The day-to-day running of the Support Network is taken care of by a small team of full-time staff, assisted by a nationwide network of Volunteer Visitors, and governed by a Board of Trustees.
We’re always keen to hear from those interested in volunteering: visit our Volunteer Visitors page to find out more.
Support Network is governed by a Trustee Board of up to 13 people, who oversee the governance and strategic direction of the organisation. The Board is quite diverse, and has Trustees from both within the IMechE membership and from non-engineering backgrounds.
Details of the current Trustee Board can be found here.
Due to the usual succession retirement of Trustees we will have three vacancies arising from August 2023. Two of these will initially be held for our Volunteer Visitors to ensure that we have their representation at Board level. Thereafter we will open up elections for the remaining place(s) and further details about that process will appear here in due course.
Please click here for further details.
Support Network's full-time staff are Anni Broadhead, Chief Executive; Laura Clyne, Operations Manager; Andrew Dodsworth, Finance & Administration Officer; and Maureen Hayes, Support & Casework Officer.
They oversee the daily business of Support Network, as well as providing a point of contact for existing and prospective beneficiaries and volunteers. The staff organise the grants committee meetings, handle all new applications and constantly review the ways in which we offer support. The Chief Executive is also the Company Secretary and leads on data protection, safeguarding and other areas of legal compliance.
Download a copy of our 2022 Annual Review Download a copy of our 2021 Statutory Accounts
Contact the Support Network team if you have any questions.