Trustees
Mr Mick Coleman
Finance Audit and Risk Committee
Re-appointed: April 2023
Mick has been involved in Catholic education for over twenty years, through his involvement as a parent governor, foundation governor and chair at St Joachim’s. He was one of the first trustees when Our Lady of Grace was formed in 2015. In addition to his knowledge of school governance, Mick has expertise in IT Operations and managing IT Transformation programmes. Mick is also the treasurer of a local Air Cadets Civilian Committee and trustee.
Mr Keith Fernett
Link Trustee for St Winefride’s Catholic Primary School
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
Re-appointed: September 2022
Keith brings his skills in finance in local and central government along with expertise as the former CEO of a Catholic Charity. He has a wealth of knowledge regarding the local Newham context and is committed to social justice and Catholic social action through is membership of various boards and committees.
Ms Raphaella Gabrasadig
Link Trustee for St Antony’s Catholic Primary School
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
Re-appointed: September 2023
Raphaella is a qualified solicitor with experience in international private equity and M&A transactions. She has helped to establish Refugees at Home as a charitable entity and advised on its compliance and constitutional documents. Raphaella is also a trustee of the WONDER Foundation, a women's educational charity. As a Trustee of Our Lady of Grace, Raphaella is able to offer support in drafting policies, charitable compliance matter and she brings a Catholic perspective to equality issues within the Trust.
Dr Evelyn Okpanachi
Link Trustee for St Francis’ Catholic Primary School
Quality of Education Committee
Appointed: September 2019
Evelyn brings her previous experience as foundation governor as St Francis’ to the Trust. She is currently Editor-in-chief of Rich Woman Africa Magazine, a Broadcast Presenter, an advocate of women’s recognition in society and is passionate about philanthropy. Evelyn has expertise in HR consultancy that are supportive of the Trust’s aims.
Mr Marc Jeffrey Flores
Link Trustee for St Helen’s Catholic Primary School
Quality of Education Committee
Appointed: September 2022
Marc comes from a technology background, having worked in various digital forensics and ediscovery roles over the last 15+ years. He is currently working at PwC where he regularly provides guidance on forensic data capture methodologies to clients and law firms for investigations. He also works in the identification and implementation of technology across several teams within the firm.
PwC regularly runs their social mobility programme which invites students from all over the UK to attend a local PwC office to learn about their work and various pathways into employment. Marc has actively participated in the programme over the last 2 years and has presented to a cohort of students from St. Bonaventure’s (which he previously attended as a student).
Marc has previously held a Parent Governor role at St. Joachim’s, and was the Vice Chair for the Finance & Premises Committee. He attended St. Joachim’s along with his two younger sisters and his daughter currently attends the school. He has previously served as the Chair for the Friends of St Joachim’s Association. He still lives locally and is an active member of the local parish.
Mr Peter Kelk
Link Trustee for St Edward’s Catholic Primary School
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
Appointed: September 2022
During his career in Financial Services at Merrill Lynch and latterly at Charles Stanley where he was Head of Investment Management, Peter’s roles have spanned a number of disciplines, including Finance and Procurement, Risk and Compliance as well as work on Board Governance and Conduct. During a period based in Paris, Peter became a governor of the British Section of the Lycée International in St Germain-en-Laye. Peter attended St Francis Xavier RC primary school and St Mary's RC High school in Hereford. Peter lives in Surbiton in South West London and is a parishioner at Our Lady Immaculate Church in Surbiton. He is an independent trustee with no previous links to our schools and is also a Director and Trustee at Kingston Grammar School.
Ms Rosemarie McGlynn
Link Trustee for St Joachim’s Catholic Primary School
Quality of Education Committee
Appointed: August 2022
I am currently a serving Headteacher in Walthamstow and have been a Head teacher for 25 years in East London working in the Diocese of Brentwood.
David Christie
Quality of Education Committee
Appointed: July 2023
Foundation Trustees are appointed by the Diocese of Brentwood.
