We have recruited new trustees to the board. These appointments will be ratified by members at the Annual General Meeting on 9 October 2024.
Find out more about the trustees:
Eve Baird – Deputy Chair
I qualified as a speech and language therapist from the University of Sheffield in 1999 and my first speech and language therapy post was as a generalist SLT in Lincolnshire. Over the years I developed my interest in working with individuals with complex communication needs and behaviours that challenge services across a variety of settings including high secure mental health services. I have been in leadership and management roles since 2012 including Rampton SLT service manager, associate director of AHPs for forensic services in Nottinghamshire, and quality improvement and assurance lead in Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT). I am currently the associate director of operations for specialist services in LPFT. The services I am responsible for include child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), adult eating disorder services, veterans mental health services, and mental health services for adults with intellectual disability and/or autism. In addition to my substantive role, I also work as specialist advisor for the Care Quality Commission and was a member of the NICE/SCIE Guideline Committee for supporting decision-making for people who may lack mental capacity.
Rebecca Sheeran – Finances and Resources Committee Chair
I am an Executive Team member at the National Audit office, responsible for leading its Value for Money practice. I am a chartered accountant with over 20 years experience in both financial and value for money audit of a range of public sector bodies. I live in London with my husband and two children.
Anna Costello – Lay trustee (HR/OD)
I am chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) with 18 year’s experience working in HR. I am currently the Head of HR & Organisational Development at The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), I have held this role for the last 18 months and I have been at the CSP for 11 years. I started my career in HR administration and knew instantly that HR was the career for me. I first worked in HR for the Qualifications & Curriculum Development Agency where I became a HR Business Partner and I completed my post graduate diploma in Human Resource Management. I enjoy the variety of HR and working to help organisations be the best they can be for their people so they can thrive and achieve success. I live and work in London and I am really looking forward to taking up the role of trustee at the RCSLT.