to call for an end to all forms of racism. She wrote three books: Eva's Story, After Auschwitz, and The Promise, which is aimed especially at children. 

Eva was one of the co-founders of the Anne Frank Trust UK in 1990, and continued to support and guide our work her whole life.

Gillian Walnes Perry MBE - Honorary Vice President

Gillian was a co-founder of the Anne Frank Trust in 1990 and our Executive Director for 26 years. She led the staging of nearly 200 public exhibitions, and created many national campaigns and projects, including the Anne Frank Tree planting programme and much of the schools programme that we continue to run.

Gillian's book The Legacy of Anne Frank (2018) tells the story of Anne Frank's exceptional impact on education, politics and culture.

Gillian continues to speak about Anne Frank to many audiences and we are delighted to remain in close contact with her.

Daniel Mendoza OBE - Honorary Vice President

Professionally Daniel advises a spectrum of clients on their commercial property investment aspirations. He joined the industry in 1986 at the age of 17 and is a Founder of Ereira Mendoza – established in 1990. He has been a guest columnist for the leading trade journal Property Week since 2004 providing insight and analysis into unfolding market dynamics. Daniel’s journey to The Anne Frank Trust started in his youth – as an avid listener and observer with a fascination in what shapes and drives peoples’ attitudes and behaviours towards each other and the world around them and the impact this may inform on their life trajectory. In his desire to answer these questions and believing that people are on the whole products of their environments and experiences, Daniel wanted to be involved in an organisation that could bring about long-term attitudinal and behavioural shifts on a significant scale. 

Nicola Cobbold - Chair

Nicola has spent the past 16 years in the not-for-profit sector, having previously worked as a media and copyright lawyer. A Cambridge graduate, she chaired the PaJes School Wellbeing Project from 2018 – 2022, is a founding shareholder of Social Finance Israel and is currently a Trustee of The Portland Trust, The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe and Bridging Insights. Interspersed with her legal career, Nicola worked in reconciliation and coexistence, compiling a report for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, and acting as a Trustee for the Jewish Council for Racial Equality. She also spent eight years as the CEO of The Portland Trust, a British non-profit ‘action tank’, working with a range of partners to help develop the Palestinian private sector and relieve poverty in Israel through entrepreneurship and social impact investment.

Bernard Howard - Vice Chair

While working at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Bernard became ACA qualified. He went on to set up totallylegal.com, a website that became the number 1 legal recruitment company in the UK, and later totallyfinancial.com – a leading financial recruitment website. He is now the director and owner of Portman Scott which is a Sales and Marketing recruitment agency focused on SME’s.

Mike Bettles

Mike worked as an English teacher and Head of Department in various schools before becoming deputy at Heathfield Community School in Taunton in 2001. The school has been designated Outstanding since 2003. Mike has also undertaken considerable work for the Taunton Teaching Alliance – including a key role in two successful SSIF bids. Mike was one of the authors of the SSAT Vision 2040 pamphlet, an advisor on the development of the SSATs Framework for Exceptional Education, a contributor to the London Leadership Strategy’s book Gathering Greatness and a regular contributor on International Education to a variety of forums. He has a particular interest in international education, the arts in education and the development of elite sports people. Mike has worked on Erasmus and Comenius projects with schools across Europe and he has advised organisations such as the Fulbright, the LTA and the MCC. In addition to working as a facilitator for Growing the Top, he has worked for Bristol University, the International Baccalaureate Organisation, Erasmus+ and The British Council.

Miranda Wayland

Miranda currently works as Head of international Strategy and content for Amazon Studios and Prime Video. In this role she has launched the Prime Video Pathway aimed at diversifying the entertainment workforce and making on-and-off screen roles more accessible — and multiple programs dedicated to increasing gender representation in key crew roles. Miranda is also in the process of expanding a film apprenticeship program at Feltham Young Offenders Institution. Miranda was awarded as an inspirational leader by the Precious Awards, and received a 'Special Recognition Award’ at the Asian Media Awards for her contribution and dedication to diversity and inclusion within the media industry.

Fayga Brisman Taylor

Fayga is a Senior Philanthropy Relationship Manager at The Michael J. Fox Foundation. As a senior fundraiser, Fayga develops and implements strategies to engage the broader community in a mission to speed a cure for Parkinson’s, helping ensure that the Foundation raises sufficient dollars to fund its ambitious research agenda.

She speaks about the Foundation's activities at support groups and conferences, as well as meeting one-on-one with patients, caregivers, donors and other MJFF constituents and stakeholders.

Fayga graduated from Thomas Edison University with a Bachelors in Education. She earned a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from Pratt Institute and a certificate in Philanthropy from Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Prior to joining MJFF, she worked at Amud Aish Memorial Museum and Yeshiva University where she was responsible for fundraising and event planning.

Fayga is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but currently splits her time between Brooklyn, New York and London, England.

Alistair Falk - Advisory Member to the Education Committee 

Alastair has been a Headteacher of three schools, one Jewish primary, one Jewish secondary and one all-through mainstream Academy. He has also worked for a number of education charities and was the first CEO of the Birmingham Education Partnership, a city wide education organisation. He was the first Director of Education for the Careers and Enterprise Company and he was the founding Director of Partnerships for Jewish Schools . In 2019 he established Tsitsit, the world’s first  Jewish themed Fringe Festival. He passionately believes that only through meeting and listening to the other, can we understand ourselves sufficiently to avoid repeating the errors and horrors of the past. 

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Kirsty Robson - Advisory Member to the Communications Committee 

Passionate about Holocaust education and genocide prevention, Kirsty Robson has held various positions within the third sector including leading and supporting international campaigns for human rights. She serves as the External Engagement Manager for the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, working with key stakeholders in civic, faith and political spheres, and as the Outreach Officer for Scotland for the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, leading engagement across the region. Kirsty has a degree in Politics and Policy from the University of the West of Scotland where she completed her dissertation on legislation around digital antisemitism.

Joel Davis - Advisory Member to the Communications Committee

Joel Davis boasts over two decades of experience in performance marketing., beginning his journey began at Virgin Media, then moving onto British Airways, where he played a pivotal role in bolstering online sales. Following this, Joel joined MRM Worldwide (McCann) as a senior digital planner. In 2007, Joel established Mighty Social, Europe's first Social Media Agency, now an award-winning powerhouse that has attracted a diverse clientele including Mattel, Microsoft, BUPA, Sony, Spurs, and Mercedes. Today, Mighty Social  is in the coveted top 20% of the Inc. 5000 List of Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies and Joel has been a four-time recipient of the prestigious FT and Deloitte fast growth awards.

Joel is a founding member of the DMA's Social Media  and serves as a judge for DMA awards. He is a proud member of the 2022 Forbes Business Council and is a regular speaker at universities and marketing events.

In 2023, Joel founded Supportweneed.com, an innovative platform dedicated to assisting individuals in their pursuit of quality and affordable therapists and coaches to support their mental health and overall well-being. 
Joel’s work in the non-profit world includes assisting in the expansion of JNetics, encouraging people to attend screenings and helping with the website. He has also assisted BICOM drive up their supporter subscriptions. 

Dan Green – Chief Executive 

Dan joined the Anne Frank Trust UK as Chief Executive in September 2025.

Dan believes passionately in combatting all forms of prejudice through education, outreach and tolerance and feels incredibly privileged to lead the Anne Frank Trust UK, helping it to build on the profound work and impact it has been delivering for over 30 years.

Judy Silkoff - Director of Operations 

Judy has over 15 years' senior operations experience in several communal organisations from across the spectrum of the UK Jewish community. Judy has worked closely with the AFT operations team to develop and implement a range of special projects, from HR and Compliance to Communications and Events and project managed the Anne Frank Trust Annual Lunch in both 2024 and 2025. Judy is a published writer and regularly contributes to the Jewish Chronicle newspaper. She has written and spoken extensively about mental health and neurodiversity in young people and is passionate about Interfaith work.

Grace Nelson - Acting Co-Director of Education (Impact and Evaluation)

Grace joined the Trust in May 2012 managing and delivering programmes throughout Yorkshire before becoming Assistant Director for Schools and Communities in January 2021.  Grace works very closely with the Director of Education and the front-line Education Team to help sustain and develop the Trust’s programmes in schools and communities.  Grace’s role focuses on maintaining the quality and reach of our education programmes helping to enhance and evaluate the impact of our work.  Based in York, Grace is a former experienced secondary school RE teacher with a degree in Theology and Religious Studies. 

Naomi Griffiths-Littlechild - Acting Co-Director of Education (Partnerships) (Maternity Leave)

Naomi joined the Anne Frank Trust in 2021. Originally from Sheffield, she went on to study Religious Studies and Theology in York. She qualified as an RE teacher in 2012 and has worked in schools across West Yorkshire. Naomi has a passion for young people and was a Teenage Foster Carer where she enjoyed helping young people to develop and reach their full potential. She enjoys working and building relationships with schools and local groups and is passionate about using her skills to empower young people. Prior to joining the trust Naomi was working in the charitable sector as a fundraiser and supporting vulnerable women with complex needs. Naomi lives in Leeds with her husband and daughter. In her spare time Naomi enjoys being a trustee for a local schools charity and cooking for friends and family.

Eilidh Lean – Education Delivery Specialist, Anne Frank Scotland

Covering Scotland from its sunniest city, Eilidh has worked at the Trust for 9.5 years and is passionate about empowering young people through our programmes to become changemakers by equipping them with the knowledge, skills and confidence to challenge all types of prejudice and discrimination. She enjoys working, building and maintaining relationships with schools, local authorities and partner organisations.
Brought up in Angus, Eilidh briefly hopped over the Tay to study and now lives in Dundee. Outside of work, Eilidh spends her time with her partner, his children and friends. She’s also on a mission to beat last year’s self-imposed reading challenge despite a to-read pile that’s beginning to resemble a piece of abstract art. 

Samantha Winnard - Education Delivery Specialist, North East

Samantha joined the trust in 2021. She grew up in a mining village in the North East of England. While at university studying Fine Art, she worked with young people as part of an outreach programme to assist in making higher education accessible to all. In her previous role, she delivered tours and workshops to young people, in order to encourage learning and expression through creative means. During this time, she was also an LGBTQIA+ Union Representative and grew very passionate about challenging prejudice and discrimination in all forms. In her free time, she runs TTRPG events for both adults and young people in her community and is also a freelance illustrator.

Billy Clout - Education Delivery Specialist, South Yorkshire

Billy joined the trust in 2022. Based in Sheffield, he studied Business & Management at the University of Portsmouth before working as a counsellor in California for Canyon Creek Summer Camp, as well as working for several charitable organisations with ties to the camp over a span of three years. During his time in America he discovered a passion for empowering young people, working as a program facilitator for the non-profit organisation All It Takes. He volunteered for The Harold Robinson Foundation, Kern Bridges youth homes, and the Grossman Burn Centre. He is passionate about using his experience in youth development programs to help young people confidently challenge all forms of prejudice and discrimination. In his spare time he enjoys reading, watching football and going for long walks.

Sharon Hattersley - Education Delivery Specialist, North & West Yorkshire

Sharon joined the trust in 2022. She grew up in Yorkshire and studied Applied Computing at the University of East Anglia. Building on her experiences as a Girl Guiding leader and time spent overseas working at summer camps in the USA she went on to spend 20 years working in primary schools across West Yorkshire. Sharon is passionate about education, inspiring young people and helping them to make a difference. Outside of work she runs an active Brownie group and with their help does a huge amount of work to support the children of Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe. She loves being a Brownie leader as it allows her to show girls they can make a difference and be the change. She loves travel, crafting, musical theatre and spending time with her mischievous cat.

Bethany Odd - Education Delivery Specialist, London and Home Counties

Bethany joined the Trust in August 2022. She studied Primary Education at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, becoming a member of the BAME committee and Secretary of the Murder Mystery society. Instead of going into teaching she turned to working for museums, charities and now the Anne Frank Trust. As a young Jewish person with a passion for showcasing Judaism, she has developed an enthusiasm for inspiring young people to use their voices though leadership opportunities and programmes and becoming upstanders in society.

Nicky Salt - Education Delivery Specialist, West Midlands

Nicky moved to the West Midlands for University and fell in love with it. She was previously a Youth Engagement Officer with the Police Cadets, where she supported and expanded the Cadet programme in Birmingham; and before that a Higher Level Teaching assistant in a Primary school. Nicky is passionate about inspiring young people to find their confidence, engage with communities to make a difference and be the best versions of themselves. Outside of work she enjoys watching Rugby, and live music, as well as enjoying the outdoors; walking, and camping with her family and dogs.

Ellie Veale - Education Delivery Specialist, London & Home Counties

Having grown up in South East London and having a passion for playing and coaching sports Ellie went to the University of Birmingham to study Sports, Physical Education and Coaching Science. Once graduated Ellie decided to take a few years out and backpack in various countries. Once back from her travels Ellie worked in various mainstream and SEN schools in Southeast London and volunteered for a short time for Educate and Celebrate. In these roles she realised that she has a passion for educating about diversity, inclusion and challenging prejudice. In her free time Ellie enjoys gaming (all varieties), checking out local craft food and drink venues and, a newly discovered enjoyment of escape rooms.

Natasha McKinnon - Education Delivery Specialist, London & Essex

Natasha has a strong background in literacy and its importance in young people's education. She graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in English and Communication Studies, before developing her interest in with a Masters in Fantasy Literature at the University of Glasgow. Upon returning to England, Natasha began her educational career as a Teaching Assistant before undergoing teacher training. She then worked as a Class Teacher in primary education. Natasha has volunteered with young people for nearly fifteen years and was drawn to the Trust by a desire to help educate young people on today's critical issues of prejudice and discrimination. In her spare time, Natasha loves to read, bake, and play video games. 

Ellie Baum - Education Delivery Specialist, London & The Home Counties 

Ellie joined the Trust in March 2026. She has 5 years of experience working in education, specialising in early years and primary school learning. Ellie has supported children with additional educational needs on a one-to-one basis across both mainstream and specialist school environments. She spent 2025 working with the volunteering department for the leading health and social care charity for the Jewish Community in London. 

Max Elgot - Assistant Director of Development

Max is our Assistant Director of Development and looks after corporate partnerships, community fundraising, sports and challenge events, individual giving and school and faith-based fundraising. He also plays a key role in our fundraising appeals and major events. He has been a fundraising manager for over five years and has significant experience fundraising from various income sources. He has also worked within the international humanitarian aid and homelessness sectors. In his spare time Max is a trustee for an adult social care charity in Leeds where he grew up. He loves to play sport, read, cook and travel.

Isabel Locke - Grants and Comms Assistant 

Isabel joined the Anne Frank Trust in June 2025 as our Grants and Communications Assistant. She studied History at the University of Birmingham before undertaking two global engagement internships within the university. Her role at the Trust includes looking after grant applications and helping with fundraising. Outside of work, Isabel has a passion for history where she enjoys exploring old historic sites as well as hiking, films and reading.

Caitlin Thatcher - Fundraising and Database Assistant 

Vanshi Kanbi - Finance Assistant

Vanshi joined the Anne Frank Trust in September 2024, following 15 years of experience working in finance with diverse organizations across various industries. Her passion for numbers has enabled her to grow in her accounting career. Previously, she worked with a primary school physical education company that supports schools in delivering an outstanding PE curriculum. In her spare time, Vanshi enjoys spending time with my family, going to the gym, and being an active member of the community. 

Lauren Keiles - Assistant Director 

Lauren joined the Anne Frank Trust in October 2023 and works within the Operations Team, primarily on the organisation of the Annual Lunch and to communicate the AFT's important work to stakeholders and supporters. Lauren has also worked with the United Nations on a social media campaign - ‘Swipe Left On Hate’, creating content to highlight the impact of the rise of online hate on minorities. She is a volunteer for ‘Our Second Home’, the UK’s youth movement for refugees and people seeking asylum. 

Ben Nathan - Communications Assistant

Ben joined the Anne Frank Trust in December 2025 as our Communications Assistant. He studied International Media and Communications at the University of Nottingham where he undertook writing entertainment articles for the university magazine. He has previous experience working with young people during his time as a counsellor at Camp America. His role at the Trust includes creating engaging content across digital platforms, supporting press and media activity, and helping to communicate the mission through events and campaigns. Outside of work, Ben has a passion for film, particularly film history, analysis and criticism, as well as tennis, music and travelling. 

David Holmes - Salesforce and Data Manager

David joined the Trust in 2022. He has worked as a Developer and Data Manager for more than 20 years. Reading Anne Frank's Diary helped forge his world view when he was a teenager, and she has been an inspiration ever since. David enjoys playing and watching football, listening to music, reading and cinema.

Clara Foster - Operations Assistant

Clara joined the Anne Frank Trust in September 2025 as our Operations Assistant. She studied History and Spanish at the University of Bristol, where she also worked as a teaching assistant during her year abroad in Galicia. Before joining us, Clara gained experience as an Events Coordinator. In her role, she supports the smooth running of our operations and helps coordinate projects across teams. Outside of work, Clara enjoys thrifting, running and travelling.