Susan Ronson Expand Susan and her family have supported Auditory Verbal UK for many years since she attended sessions with her young grandson. Susan has generously volunteered time to advise us on our Legacy fundraising drawing on her experience from working with other charities.
Alexandra Woolgar Expand Alexandra is one three daughters of of Auditory Verbal UK's Founding Director, Jacqueline Stokes. Alex has volunteered her time and professional expertise to the charity over the past 10 years. She is co-author of the report ‘An evaluation of Auditory Verbal Therapy using rate of early language development as an outcome measure’. She developed the charity’s first website and has provided support over the past 10 years despite moving to Australia in September 2011. Alex hopes to build further links with sister organisations in Sydney.
Christopher A. Holder Expand Swiss born, and educated in the UK, Christopher is passionate about children’s communication and has been a strong advocate and supporter of AVUK since 2010. Christopher sits on the advisory board of the London Chamber Orchestra and is a Director of DegreeArt.com, CIRCA Gallery London and FC Vaduz. He also presides over Safe Partnership Limited. Christopher founded MariaMarina Foundation in memory of his mother Maria and sister Marina, and the Foundation has been instrumental in enabling many families to access our auditory verbal therapy programme thanks to their generous support for our Family Bursary Scheme. He was introduced to AVUK by the late, HA Swan, one of the Founding Trustees and a dear friend of Maria.
Elizabeth Mills OBE Expand Elizabeth Mills runs public affairs consultancy, Éminence Grise, which provides strategic development, research and fundraising support, and event and conference management for a range of voluntary sector organisations. Clients have included The Campaign to End Loneliness, Age UK Oxfordshire, Norwood, DISCS Foundation, Friends of the Elderly, BUPA Care Services, the UK Age Research Forum. She is on the advisory board for apetito, the company providing wholesome meals for older people in receipt of domiciliary or residential care. She was Director, Research into Ageing (the UK national medical research charity) from 1990 until 2001 when she led the charity into full merger with Help the Aged (now Age UK). In 2000, she was awarded the British Society for Research on Ageing “Lord Cohen of Birkenhead Medal for Services to Gerontology” and in 2002 she was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours for services to ageing research. In 2013 she received the award of Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Brighton and in 2016 a similar Honorary Doctorate from the University of Aston. Her voluntary activities include chairing the board of Creative Dementia Arts Network. She is also Honorary Director of Homeshare International, promoting the exchange of accommodation for companionship around the world and is actively involved with the Catholic church of St Aloysius, the Oxford Oratory, where she serves as Parish Registrar. Elizabeth was an early trustee of AVUK from May 2003 until June 2016.