Dorset Mind’s Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall governance, and strategic direction of the charity. They develop the organisation aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the governing document, legal and regulatory guidelines.
They also ensure delivery of our mission, which you’ll find here.
Become a Trustee
In order to deliver the Dorset Mind 5-Year Strategy the Board of Trustees constantly reflect on the range and extent of the skills and experience of its constituent members. From time to time a Trustee is sought with a particular interest, career history, qualification or skill set.
The process is simple. You will be required to attend an informal meeting with the Chair of Trustees before a formal interview with two other existing Trustees. Before being appointed you will need to attend three Trustee meetings and have attended a subsequent meeting with the Chair of Trustees. Trustees are re-appointed every three years at the Charity’s AGM which is usually held in December.
Our current Board…
Helen Whittam
Helen is a qualified solicitor and mother, and has lived and worked as a solicitor in Dorset since 2007. She enjoys the great outdoors and tries to go running, swimming,…
Laurence Mynor-Wallis
Laurence is a Consultant Psychiatrist working in Poole. He specialises in adult mental health. He has a particular interest in psychological treatments for common mental health disorders and has carried…
Anna Windett
Anna has seen close friends and family suffer with mental health issues and so when she took a career break to raise a family in 2015 it seemed the perfect…
Robert Rutherford
Robert became a Trustee for Dorset Mind as he wanted to ‘give something back’ to his home county, Dorset. Robert understands the impact that mental health has on people's personal…
Ian Prankerd
Ian has been involved with Dorset Mind for ten years, first as service user, then as Treasurer and Acting Group Co-Ordinator. Ian is currently a Trustee and Part-time Administrator -…
Dr Ros Maycock
Dr Ros Maycock is a retired GP that previously working in Parkstone, Poole. The practice had had only lady GP’s when she joined in 1983 which was very unusual. Ros…
Claire Wait
Claire is a chartered accountant working locally in Poole as an accounts and audit manager, she specialises in ‘not-for-profits' and has over 10 years’ experience in charities and other not-for-profit…
