Board of Trustees

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Our Trustees

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Barbara Jayson MBE, Founder and Chair

Barbara is the Founder of the FMCH family of charities. A registered nurse with a Masters in Advanced Practice as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Health Visitor from King's College London, she established the first FMCH charity in Jakarta in 2001 in response to Indonesia's financial and political crisis. She subsequently supported the founding of FMCH India in 2006 and spent two years working with UNHCR registered refugees in Azerbaijan on behalf of FMCH. Barbara was awarded an MBE for services to women and children in Indonesia in 2004 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health.

 

Hugh Penrhyn Jones, Secretary

Hugh is a barrister who spent many years as a lawyer in the energy industry before moving into broader commercial law. FMCH was established whilst his family were based in Indonesia, and he maintained a close interest in FMCH India during a subsequent posting in Mumbai. Now based in the UK, he serves as Secretary of FMCH UK.

 

Lou Simpson, Trustee

Lou joined the FMCH-UK Board of Trustees in 2017, bringing with her five years of experience as Chair of FMCH Indonesia, where she supported the organisation across strategic direction, fundraising, marketing and financial management. She has built an extensive career as a senior manager and strategic consultant working with leading UK and international NGOs and cultural institutions, and brings that expertise to bear in supporting FMCH-UK's goals.