Meet our Trustees
Heather Leake Date
Heather has worked in Brighton & Hove as a hospital pharmacist in the HIV speciality since 1991 and is now Consultant Pharmacist for HIV and Sexual Health at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (one of the largest HIV centres in the UK and the hub of the Sussex HIV Network).
She brings to her role as a Trustee a wealth of relevant management and governance experience, and a wide range of contacts in voluntary and statutory organisations involved in service provision for people with HIV.
Heather has also been an ordained Methodist presbyter (minister) since 2004, when she established the Sussex HIV Chaplaincy, with the support of Churches Together in Central Brighton. The Chaplaincy is one of the members of the Brighton and Hove World Aids Day Community Partnership (which also includes Lunch Positive), and Heather assists with the planning and organisation of the World Aids Day candlelight vigil and names reading.
Heather also co-ordinates the World Aids Day church service. She is based at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church and has actively supported the work of Lunch Positive since its inception, including regular visits to the lunch club.
Richard Jeneway
Richard joined the Board of Trustees in January 2018.
Richard, who co-founded the HIV charity Peer Action, brings a wealth of experience in the voluntary sector and important insights into living with HIV. This includes ageing with HIV, social disadvantage and the complexity of challenges that HIV can still present for many people.
Richard has been directly involved in supporting people with HIV for many years, including facilitating group work and service provision.
Richard says: “The unique service that Lunch Positive provides, together with the fantastic contributions of volunteers, have such an impact on our HIV community.
I feel privileged to join the Lunch Positive Trustee Board. As this established and well-respected charity continues to grow from strength to strength I am very much looking forward to being a part of the process as a Trustee.”
Chris Sarson
Chris joined the Board of Trustees in November 2018.
Chris who has experience of buddying with AIDS support services in Leicestershire, also sits on our management committee. He has been a fundraising coordinator in the local voluntary sector and is instrumental in fundraising for many local charities.
Chris says: “I’m thrilled to become a Trustee of Lunch Positive and with the other Trustees, service users and volunteers look forward to the charity’s continued success.”
Margot Uden
Margot joined the Board of Trustees in November 2018.
Margot has worked in the voluntary sector both nationally and internationally on a range of initiatives that focus on engagement and empowerment through volunteering, and is particularly interested in peer support.
Margot says: “I have always had such admiration for Lunch Positive, what the team achieve together every week, and the impact it has on so many people’s lives. I am delighted to be part of the team and am looking forward to exciting times ahead for the organisation.”