Trustees

Alyson Tonge

Alyson Tonge

Treasurer

Alyson joined the Board in March 2019. Alyson is the Treasurer of POSCH. Alyson is a Chartered Accountant and worked as an academic and Senior Manager at Teesside University for 25 years. She retired in 2013. Since then Alyson has volunteered in the social care sector supporting small local charities. Her roles have included Volunteer Finance Manage, Treasurer and Trustee. At POSCH Alyson is looking forward to working on writing bids for funding, developing policies and strategies and helping POSCH to grow to meet the increasing needs of our special children. Alyson comes along to group meetings whenever possible to make the coffee and develop a better understanding of the challenges faced by parents and carers.

Julie Blakey

Julie Blakey

Trustee

Like most people Julie first visited POSCH during a time of crisis in 2015 and the experience was so profound that she has never left! Julie subsequently joined the board in 2016. She and her partner have a son with Autism and she understands the pressure that this can put on parents. By being a trustee of POSCH she wants to ensure that parents with children with disabilities have somewhere to go to for support and advice. She comes from a health background having worked for the NHS for over 20 years as a Registered Dietitian.

Sara Dalton

Sara Dalton

Trustee

Sara became a Trustee of POSCH in May 2019 having previously worked with both Andrea and Anita to support parent carers in North Yorkshire. Sara has worked within the charitable sector for over 10 years and has a wealth of knowledge in supporting the development of co-production and participation with carers. Sara is looking forward to being part of the POSCH team and helping with communications, training and events.

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