Steps Charity : The Team

The Team

The Staff Team

Name	Role	Job Description
Sue Banton	Founder & Director (part time)	Responsible for STEPS' strategic direction
Anna Dorman	Finance & Office Manager	Responsible for day to day running of office and for financial matters
Ros Shelton/ Colette Hills	Information & Policy Officer (Job share)	Responsible for managing the helpline and information service; organising STEPS conferences.
Deborah Murray	General Administrative Assistant (part-time)	Answers helpline calls and other information requests; maintains the family contact register and overall administrative support to the whole team.
Julie Charlton	Marketing and Community Fundraising Manager (part time)	Responsible for all marketing and fundraising activity such as Marathons, individual fundraising activity.Editing magazine

Trustees

Name	Role	Background
Charles Murray	Chair	Charles has been involved with steps for over 10 years, his involvement began when his daughter was found to have a hip problem. Charles owns his own property company.
Peter Morgan	Vice Chair	An accountant by profession, Peter joined STEPS after his daughter had a late diagnosis of DDH, and became actively involved in the STEPS hip campaign.
David M Cottam	Treasurer	David was looking to do some community work and was inspired by the work of STEPS. David is an accountant and his expertise has been invaluable to developing the financial systems.
Dave Matkin	Trustee	Dave received treatment as a child for clubfoot. Now in his thirties he suffers severe pain in his feet and has had to give up teaching full time because of it.He is passionate about raising awareness of clubfeet and the treatments available, so that others don't have to suffer as he does.
Robin Boyd	Trustee	Robin became involved with STEPS when his child was found to have talipes.
Ruth Bootland	Committee Member	Ruth as a young child was found to have a hip problem, since which time she has had considerable treatment. Most recently of which was a hip replacement, she was only 28 years old. Ruth is keen to raise awareness of the importance of early diagnosis for hip problems so that children will receive treatment at an earlier age and have the best chance of a fuller recovery.
Penny Chapman	Committee Member	Penny became actively involved in STEPS' hip campaign, as her daughter has DDH, and she has done a lot of research into the condition.
Oonagh Keith	Committee Member	Oonagh also became involved when her daughter was diagnosed with DDH and has worked tirelessly on campaigning for better treatment.
Juliet Gibbon	Committee Member	Juliet is a health visitor and has a son with an artificial limb due to a birth abnormality. Her son Nick now in his 20s, is a very outgoing personality and has not let his disability get in his way. He is now a vet and also swam for the Para-Olympic swimming team.