Our Team
Success charity is governed by our Board of Trustees, who have have a wide range of expertise in wealth of experience in finance, law, business management, and medicine.
Our Trustees work closely with our committees, groups and councils.
Through our CEO the trustees ensure the efficient and effective running of the charity.
Several of our Trustees have experience of brain tumours as parents of survivors, or are working in this field. This lived experience is a key driver in delivering our mission of ensuring a brighter future of all survivors of a childhood brain tumour.
Trustees
CEO: Dr Helen Spoudeas is a leading neuroendocrine specialist. In 2000, Dr Spoudeas founded the SUCCESS project, the first and largest neuroendocrine surveillance service in the UK, and the precursor to Success Charity.
Hugh Stewart is a former corporate partner at law firm Baker McKenzie.
Hugh has assisted the charity on a number of legal matters and is Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Jane Hobson is the mother of a brain tumour survivor and a partner at law firm Baker McKenzie. Jane brings an understanding of the regulatory framework in which healthcare services operate and a legal skill set.
Dr. Jenny Limond is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist who works with children with acquired brain injuries. Jenny’s research and clinical interests are in developing interventions for children with neurological conditions.
Sinéad Bryan is a Registered Children’s Nurse and Registered Adult Nurse who specialised in endocrinology and the management of long term late effects of treatments for brain tumours. Sinéad worked alongside Dr Helen Spoudeas providing nursing support for many years and brings a wealth of experience to the charity.
Laura Albery‘s daughter had a brain tumour in 2017, which was treated with neurosurgery and Proton Beam Therapy. She hopes to represent the parent voice on the Board of Trustees. Laura works in Children’s Publishing and has experience as a School Governor.
David Pickup
Murray David
Kathryn Harley
Samira Richardson
Fatima Patel
Delivery Team
Doug Stewart is part of our delivery team, and leads our Friendship Group.
Sam James is our Project Lead, focussing on Digital Therapy
Dale Baxter is our tech wizard with over twenty years experience in story telling and technical support.
Patron
Dominic Grieve KC
Dominic Grieve is a barrister and King’s Counsel and a visiting professor at Goldsmiths in Law, Politics and Human Rights.
He was MP for Beaconsfield from 1997 to 2019 and Attorney General of England and Wales from 2010-14. From 2015-19 he was chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.
He is married to Caroline and they have two adult sons. He enjoys mountain walking, scuba diving and collecting rugs in his spare time.