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| The Team | The Staff Team |
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Name
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Role
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Job Description
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| 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 |
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Ros Shelton/
Ros Harrison
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Information & Policy Officer (Job share) |
Responsible for managing the helpline and information service; editing the magazine; organising steps conferences. |
| Colette Hills |
General Administrative Assistant
(part-time)
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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. |
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| Trustees |
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Name
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Role
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Background
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| 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. Next year Charles plans to take part in "Avenue of the volcanoes" a challenge event to help raise funds for steps and Reach.
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| David M Cottam |
Treasurer |
David is new to steps. He 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 |
Committee Member |
Dave received treatment as a child for clubfoot. Now in his early 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 |
Committee Member |
Robin became involved with steps when his child was found to have talipes.
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| 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.
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| Stella Morris |
Committee Member |
Stella 's son, Anthony, was born with clubfoot, and he has benefitted from the Ponseti method of treatment. Stella now runs a business selling items related to the Ponseti method of treating clubfoot. She joined steps to help improve its services to parents and children. |
| 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 early 20s, is a very outgoing personality and has not let his disability get in his way. He is studying to be a vet and has been selected for the Para-Olympic swimming team. |
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