William Cook – Chief Executive Officer Expand Will joined The Cure Parkinson's Trust (CPT) as CEO in 2017, working with and alongside deputy CEO Helen Matthews, having been a trustee of the charity and chair of our Governance & Risk Committee since 2015. He also remains an active partner of intellectual property solicitors Marks & Clerk. Will works closely with Helen and CPT’s Director of Research & Development Dr Richard Wyse to help drive the Trust’s innovative research programmes towards our goal: a cure for Parkinson’s. Richard, Helen and Will continue to lead the exciting progress the Trust is making on all fronts towards a cure with urgency and dedication.
Helen Matthews - Deputy Chief Executive Officer Expand Helen Matthews has been involved with The Cure Parkinson’s Trust since its inception. Having worked alongside the late charity co-founder Tom Isaacs since 2002, Helen specialises in PR, marketing, event planning and administration. Helen oversees the charity’s current research and patient initiative projects as well as the day to day operations and management of the charity. Helen sits on the Linked Clinical Trials committee and the Research Committee.
Jo Malcher - Office Manager and Executive PA Expand Joanna joined CPT in January 2018 as Office Manager and Executive PA to CPT’s William Cook and Helen Matthews, having previously worked within the hospitality industry and school governance.
Dr Richard Wyse - Director Research and Development Expand Richard's role within The Cure Parkinson's Trust is to monitor scientific and medical developments into the causes and treatment of Parkinson's disease to design and foster promising new lines of therapeutic research and to promote beneficial worldwide scientific, clinical and new technical collaborations across the Parkinson's community. The Linked Clinical Trials (LCT) programme is his brainchild. Richard also sits on the Research Committee.
Dr Joy Duffen - Projects Manager Expand Formerly a trustee, Joy became more actively involved in the work of the charity in 2011 to spearhead CPT's involvement in Sense-Park, as well as to facilitate our Linked Clinical Trials programme where Joy’s entrepreneurial/biotech background supports this exciting initiative. Joy also sits on our Research Committee.
Leah Mursaleen - Research Officer Expand Leah comes from a research background most recently completing a Masters of Research in Neuroscience. She became involved with the charity in 2014 and now works within the research team focusing on the research application process.
Anna MacLeod - Fundraising Manager Expand Anna joined the charity in 2012 after a background in the film world. She has dedicated her energy to working with individual fundraisers and is a talented event organiser. She oversees and manages the fundraising team and with other members of the SMT is responsible developing the organisation’s strategy. Anna is also responsible for managing an appropriate fundraising strategy to fund the work of the organisation - planning, delivering and managing fundraising activity to ensure that the fundraising targets are met.
Maisie Johnson - Trusts and Corporate Officer Expand Maisie joined the charity in 2015 after previous experience in the third sector at a women’s aid charity and an overseas aid charity. Maisie is responsible for managing and developing relationships with trusts and foundations, in addition to the charity’s corporate relationships through partnerships, corporate donations, and sponsorship and advertising for key events.
Sarah Gibling - Fundraising and Events Coordinator Expand Sarah graduated from The University of Birmingham with a Theology degree. She volunteered at Macmillan Cancer Support for three months then worked for Volkswagen Financial Services before joining The Cure Parkinson's Trust.
George Lee - Events and Community Fundraising Officer Expand George graduated from Winchester University where he studied Event Management. Since 2015 George has worked in the charity sector most recently working at a children’s charity. George is responsible for CPT's challenge events and the individual and community giving programme.
Theresa Samworth - Philanthropy Manager Expand Theresa originally starting working for The Cure Parkinson’s Trust in 2007 as Fundraising Manager and left in 2015 to pursue new projects which included qualifying as a yoga teacher. Theresa re-joined us in May 2017 in a part time position as Philanthropy Manager. Theresa is supporting the fundraising team and is specifically focusing on working with our major donors and legacy supporters.
Ella Rogers - Major Gifts Fundraiser Expand Ella joined CPT in September 2017 having studied for her undergraduate and Master’s degrees in History at the University of Warwick, during which time she worked in admin at Warwick’s Student Union and interned at a small local charity in Coventry. Ella is responsible for supporting Theresa and Maisie with all aspects of Major Giving.
Caroline Morrow - Marketing and Communications Manager Expand Caroline has worked with Tom since 2006. She has a marketing background and she manages the trust’s publications such as our annual review and the annual newsletter.
Suzanne Bailey - Website and Social Media Editor Expand Suzanne has worked with CPT since 2008. She is responsible for the creation and publishing of website content, the Trust's social media presence and 'e-news' communications.
Rachel Cunniffe - Press Officer Expand Rachel joined CPT in March 2018, having previously worked in magazine editorial and arts administration. Rachel is responsible for PR support and working towards increasing awareness of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust.
Gemma Marks - Marketing Assistant Expand Gemma joined the CPT communications team in May 2017 as a Marketing Assistant having previously worked for several organisations helping to build social media platforms and promote various events.
Julia Jockelson - Website Facilitator and Involvement Officer Expand Julia graduated from The University of Edinburgh where she studied Linguistics and Spanish. She joined CPT in September 2017 and supports Helen with research and patient initiative projects, helping to coordinate the October Club funded Parkinson’s Movement initiative.
David Gwynne Evans - Finance Expand Through his accountancy practice, Gwynne-Evans & Co, David is the accountant and company secretary for both The Cure Parkinson's Trust and Movers and Shakers (CPT). David is a chartered accountant who trained and qualified with Coopers & Lybrand and was UK finance director of The Jim Henson Company for 8 years until 2003. David now runs his own practice in north west London providing practical accountancy and taxation advice to small and medium sized companies.