TRUSTEES
Community Southwark is governed by a number of company directors, collectively known as the Board of Trustees.
Trustees are elected at Annual General Meetings.
Our Board of Trustees is represented by a number of individuals who have extensive knowledge of Southwark’s voluntary and community sector and bring a diverse mix of skills to the board, including: legal, finance, health, local residents, employment and training.
The board meets on a quarterly basis to discuss the strategic direction of the organisation, financial matters, operational and human resource issues.
Our Trustees
Winnie Baffoe
Chair of Trustees
Winnie has 15 years of charity leadership experience. She spearheaded Mummies Republic as a service which focused on marginalised single unit households who found it difficult to thrive in more formal environments. She is specialised in decoding the intersectionalities of poverty and, through community engagement, understands how to provide positive foundations for marginalised households.
She has also served as a school governor at John Ruskin Primary School and currently leads project governance and safeguarding at the South London Mission. For the past two years, she has been a Voluntary and Community Sector member of the Partnership Southwark Strategic Board which brings together health and social care providers to tackle health inequalities.
Winnie has 15 years of charity leadership experience. She spearheaded Mummies Republic as a service which focused on marginalised single unit households who found it difficult to thrive in more formal environments. She is specialised in decoding the intersectionalities of poverty and, through community engagement, understands how to provide positive foundations for marginalised households.
She has also served as a school governor at John Ruskin Primary School and currently leads project governance and safeguarding at the South London Mission. For the past two years, she has been a Voluntary and Community Sector member of the Partnership Southwark Strategic Board which brings together health and social care providers to tackle health inequalities.
Felicia Boshorin
Vice Chair
Felicia has a deep understanding of how Community/voluntary agencies operate and the challenges they face relating to funding, infrastructure, resources, capacity and expertise, in addition to the strengths and opportunities. She has vast experience in partnership building, and working with different stakeholders and has built strong connections in the local community. She has experience in Property and Facilities Management and in negotiating contracts and venue suitability.
Felicia founded Spring Community Hub, a member of Community Southwark. She is passionate about tackling Food poverty, sustainability and the circular economy and worked closely with the council during the pandemic. She has worked, lived and volunteered in Southwark for over 20 years. She has also been a part of Citizens UK, which is a ‘people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good. Their mission is to develop local leaders, strengthen local organisations which are the lifeblood of their communities and make change.
Felicia has a deep understanding of how Community/voluntary agencies operate and the challenges they face relating to funding, infrastructure, resources, capacity and expertise, in addition to the strengths and opportunities. She has vast experience in partnership building, and working with different stakeholders and has built strong connections in the local community. She has experience in Property and Facilities Management and in negotiating contracts and venue suitability.
Felicia founded Spring Community Hub, a member of Community Southwark. She is passionate about tackling Food poverty, sustainability and the circular economy and worked closely with the council during the pandemic. She has worked, lived and volunteered in Southwark for over 20 years. She has also been a part of Citizens UK, which is a ‘people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good. Their mission is to develop local leaders, strengthen local organisations which are the lifeblood of their communities and make change.
M. Chris Wilson
Treasurer
Chris is the Chief Executive of Southwark Charities, one of the oldest charities in the borough. He has strong connections with many other organisations and charities in Southwark, and is deeply committed to finding collaborative and creative ways to address the challenges faced by many of our residents.
During the pandemic he worked with colleagues from United St Saviour’s, Peter Minet Trust, Guy’s & St Thomas’s Charity and St George the Martyr Charity as part of the Southwark Community Response Fund. In more recent years he has overseen a significant increase in Southwark Charities’ grant giving and the redevelopment of their almshouse in Blackfriars.
Chris is qualified in Charity Finance Accounting and has decades of experience as Finance Director for a variety of organisations including Combat Stress, the UK Green Building Council, and the St Bride Foundation
Chris is the Chief Executive of Southwark Charities, one of the oldest charities in the borough. He has strong connections with many other organisations and charities in Southwark, and is deeply committed to finding collaborative and creative ways to address the challenges faced by many of our residents.
During the pandemic he worked with colleagues from United St Saviour’s, Peter Minet Trust, Guy’s & St Thomas’s Charity and St George the Martyr Charity as part of the Southwark Community Response Fund. In more recent years he has overseen a significant increase in Southwark Charities’ grant giving and the redevelopment of their almshouse in Blackfriars.
Chris is qualified in Charity Finance Accounting and has decades of experience as Finance Director for a variety of organisations including Combat Stress, the UK Green Building Council, and the St Bride Foundation
Naomi Louise
Trustee Board Member
Naomi has had a 25 year career in Human Resources within the private, public and charity sector both as an employee and as a HR trustee. Following redundancy from the Metropolitan Police at the beginning of 2016 she committed to only working within the charity sector. In 2018 she moved from her volunteer role as Chair of T4H to volunteer CEO until 2020. In 2021 she joined Walworth Garden to support them with their HR requirements. She has been a HR Trustee for an International organisation - OpenDoors and local organisations based in Greenwich. She was the HR Manager for the Disaster Recovery Team in Kolkata and Haiti after the earthquake. More recently she has been involved in food banks and social supermarkets from Rotherhithe Community Centre to the rapidly established Lewisham Food Hub in Forest Hill.
Naomi has had a 25 year career in Human Resources within the private, public and charity sector both as an employee and as a HR trustee. Following redundancy from the Metropolitan Police at the beginning of 2016 she committed to only working within the charity sector. In 2018 she moved from her volunteer role as Chair of T4H to volunteer CEO until 2020. In 2021 she joined Walworth Garden to support them with their HR requirements. She has been a HR Trustee for an International organisation - OpenDoors and local organisations based in Greenwich. She was the HR Manager for the Disaster Recovery Team in Kolkata and Haiti after the earthquake. More recently she has been involved in food banks and social supermarkets from Rotherhithe Community Centre to the rapidly established Lewisham Food Hub in Forest Hill.
Chris Naylor
Trustee Board Member
Chris has spent the last 20 years working to improve health and care services and to influence related policy and practice – currently through roles at The King’s Fund and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. Over this time it became clear to him that many of the answers to challenges seen in the NHS lie in the voluntary sector and in communities themselves. He is interested in how voluntary and community sector organisations can engage effectively with the public sector to influence services like the NHS – and believes organisations like Community Southwark play a key role in this. Southwark has been his home for 15 years and he is committed to ensuring there is an impactful, sustainable voluntary and community sector in the borough.
Chris has spent the last 20 years working to improve health and care services and to influence related policy and practice – currently through roles at The King’s Fund and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare. Over this time it became clear to him that many of the answers to challenges seen in the NHS lie in the voluntary sector and in communities themselves. He is interested in how voluntary and community sector organisations can engage effectively with the public sector to influence services like the NHS – and believes organisations like Community Southwark play a key role in this. Southwark has been his home for 15 years and he is committed to ensuring there is an impactful, sustainable voluntary and community sector in the borough.
Daniel Campbell
Trustee Board Member
Daniel grew up in Southwark and has two children aged 15 and 7. He started his career volunteering for a youth charity in Lewisham in 2008 and decided to support other young people to see that there is more to life. He has managed the Bradfield Youth Club in Peckham for the last ten years and works closely with amazing trustees there. He approaches his role as a Community Southwark trustee with the same passion, drive and commitment. His extended experience in youth work puts him in good stead to continue his support of young people and their families in the area. He understands the importance of young people having advocates and positive role models.
Daniel grew up in Southwark and has two children aged 15 and 7. He started his career volunteering for a youth charity in Lewisham in 2008 and decided to support other young people to see that there is more to life. He has managed the Bradfield Youth Club in Peckham for the last ten years and works closely with amazing trustees there. He approaches his role as a Community Southwark trustee with the same passion, drive and commitment. His extended experience in youth work puts him in good stead to continue his support of young people and their families in the area. He understands the importance of young people having advocates and positive role models.
Cedric Whilby
Trustee Board Member
Suley Muhidin
Trustee Board Member
Suley is a multi-award winning communications and engagement specialist with a wealth of experience in the public and private sectors. A creative with expertise in community leadership including young people and marginalised groups, Suley brings over 10 years of local knowledge and professional experience having previously worked in various roles for Southwark Council. As Communications and Engagement Lead, Suley spearheaded the strategic comms and engagement function of development, partnerships and regeneration for the London Borough of Barnet. He now works as Head of Communications and Engagement at Camden Film Quarter and lives in Rotherhithe with his young family.
Suley is a multi-award winning communications and engagement specialist with a wealth of experience in the public and private sectors. A creative with expertise in community leadership including young people and marginalised groups, Suley brings over 10 years of local knowledge and professional experience having previously worked in various roles for Southwark Council. As Communications and Engagement Lead, Suley spearheaded the strategic comms and engagement function of development, partnerships and regeneration for the London Borough of Barnet. He now works as Head of Communications and Engagement at Camden Film Quarter and lives in Rotherhithe with his young family.
Carol Brady
Trustee Board Member
Carole has lived in Southwark all her life. She has worked as a Manager in the Voluntary Sector for over 15 years for two providers in the borough; The Camden Society and Bede House Association Learning Disabilities services. Prior to this she worked in Social Services at the council in residential homes, with older people with dementia, and in the homeless unit.
She has worked with Community Southwark as a member, engaging in training and making use of resources. She understands the need for an intermediately between the local authority and Voluntary organisations, more now than ever with financial constraints.
Carole has lived in Southwark all her life. She has worked as a Manager in the Voluntary Sector for over 15 years for two providers in the borough; The Camden Society and Bede House Association Learning Disabilities services. Prior to this she worked in Social Services at the council in residential homes, with older people with dementia, and in the homeless unit.
She has worked with Community Southwark as a member, engaging in training and making use of resources. She understands the need for an intermediately between the local authority and Voluntary organisations, more now than ever with financial constraints.
Eleanor Kerslake
Trustee Board Member
Eleanor was a Labour councillor in Southwark for eight years in Newington ward. She helped set up the Walworth credit union, save the local Brandon Estate GP surgery and support building new council homes and community groups. She supported residents in very tough circumstances particularly on housing and domestic violence cases. She chaired the community council and sat on planning and scrutiny committee. She survived judging the local dog show several years in a row. Eleanor is also a legal director at the law firm DLA Piper UK LLP, she has been a qualified solicitor for 14 years advising national and local government, businesses and lenders on infrastructure projects. She lives in Camberwell with her husband and their sons Jack, 6, and Viv, 4.
Eleanor was a Labour councillor in Southwark for eight years in Newington ward. She helped set up the Walworth credit union, save the local Brandon Estate GP surgery and support building new council homes and community groups. She supported residents in very tough circumstances particularly on housing and domestic violence cases. She chaired the community council and sat on planning and scrutiny committee. She survived judging the local dog show several years in a row. Eleanor is also a legal director at the law firm DLA Piper UK LLP, she has been a qualified solicitor for 14 years advising national and local government, businesses and lenders on infrastructure projects. She lives in Camberwell with her husband and their sons Jack, 6, and Viv, 4.
Peter Redfern
Trustee Board Member
