Tom Isaacs - President and Co-founder Expand Diagnosed with Parkinson’s at the age of 27, Tom has made it his mission to find a cure for Parkinson’s. In 2002-3 he undertook a remarkable challenge to walk the coastline of Britain raising £350,000 for Parkinson's research in the process. He co-founded The Cure Parkinson’s Trust in 2005. An inspirational public speaker and figurehead for the Parkinson’s community, Tom has challenged conventional approaches to funding and facilitating research and has encouraged much needed innovation in the field.
Helen Matthews - Chief Operating Officer Expand Helen Matthews has been involved with The Cure Parkinson’s Trust since its inception. Having worked alongside the 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.
William Cook – Trustee and Executive Officer Expand Will is a trustee of the charity and chair of our Governance & Risk Committee. In that capacity he has become increasingly involved in our work in 2015 and 2016, and since January 2017 has assumed several further responsibilities including senior management, fundraising and strategic functions. Will is a solicitor, specialising in intellectual property law, and is a partner of Marks & Clerk International based in London. He has been a supporter of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust (CPT) since its inception, and has run the London Marathon and Royal Parks Half Marathon for CPT. See also our Trustees information.
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 (PD) to design and foster promising new lines of therapeutic research and to promote beneficial worldwide scientific, clinical and new technical collaborations across the PD community. The Linked Clinical Trials (LCT) programme is his brainchild.
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.
Maisie Johnson - Trusts and Corporate Officer Expand Maisie graduated from Sussex University where she studied History. Since 2014 Maisie has worked in the charity sector first volunteering at a women's aid charity and then interning for an overseas aid charity. Maisie is responsible for CPT's trust applications, mailing campaigns and maintaining donor relationships.
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.
Lottie Smart - Individual and Community Fundraiser Expand Lottie graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Classical Civilisation. Her previous jobs were administration in a private clinic and then in private equity. Prior to working for CPT, Lottie volunteered in a school in Cambodia and in wildlife conservation in India. Lottie is responsible for all aspects of individual fundraising for us.
Leah Mursaleen - Involvement and 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 and in patient engagement and involvement.
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’s background is in the hospitality industry. She has worked alongside Tom and Helen since 2008. She is responsible for the creation and publishing of website content, the Trust's social media presence and monthly e-newsletter.
Sarah Peterson - PR and Communications Officer Expand Sarah has worked in a variety of PR and communications roles within the national newspaper industry and for both the public and private sector in healthcare. Sarah supports the team on events and communications.
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.
Dr Joy Duffen - Projects Manager Expand Formerly a trustee, Joy became more actively involved in the work of the charity in 2011 to spearhead the trust’s involvement in Sense-Park, as well as to facilitate CPT's Linked Clinical Trials programme where Joy’s entrepreneurial/biotech background supports this exciting initiative.
Dr Jon Stamford - Scientific & Advocate Communications Coordinator Expand Dr Jon Stamford is a neuroscientist by training with a double interest in Parkinson's - as a successful researcher in the field and subsequently as a person with Parkinson's. Jon is responsible for Parkinson's Movement.
Tania Dean - PA to Tom Isaacs Expand Tania joined Tom as his PA in 2015, having worked in similar support and organisational roles for other charities.
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.
Sam Hatfield - ex-Chief Executive Expand Sam Hatfield was CEO of The Cure Parkinson’s Trust from July 2014 until the end of February 2017, after serving as a trustee from April 2012 to July 2014. He has now moved on to pursue other opportunities. Since 2014, the charity has expanded greatly, having set up and funded four clinical trials as part of its Linked Clinical Trials initiative. It has also strengthened relationships with key partner organisations globally such as the Michael J Fox Foundation and the Van Andel Institute. We are grateful to Sam for devoting his time as a trustee and for stepping up as CEO for over 2 years; all at the charity and its trustees wish Sam every success in his new ventures. Our goal of finding a cure for Parkinson’s will continue to be driven by our President Tom Isaacs, our COO Helen Matthews and the rest of our team and trustees.