Our elected Trustees for 2008 are:

Marlene Suart, MBE  Co Chair

Member LEDP, LERP, LDVF, VAL Women’s Network Group, Leicester City Crime & Disorder Action Group, CP Learning and Skills Board. LeicesterShire Voluntary & Community Sector Learning & Skills Consortium, Leicester Education Forum, DAP, Equality & Diversity Support Services, Chair, GELLM, Governor Beaumont Leys Secondary School

Maureen Milgram Forrest, Co Chair  (Founding Chair)

Chair Learning Skills Council, Director Ken Chamberlain Trust, Milgram Forrest Trust, Toys on the Table, Industrial Trust (East Midlands), Advisor, Leicester Regeneration Company, CREME- Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship, Member of County Council Audit & Evaluation Committee, Advisor, Prince's Trust Leicestershire

Aisha Ali, Youth Committee Chair

Working with the Pakistani Youth and Community Association, in various areas, one of which includes supporting young under achievers from disadvantaged communities, particularly from Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Somali communities.  Passionate mentor to young women for the Princes Trust; recently elected as online volunteering service’s youth volunteer co-ordinator, to encourage involvement of youth aged 13 to 25 to undertake and participate in online projects

Mary Alys

Union Learn Regional Manager Midlands, working to ensure equality of access to learning for members and their colleagues in the workplace

Jyotsna Atara Khoda (Jill)

Twinning Officer with Rajkot India's LetsherDay project
Director Khoda's Properties, Developer Retail Convenience Stores. Founder of Rajkot (India) Letsherday,"Jyot-Bharti" project. Founding Chair of Highland Beach Owners Association GOA INDIA. Member of the Hindu, Lohana Community. Fluent in Gujarati and Hindi

Rajinder Bhuhi

Co Chair, Discussion Groups, Chair, Tomorrow's Women
Previously University of Leicester Student Volunteer Co-ordinator, Associate Director Common Purpose, Changing the Face of Leadership, Supporting diversity and inclusion for charities & public bodies working with people from black and minority ethnic communities. Freelance Start up and Business Development Adviser, Governor Woodland Grange Primary School

Phil Brown

Physics graduate from Nottingham University, author, teacher, computer consultant, science communicator and currently the East Midlands Regional Officer for the British Association for the Advancement of Science (the BA). Phil is not quite sure what he has done to deserve the honour of being the first male LHD Trustee but he will make every effort to fulfil that position to the best of his ability. He is working on several projects in conjunction with the Trust to help bring science and women closer together.

Rita Chandarana

Marketing (Maz Mashru Photography).Rita Chandarana is managing Director of Maz of Leicester Ltd who specialise in photography and event theming. Having worked for the most prestigious brands in the country, Rita has rebranded Maz of Leicester within two years developing it as one of the top 2% of studios in the world. Maz UK Photographer of the Year 2007  Rita: LABA award winner Marketeer 2007

Jackie Edwards

Business Development Manager Faculty of Art & Design, Former Year Manager- Women’s Access to Information Technology Course, De Montfort University, Aurora Women in Technology Award winner 2005

Vivienne Galloway

Immediate Past President Leicester Soroptimists, Head of Scientific Unit Leicester Constabulary, Chair, the Women's Network, Leicestershire Constabulary

Jenny Hand

Biog pending

Hasu Joshi 

Speaks Gujarati fluently, Former Officer, Social Inclusion Service, Leicester City Council, secondment Women's National Commission 1999 to 2001.

Lynn Roffee

Biog pending

Penny Waterfield

Also Logistics Committee Chair, with staff development and recruitment responsibilities in the Trust. Newly appointed to Recruitment and Development Manager at Mattioli Woods in Leicester. Previous Centre Manager for Leicester Success Matrix office. Events Co-ordinator for LeicestHERday 2002 and 3, Through The Hoops 2003, line manager for LeicestHERday events co-ordinators.   Background of project management, commercial recruitment and retail management

Trustees in Training:

Sherilyn Pereira,
In Citie Magazine


If you are interested in becoming a Trustee in Training, please contact the Trust on 0116 257 5615 to learn more about joining us and training to be a trustee.

THERE ARE TWO VACANT POSITIONS ON OUR TRUST
Those interested should contact either Maureen Milgram Forrest or Marlene Suart who will provide further information.  Application forms and Terms Conditions and Responsibilities of Trustees soon to be posted on the site.

Our Advisors who observe and advise in the running of the Charity are:

Nisha Popat, Leicester City Council  
Heather Broughton, Leicestershire County Council
Danielle Gillett, Company Secretary/Treasurer
Director Leicester Chamber of Commerce, Business Link Leicestershire
Roger Merchant, PKF, Finance
Louise Holland, Holland Alexander, Marketing
Sarah Brack (legal- a Founding Member of the Trust)
Dr Angela Lennox MBE/DL, Health (a Founding Member of the Trust)
Nicola Dalby, Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation   
Marina Duckmanton, Employment    (JobCentre Plus)
Sue Grogan, Leicestershire & Leicester City Learning Partnership
Mary Hufford, Mentor
Ruth Ingman, Human Resources
Kamljit Obhi, Gender (Encompass Training)
Dee Martin, Equality & Diversity, Access & Discrimination  (LCIL/EDSS)
Pravin Patel, Board development  (pravinconsultancy ltd)
Liz Towner, Arts, Museums, Libraries and Culture

LeicestHERday Development and Office Manager:

CURRENT VACANCY

Project Manager/Events Coordinator:
Lara Thomas

Events Assistant:
Clare Farrow

Assisted by part time staff:
Rachel Connor
Angela Jacques
Amie Smith

LeicestHERday Trust
Charnwood Court
5b New Walk
Leicester
LE1 6TE
Telephone: 0116 257 5615
Minicom for hard of hearing only: 0116 258 7340
Patron: Rt.Hon. Patricia Hewitt MP Leicester West, former Minister for Women
Hon Patron: Alice Hawkins