Dandelion Team

Graham Carpenter  - Project Director/Chief Executive

Carol Bridges - Child and Family Lead Practitioner

Trustees

Margaret Davis OBE- Margaret Davis is a qualified nurse and midwife who worked in both the hospital and community services in Kent. She concluded her active nursing career as Chief Nurse for Guy's Health District. Since then and until 2006, Margaret has been concerned with the management of health services in Kent. Margaret chaired the governing body of Grange Park School for eight years. The school now caters for children from 11-19 years who have severe communication needs with a combination of Autusm and learning difficulties. Margaret was a Magistrate for twenty four years, member of the Mid Kent Youth Justice Panel, and chairman of the Mid Kent Bench for three years.

Aonghus Gordon - From a background in arts and education, Aonghus founded the Living Earth Training Course in 1984, which developed into Ruskin Mill Educational Trust in 1996. He co-founded Hiram Trust in 1994; co-founded Waldorf College, Stroud, Gloucestershire in 1999; established Glasshouse College, Stourbridge in 2000, co-founded Makhad Trust for endangered nomaid tribes particularly in Sinai and Tibet, in 2003; established Freeman College, Sheffield in 2005; awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year for the South of england in 2005. Aonghus is currently in the process of establishing Clervaux Trust in Darlington for excluded children. Aonghus' spiritual intention is the opportunity of the re-creasion of culture from the inside out for young people who are in need of specialist educational re-intergration. This intention is particulary informed by John Ruskin's visionary picture of the renewal of culture through arts and Rudolf Steiner's spiritual picture of human development.

Dr Caroline Jessel - Chairman - Caroline Jessel is a practising GP with a strong interest in children's health. She also works for West Kent Primary Care Trust (PCT) as Clinical Governance GP Lead and Deputy Medical Director responsible for improving the quality of local health care services. She is also a member of the Clinical Leadership Board and is leading the local NHS to start tackling climate change.

Richard Long - Richard Long is a solicitor. In addition to his (largely commercial) practice, he is a County Councillor for Kent and sits on or chairs several Kent County Council Committees. He is also a Territorial Army Officer.

Elizabeth Vallance - Dr Elizabeth Vallance was Head of the Department of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London where she is now an Honorary Fellow. She is a Sloan Fellow of the London Business School and chairs the Council of the Institute of Education, University of London. She is chairman of I CAN, the national children's communication charity and is a non-executive director of Charter European Trust plc and of The Medical Protection Society. She sits as a Presiding Magistrate on the Inner London Bench.