Governance & Trustees
Governance
As a small charity it’s important that we have a board of governors who can help guide us through both robust and more challenging periods. Our current trustees have a wealth of experience in operations, IT, risk management and finance. Some volunteer with us on a regular basis so that they understand the nature of our work and the demands on our organisation which in turn help them make decisions which are in the charity’s best interests.
Trustees
We are regulated by the Charities Commission. Please click here to see all our audited reports and accounts.
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Emma is a senior finance professional with over 20 years of international finance experience and is currently Finance Director for a commodities fund. Emma lives locally in Cobham with her two sons and was introduced to the work of Oasis via her sons’ school involvement with the charity. Emma became a trustee for Oasis at the start of 2022 and offers her finance and compliance experience to the charity to enable Oasis to continue its vital work within her local community.
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Amna was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs before leaving to work for the hedge fund, Moore Capital. After 12 years in the City, she left to have a family, moving to Cobham in 2015. With her children all at school, Amna wanted to volunteer for a charity which was local, high impact and focused predominantly on families. Having been introduced to Caroline Edwards and on seeing the important work that Oasis does in the Community, she wanted to get more involved. She became a trustee in 2021 and assists Caroline and the team on a day-to-day basis with fundraising, marketing, and helps co-ordinates the charity's volunteers. Amna is also Co-President of the Newnham Associates, an alumnae group linked to Newnham College, Cambridge. The group mentors and provides careers advice to undergraduates and postgraduates currently studying at the college.
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Graham spent 29 years working in senior technology positi ons at GlaxoSmithKline and is now providing consultancy services to large technology service providers. He has lived in Weybridge for 26 years and is married with three children. On seeing the passion of the Oasis team and the critical nature of their work, Graham joined asa trustee in 2019 and helps the charity in multiple ways.
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Kevin joined Oasis as a trustee in November 2021. A qualified chartered accountant, he spent much of his early career working as a management consultant with KPMG in the UK, New Zealand and Hong Kong. After leaving KPMG, Kevin has held senior Finance, HR and commercial roles in a number of small and medium sized enterprises in the UK and Europe. Kevin is also a trustee for Revitalise, a charity which provides breaks and holidays for the disabled and their carers, and Access Social Care, a charity which provides legal support for those requiring social care support.
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Christo is an entrepreneur and a seasoned investor with a wide array of experience across financial markets, international trade and real estate. He joined Oasis in 2021 to help the charity further its goals of assisting vulnerable families to get out of hardship.