Lesley Spuhler OBE DL
Chief Executive Officer
We care about our communities.
We have over 140 full and part-time staff working for the Foundation, supporting 20,000 people a year across Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham.
We are led by a dedicated, knowledgeable board of trustees who have a passion for making the North East the best it can be.
They, alongside a number of board committees, steer our Chief Executive and senior leadership team on strategic direction, who lead our employees in carrying out the day-to-day activities of the organisation across the region.
Her Royal Highness Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, GCVO
Sir Bob Murray CBE (Chair), The Hon James Ramsbotham CBE DL (Vice Chair), Steve Cram CBE (Treasurer), The Rt Hon The Baroness Estelle Morris of Yardley PC, Kate Adie CBE DL, George Clarke, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL, Sir Tim Rice, Martin Hibbert, Jill Scott MBE
Joan Atkinson, Sue Brent, Lynda Brown, Ian Green MBE, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL, Ian Kershaw, Kumareswaradas Ramanathas (RAM), Karen Marshall, Estelle Morris, Toni Rhodes, Denise Taylor, Gerry Taylor, Jamie Wright
Martin Hibbert (Chair), Mark Hetherington, Jamie Martin OBE, Hayley Wardle
Chief Executive Officer
Managing Director / Safeguarding Lead
Development Director
Financial Controller
Assistant Director (Compliance)
Head of Impact and Insight
Head of Education and Football
Head of Marketing & Communications
Head of Altruism
Head of Support Services and EDI Lead
Head of Youth and Community Engagement / Interim Head of Wellbeing / Safeguarding Lead
Head of Events
For general enquiries please call us on 0191 563 4777 or us the contact form below to get in touch.