We are delighted to welcome three new trustees to the JRCT board; Jameela Raymond, Lucy Caldicott and Janet Dean.
Bringing experience across social impact, organizational leadership, governance, public service and the voluntary sector, they each offer valuable expertise.
Jameela Raymond joins the board with more than a decade of experience driving organisational effectiveness, strategic partnerships, and social impact.
As Chief Operating Officer at the 10,000 Interns Foundation, Jameela leads organizational operations, governance, strategy delivery, and programme implementation, helping to create equitable access to career opportunities for underrepresented talent across the UK. Prior to this, she spent more than five years at The B Team, working alongside global business leaders to advance responsible business practices and inclusive leadership. Earlier in her career, she designed and delivered anti-corruption and accountability programmes at Transparency International UK, working across both the public and private sectors.
Jameela is passionate about equity and long-term systems change, and brings significant expertise in organisational development, governance and creating pathways for future leaders.
Lucy Caldicott is the founder of ChangeOut, working with charity leaders, boards and teams on strategy development, organisational change and equity and inclusion.
Lucy has held senior leadership positions across the voluntary sector, including CEO and fundraising director roles such as UpRising, CLIC Sargent (now Young Lives vs Cancer), VSO and BBC Media Action. Alongside her executive leadership experience, she has contributed extensively to governance, serving as a non-executive director of the fundraising regulator during its formative years and holding trustee positions with organisations including St Giles Trust and Hope and Homes for Children.
In addition to her charity sector experience, Lucy has served as a London Borough of Lambeth councillor and cabinet member, and most recently worked as Chief of Staff to Richard Parker, Mayor of West Midlands. She brings a practical, people focused approach to leadership and a deep understanding of how organisations can create lasting impact.
Janet Dean brings extensive leadership and governance experience from a career in local government and the voluntary sector.
During her local government career, Janet managed housing and social services, environmental services and economic development, and was part of executive leadership teams in both a London Borough and a northern Metropolitan Borough. Over the past two decades, she has continued to support organisations through consultancy, non-executive and voluntary roles across health, higher education, housing associations and charities.
Janet currently serves as Deputy Chair of Council and Chair of the Governance and Nominations Committee and Brunel University of London, as well as Chair of Ebor Arts Society in York. Alongside her professional and voluntary commitments, she is actively involved in the Quaker community, serving as one of the three co-clerks of York Area Meeting.