I joined Kate’s Home Nursing in November 2024 as successor to Karen Pengilly,  having been at the helm of sister charity, Campden Home Nursing for over nine years. Here, I was instrumental in the charity’s growth and success, and I am now looking forward to drawing on my skills and experience to further strengthen Kate’s Home Nursing.  I’ve received such a warm welcome from everyone here and am proud and excited to be involved in such a well-loved and supported local charity.

Sue is the office manager for Kate’s, working both from home and in the office. She has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies and comes from an accounting/statistical background working in a number of different positions in these areas, from the Probation Service to a Private Fostering Agency. With Kate’s she is responsible for the day to day running of the office and supporting the CEO, Nurses, Fundraisers and Trustees in an administrative role plus some accounting work. She has worked for Kate’s for 4 years.

When not in work, Sue has 5 children, 3 of whom still live at home and is an active member of a local church involved in both CAP (Christians Against Poverty) and Alpha Courses.

Over the last ten years, I have worked closely with local charities helping to incorporate and integrate digital marketing tools into a charity’s existing marketing strategy, to enhance fundraising and donations performance.

I combine a solid marketing background with strong PR and writing skills and have previously worked in-house, in agency and as a freelance professional. I am an organised and experienced communications specialist.

After many years book-keeping, Diane has taken on the role of Finance Assistant to further her experience in the charity sector and gain new accounting skills. She is AAT qualified and applies this expertise to her role every day. She has lives in Herefordshire with her family and lots of pets!

I am a fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and ran my own business in the South West of the UK based in Plymouth, Exeter and the South Hams until 1992 when I moved to the Cotswolds. I have been involved in charities for many years both with Plymouth and North Cotswolds Rotary Club and more recently with Kate’s.

I am a past captain of Naunton Downs Golf Club, hence my main hobby is golf but I also enjoy most sports including cricket, rugby and tennis. I was also a county hockey player in my youth. We enjoy travelling and the wonderful countryside of the Cotswolds.

Asad, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, is the Director of Tayabali Tomlin, which he founded in the Cotswolds in 1993.

I was asked to join Kate’s over 10 years ago as the finance trustree and have been honoured to be part of a very local charity that has grown from strength to strength over the last decade. Our dedicated group of nurses supported so ably by Karen and her team has enabled the charity to triple the nursing care provided to our community in that period. A proud achievement and the foundation from which the charity can continue to grow and provide an invaluable service in the North Cotswolds.

A fan of most sports, Asad played cricket, rugby and hockey in his younger days, and is now an avid skier. He has lived nearly all his life in the UK, with his family originally coming from India via East Africa. His grandfather, who was practising law in Zanzibar, met Gandhi in 1930 – sadly a little before Asad’s time!

I qualified as a RGN ONC in 1984 and left nursing in 1991 to look after my young family. In 1996 I was asked by Carol Roberts, the district nurse, to join her and a group of others to help set up Kate’s Home Nursing (originally known as Kate’s Carers). I became a trustee and my main role within the charity is to focus on fund raising alongside an enthusiastic and dedicated team. I love being a grandmother and enjoy spending time with family, friends, our animals, walking, yoga, skiing and being part of a lively book club.

Emma is married to Henry. They have lived near Stow-on-the-Wold for the last 25 years. Besides running a busy family with children, horses, dogs, garden, farm, etc., she is a property manager and Parish Councillor. She called on Kate’s for both her father-in-law and father and will always be grateful for the support she received. She is honoured to have been asked to be their President.

I am originally from Birmingham and have worked in palliative care since 2003. Initially I trained as a GP, moving to palliative care when I realised that was my true passion.  Since qualifying as a Consultant in 2009, I have worked in this specialty first in Somerset and then the  West Midlands , moving to live in Cheltenham in 2020. I now work in Gloucester Royal Hospital and the Sue Ryder Hospice, Cheltenham.

Caroline qualified as a solicitor in 2007 after completing her training contract with Manchester-based firm, Pannone. She joined Kendall and Davies in January 2013.

Caroline is based in the Stow-on-the-Wold office of Kendall and Davies Solicitors and specialises in advising clients on a wide range of matters including Wills, Probate, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trusts and lifetime Tax Planning. She also has a special interest in Court of Protection applications and acts as a Professional Deputy.

Caroline lives in Oddington with her husband, two children and a menagerie of animals.

I trained as a nurse in Barnet, North London, and qualified in 1995. My passion for palliative care nursing began during my training, and my first job as a Registered Nurse was at North London Hospice, Finchley. My work as a nurse has been firmly in primary care and community nursing for over 30 years. I have worked as a nurse for Kate’s since 2011 and later as Registered Manager for the charity until 2025.

I work clinically as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Malvern Community Hospital. I also support palliative nurses in clinical practice as an independent clinical supervisor. This means that I support other nurses who are developing services and who are striving to improve evidence-based practice in palliative nursing. As the newest member of the trustee team, I am very excited to be able to support the Kate’s Team.

Nicky’s career in the health service started in 1980 as a physiotherapist, working in both the NHS and private sectors prior to moving into operational management. Nicky spent 30 years at The Royal Marsden Hospital in several different executive roles including operational, strategic, performance and as Director of The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

Nicky and her family have lived locally since the early 1990s. Although she no longer rides herself, she enjoys equestrian pursuits and is a committed British Eventing volunteer and has been District Commissioner of the local pony club since 2017. She is also a trustee of, and volunteers for the Chipping Norton Riding for Disabled branch.