Our people

CSEF has a committed and motivated team of employees who are truly passionate about the work we do in reaching communities with safety advice.

A Board of Trustees has overall authority and determines the strategic direction of the charity.

Trustees

	Lord Wade of Chorlton, Chairman Lord Wade raised to the peerage in 1990. He has had a distinguished career in business not least as a farmer and cheese maker and serving on several boards. In 1980 he became Freeman of the City of London and is a member of Worshipful Company of Farmers. He served as Joint Hon. Treasurer of the Conservative Party from 1982 – 1990.
	Terence Spurr MBE Terence Spurr MBE has been on the CSEF Board of Trustees for six years. He established London Ambulance Service Museum in 1994 and is currently Chairman of the Headway Organisation. Terence was a Community Liaison Officer for London Ambulance Service and is President of St. Johns Ambulance Brigade (Hainault Division).
	Liam McGurrin Liam McGurrin is a former teacher who is actively involved in a number of projects including the three-year Comenius Programme working with schools in Romania, Turkey, Poland and Spain; co-ordinator of the ‘Future Citizens of the EU’ project and co-ordinator of a national ‘Citizenship’ project which was awarded the ISB by Lord McDonald in 2004.
	Mark Stevenson Mark is Chairperson of the West Lothian based Scottish Burned Children’s Club (SBCC), a charity that helps children up to the age of 18 who have sustained burns and scald injuries. Mark has worked in the Edinburgh Airport Fire Service for 10 years and was presented with BAA I-Volunteer Communities Trust’s top ‘Shining Star’ Award for 2009.
	John McNamee, Chief Executive Officer John is responsible to the Chairman and Board of Trustees for the management and administration of the charity. He joined the charity in 2004 and has pioneered the concept of developing and distributing bespoke safety educational resources free to children at point of access, sponsored by the business community and delivered with the support of partners.