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Senior Management
Nicola Strong
Head of Communications and Marketing

Joining Racing Welfare in 2021 as Head of Communications and Marketing has given me the opportunity to combine three elements I am passionate about; the charity sector, communications and racing.

I have previously worked as Head of Communications for Prior’s Court – a charity providing 52 week residential care and education for young people with severe autism. Prior to that, I spent 9 years in communications at Macmillan Cancer Support, working closely with Services, Fundraising and campaigns teams across Central and South West England.

I’ve grown up riding ponies from a young age and have always been a regular racegoer. Closely following the sport gave me the bug for Thoroughbreds and when I came home from Uni I bought my first ex-racehorse.

Since then, I’ve bought and retrained a number of ex-racehorses, which I’ve taken British Eventing, British Showjumping and tolerated the odd bit of dressage!
In a freelance capacity, I spent five years as a press officer for the Hickstead Derby and Royal Internal Horse Shows and have written feature stories and event reports for various online and print media. Highlights have included reporting from Badminton Horse Trials and interviewing the GBR eventing team ahead of the World Equestrian Games.

The support that Racing Welfare provides is unparalleled across other equestrian sports and is a huge and valuable asset to the industry. I’m proud to join an incredibly dedicated and knowledgeable team, where I can be a part of the charity’s continued growth so that we can provide even more vital support to racing’s workforce.

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Our Staff

Central Team
Hetta Harris
Outreach & Engagement Officer (Thoroughbred Stud & Breeding Sector)
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
William Barlow
Chairman
Anna Lisa Balding
Committee Member
Charlie Boss
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
Nick McLeod-Clarke
Trustee
Patrick Russell
Trustee (Racing Homes)
Simon Stockley OBE
Trustee (Racing Homes)
Rod Street
Trustee
Paul Swain
Trustee
Venetia Wrigley DL
Trustee
Central Team, Head Office
Joanne Cullen
Property & Contracts Manager
Central Team, Southern Region
Jayne Howick
Regional Community Executive - South
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
Ellie Mackenzie
Apprentice Jockey
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)
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
Liz Carroll
Welfare Officer
East & Midlands Region
Rachel Carson
Welfare Officer
East & Midlands Region
Aimee Hockley-Righton
Regional Welfare Manager
Central Team
Simon Bailey
Chaplain
Central Team, Head Office
Rebecca McAllister
Account Assistant (Racing Homes)
Central Team, Head Office
Linda Mackay
Accounts Assistant
Central Team, Head Office
Jo Tennyson
Housing Officer
Central Team, Head Office
Emma Richardson
Welfare Executive & Database Administrator
Central Team
Karen Ladym
Project Lead – Mental Health Services
Central Team
Stella Cornell
Project Lead - Racing’s Support Line & Occupational Health Service
Central Team, Head Office
Deborah Jones
Accounts Assistant
Central Team, Head Office
Parris Wingfield-Lane
Digital Marketing Manager
Central Team
Maisie Allan
Fundraising Executive
Senior Management
Ryan Judson
Head of Fundraising
Southern Region
Keana Marsh
Welfare and Housing Administrator (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