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Chief Executive,
Dean Casswell |
 Dean joined Bag Books in July 2008. Prior to that he was Director of Finance and Fundraising at Contact a Family and Manager of the Community Resources Unit at Loughborough Students' Union. A former part-time lecturer in special needs, he has an MBA and an MSc in Charity Accounting and Financial Management. He is a member of the BBC Charity Appeals Advisory Committee and the Steering Committee of the ImpACT Coalition. |
Director of Services,
Vacancy |
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Financial Administrator,
Richard Fuller |
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Fundraising Manager,
Jason Longbottom |
 Jason joined Bag Books in Spring 2004, as our first full-time fundraiser, responsible for generating Bag Books' given income. He had previously worked on the fundraising team at Richard House Children's Hospice, and before that at the Side-by-Side youthwork project in Suffolk. |
Story-Go-Round Co-ordinator,
Kate Blake |
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Workshop Manager,
Sophie Baker |
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Deputy Workshop Manager,
Kate Piggott/Karen Meddick |
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Trainee Craft Artist,
Diana Smith |
 Diana is an artist who works in various media, including photography, painting, performance art, writing and sculpture. She has a degree in Fine Art from Central St. Martin's. |
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| Consultant |
| Chris Fuller |
Chris has a degree in English and the post graduate Diploma in the Education and Psychology of Children with Special Needs. She worked in special education for sixteen years before founding Bag Books and in her role as Director and now Consultant, continues to provide INSET in Universities, Special Schools and Early Years services. |
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| Volunteers |
Administrator,
Charles Walford |
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Story-teller,
Bernard Tagliavini |
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Story-teller,
Nina Martinez |
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| Trustees |
Chair,
Philip Wilson |
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| Stephen Burke |
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| Caroline Peel |
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| Jonathan Walsh |
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| Patrons |
| Prof. James Hogg BA(Hons) PhD FIASSID |
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| Kay Hounsham MSc MBE |
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| Michael Morpurgo |
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| Dr Alison Salt MBBS MSc FRCPCH |
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| Advisory Committee |
| Sandra Hepburn |
Deputy Manager of a care home for adults with autism. |
| Kathleen Herron |
Deputy Managing Editor of the Sunday Times. |
| Jo Hibbitt |
Head Teacher, Plumstead Manor School, Greenwich. |
| André Lloyd |
Manager of a care home for adults with severe learning difficulties. |
