NAPAC Staff, Trustees and Patrons

NAPAC Staff

Peter Saunders was born and brought up in South West London. He left school at 16 with very few qualifications and had a number of jobs over the next few years.

He got the opportunity to go back to college in his early twenties and with the support of his first wife, was able to obtain a degree and a teaching qualification. He then taught for the next twelve years. The painful memories of his childhood abuse kept coming to the forefront of his mind and at the age of 38, he decided to set up a charity to help people like himself.

Pete just waits for the day when that big cheque arrives for NAPAC so that he can sleep at night knowing all the other survivors in this country can get the support and help that in the end, turned his life around.

Jonathan Bird was brought up in Hampshire and has been living in West London for twenty years. He has been involved in NAPAC since 1999 and was Treasurer from 2001 to 2003. He was elected as Chair of Trustees in May 2005 he recently retired from this role to come and join us in the office as An Operations Manager.

He was abused by several men during childhood and has spent many years in therapy and participating in support groups. He knows from personal experience how important it is to have the support of people who understand as we go through the process of recovery.

As well as having a PhD, he has now trained as a teacher and was working in secondary education. In his spare time, Jon enjoys sailing and keeps a small yacht on the Solent.

Joanne Hawkins is Napac's administrator, she ensures everyone's admin needs are met aswell as running the office.

She hope that by working for Napac she can actively help raise awareness.

Joanne is a mother of two, she enjoys raising her children and family activities.

Sarah Kelly has been working with adult survivors of childhood abuse since 1997 in a variety of work settings. She has been working with NAPAC since 2002 in various roles and currently is the Training and Development Manager for the charity.

Sarah trained as a person-centred counsellor and uses person-centred principles in the work she undertakes for NAPAC. She is also actively involved in raising awareness with professionals of childhood abuse and the impacts of this in adulthood.

She firmly believes that with good understanding and support, adult survivors can heal from their childhood trauma and live fulfilling lives. By also raising awareness of childhood abuse within society, Sarah hopes that more people will be involved in keeping children safe from a crime which devastates so many lives.

NAPAC Trustees

Ken Newell is a programme manager in the rail industry. He is a chartered civil engineer and has a Masters degree in project management. During the day he is involved in the development of the major infrastructure projects required to enhance the railway network in the Stratford area of East London for the 2012 Olympics.

Over the past 20 years he has been involved in many forms of youth work leadership, acted as a deacon in his local baptist church and is now seconded to the finance committee for a large church building project.

Ken has taken on the challenges of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and crossing the Sinai desert, all of which have benefited local and national charities. He is married with two teenage children and lives in South East London and is NAPAC's Treasurer.

James Badenoch is a barrister who practises from chambers in the Inner Temple.  He has specialised for over 25 years in clinical negligence, medical discipline, and medically related cases of every kind.  He also practises in human rights law, personal injury, mental health, and common law.  He is a deputy High Court Judge and a President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
He is married and has a daughter and two sons. In his spare time he enjoys travel, digital photography, and the study of herons. James became a Trustee in May 2004.

Ruth Buchanan

Volunteering Engagement Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support

Tricia Wennell has been involved in NAPAC since the very beginning but family commitments meant she needed to step back for a while.

She is delighted to now be in the privileged position of joining the current board of Trustees. Her background is in social work, including a management position.

Jack Hart Jack Hart was born on the south coast but has lived in North London for over 15 years. He has an Undergraduate degree in politics and a Masters in research, both from the University of Westminster.

Having spent a number of years working in the licensed retail industry, he is currently employed as the lead Researcher for a Senior Backbench Member of Parliament, specialising in criminal justice, welfare reform and healthcare research.

Brian Douieb is a qualified, registered social worker with 25 years fieldwork experience working with children and families in child protection and children in care. He has an MA in Social Policy, BA (Hons) and a Diploma in Applied Social Studies.

Recently retired as a front line social work manager in Local Authority, he has also worked as a Guardian ad Litem, telephone counsellor for ChildLine and a charity trustee for Parents’ Lifeline, a crisis support service. Currently he is an independent child care consultant to charities, a social work Practice Educator and is a lecturer on Social Work and Early Years courses at London Metropolitan University.

NAPAC Patrons

As a Patron of NAPAC, I welcome everyone who supports their important work. All of us, from government through to individuals, need to work together to lessen the risk of abuse in the lives of our young people.

I am pleased to give my support to NAPAC. I know from my experience in working as an agony aunt how important it is to have access to information, support and advice.

I hope to see NAPAC flourish and continue its much needed work of assisting adult survivors of abuse in their recovery.
Deidre Sanders