Trustees
Key to our success is not just the nature of the work we do but the way we operate. We are grateful for the support of our trustees.
Penny Farrar
Chair of Trustees and Director
Penny is a management consultant with a diverse background in community development. She is a former Board member of Foundation House in Australia and has been involved with Room to Heal since its inception in 2007. Penny brings expertise in governance, programme planning and management and stakeholder engagement to Room to Heal
Susanna Fairweather
Trustee
Susanna recently joined our board of Trustees in June 2018. She is a Consultant Psychiatrist and has worked at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust for the past five years. She is also a trained clinical and educational supervisor and has published research on the mental health of young asylum seekers and refugees.
Emily Haisley PhD
Trustee and Director
Emily is a specialist in behavioural economics which examines the psychology of financial decision making. She is a Director at BlackRock where she applies psychology to help manage investment risk.
Michelle Knorr
Trustee and Director
Michelle became a Trustee in November 2009 and is a practicing barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. Michelle’s main legal practice areas are immigration, asylum and human rights law. Michelle brings a deep knowledge of asylum and refugee experiences together with knowledge of best practice in charity governance and experience of working with international development NGOs to her work as a Trustee.
Rebecca Stuart
Treasurer and Director
Rebecca is a Deputy Finance Manager at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS FT. She has worked in accounting since 2009, predominantly within the NHS, as well as in private practice and the charity sector.