Dawn Goodfellow - Racing Welfare

Senior Management

Dawn Goodfellow

Chief Executive

dgoodfellow@racingwelfare.co.uk

I joined Racing Welfare as Chief Executive in 2015 from the Northern Racing College, where I had been CEO for the previous 8 years. Prior to that I had been CEO of two different educational charities that specialised in creating awareness of rural Britain as a living and working environment. During my time with the Countryside Foundation for Education we designed the concept that went on to become Racing to School and resulted in thousands of young people gaining an experience of racing.

I had had a lot of contact with Racing Welfare whilst at the Northern Racing College, as a partner in supporting young people as they entered this fantastic industry. Given that my two passions in life are racing and people, I couldn’t believe my luck in getting a job that couldn’t have more perfectly combined them.

They provided immediate care, making sure I had credit on my phone for emergencies, and making sure I had money so we could eat, but it was the after care that made the real difference.

My role is to lead the organisation and to support my colleagues in delivering our vision and mission. We are very lucky to have a team with such a range of different skills and my job is to make sure they have all the necessary resources and support to do their jobs and serve our beneficiaries.

I have always been into horses and my first memory of going racing was as a seven year old going to Goodwood with friends of my grandparents who had a horse called King Cloud running. I went to point to points regularly throughout my teenager years, but it was when I met my husband that I really started going racing very regularly. All three of my children have worked in the industry and my daughter still works on a thoroughbred stud in Australia. Through my work at the Northern Racing College I saw so many young people whose opportunities might otherwise have been very limited in life, going on to exciting and inspiring careers that might see them travelling the world.

Equally, it can be physically and mentally demanding and people who work in racing face the same life challenges as the rest of the population. It is a privilege to work for an organisation that seeks to help people through those challenges and to live happy and sustainable lives. I feel honoured to be part of racing’s family.

Make a Difference

We are able to operate through the generosity and support of those who care
about the people who work to make our day at the races possible.

Our Staff

East & Midlands Region

Claire Hatliff

Welfare Officer

Senior Management

Hector Dolan

Head of Partnerships and Fundraising

East & Midlands Region, Head Office

Charlotte Owen

Welfare Officer (East)

Head Office

Amy Maguire

Welfare Executive and Database Administrator

Northern Region

Steve Varey

Welfare Officer (North)

Eileen Jordan

Committee member

William Barlow

Committee member

Annamarie Phelps

Committee member

Paul Davis

Committee member

Philip Martin

Committee member

Alice Moore

Committee member

Naomi Howgate

Committee member

Erin Slater

Committee member

Alison Lambert

Committee member

Susannah Gill

Committee member

Keith Osbourne

Committee member

Terri Hammond

Committee member

Karen Atkinson

Committee member

John Bozza

Trustee

Alan Flitcroft

Committee member

Nick McLeod-Clarke

Trustee

Simon Stockley OBE

Trustee (Racing Homes)

Head Office

Carla Hogg

Operations Manager

Central Team

Lindsey Sanford

Media and Communications Officer

Head Office

Clare Kingston

Corporate Fundraising and Events Manager

Head Office

Mark Loades

Trust Fundraising Executive

Simon Jones

Fundraiser

Rhys Flint

Ex Jockey & Trainer

Freja Thackray

Fundraiser

Central Team, Head Office

Elaine Maguire

Operations Administrator

Western Region

Brendan Waterworth

Welfare Officer

HRH The Princess Royal

PRESIDENT

Nick Bannister

Chairman

Anna Lisa Balding

Committee Member

Olivia Broderick

Trustee

Colonel Toby Browne

Trustee

Lady Celina Carter

Trustee

Jonathan Eddis

Trustee

Richard Farquhar

Trustee

Craig Glasper

Trustee (Racing Homes)

Simon Hope

Trustee

Nick Luck

Committee Member

Patrick Russell

Housing Committee

Rod Street

Trustee

Paul Swain

Trustee

Central Team, Head Office

Joanne Cullen

Property & Contracts Manager

Central Team, Head Office

Imogen Lawrence

Digital Marketing Assistant

Northern Region

Beck Edmunds

Regional Community Executive (North)

Sam Twiston-Davies

National Hunt Jockey

Becky Smith

Amateur Jockey

Neil Phillips aka The Wine Tipster

Professional wine, bubbles and horseracing expert

Paul Nicholls

Eleven-times champion National Hunt trainer

Lee Mottershead

Journalist at the Racing Post

Ryan Moore

Three-time Champion Flat Jockey

Hayley Moore

Television Presenter

Central Team

Keith Haggins

Community Engagement Officer (Thoroughbred Stud and Breeding Sector)

Jack Lander

Fundraiser and pony racing Jockey

Ed Henderson

Point to Point Jockey

Mike Cattermole

Horseracing TV Presenter and Commentator

Darren Bird

Racing Cartoonist and Fine Artist

Western Region

Lucinda Gould

Welfare Officer

Senior Management

Chloe Martin

Head of Community Engagement

Southern Region

Katy Ferguson

Welfare Officer (South East) and careers lead

Central Team

Katie Panagarry

Volunteer Coordinator

Southern Region

Kerry Prior

Welfare Officer

Senior Management

Ryan Trueman

Director of Welfare Programmes

Northern Region

Helen Wilson

Welfare Officer

Northern Region

Sarah Monkman

Welfare Officer

Northern Region

Gail Burton-Pye

Welfare Officer

East & Midlands Region

Gail Jefferson

Welfare Officer

Northern Region

Harriet McHugh

Welfare Officer

Northern Region

Lucy Miller

Regional Welfare Manager

East & Midlands Region

Karen Davies

Welfare Officer

East & Midlands Region

Rachel Carson

Young Persons Project Support Officer

East & Midlands Region

Aimee Hockley-Righton

Regional Welfare Manager

Central Team

Simon Bailey

Chaplain

Central Team, Head Office

Rebecca McAllister

Finance Team Leader

Central Team, Head Office

Linda Mackay

Accounts Assistant

Central Team, Head Office

Jo Tennyson

Housing Officer

Central Team

Karen Ladym

Project Lead – Mental Health Services

Northern Region

Stella Cornell

Welfare Officer

Central Team, Head Office

Deborah Jones

Accounts Assistant

Central Team, Head Office

Parris Wingfield-Lane

Digital Marketing Manager

Central Team

Daisy Felton

Fundraising Executive

Southern Region

Charlotte Clarke

Welfare Officer (Lambourn)

Central Team

Jo White

Corporate Fundraising and Events Manager – Southern Region

Central Team, Head Office

Jenny Bosley

Housing Assistant and Coordinator

Central Team, Head Office

Lissie Mitchell

Executive Assistant

Central Team

Jane Jackson

Philanthropy Manager

Senior Management

Nicola Strong

Head of Communications and Marketing

Central Team

James Schofield

Partnership Manager

Senior Management

Robyn Leamy

Head of Housing

Senior Management

Wendy Botterill

Director of Housing

Senior Management

Matthew Cawkwell

Finance and Operations Director

Senior Management

Gemma Waterhouse

Chief Operating Officer

Senior Management

Dawn Goodfellow

Chief Executive