Meet the team
Buttle UK's staff, trustees and Chances for Children Campaign Board
Joseph Howes
Chief Executive
Joseph has 22 years of experience working in charities supporting children, young people and their families in the UK to build better futures. Joseph has been Chief Executive of Buttle UK for 4 years and has previously held senior fundraising, and communications roles at Depaul UK, Action for Children and The Prince’s Trust. He is also Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition, a group of 80+ organisations dedicated to the cause of alleviating child poverty.
Senior Management Team
Paddy Zervudachi – Director of Finance and Administration
Richard Barron – Director of Fundraising and Marketing
Clare McGread – Director of Grants Development
Staff Team
Chief Executive’s Office
Clare Piechota (maternity leave) – Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team
Amanda Gaunt (maternity cover) – Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team
Finance & Administration
Asif Huda – Senior Finance Officer
Joan Coyle – HR Advisor
Diane Smith – Grants Development and Operations Administrator
Richard Masombo – Office Administrator
Grant Programmes and Project Development
Ffion Haf – Grants Team Manager
Beth McIvor – Grants Development Officer
Gari Sparling – Grants Development Officer
Kate Zaczek – Grants Development Officer
Luke Mitchell – Grants Development Officer
Bianca Neville – Grants Development Officer
Pauliina Keinanen – Grants Development Officer
Janitah Salmon – Grants Development Officer
Sharon Gough – Grants Development Officer
Katie Wood – Grants Development Officer (Support for Boarding)
Charlotte Robey-Turner – Youth Engagement and Co-Production Manager
Fundraising & Marketing Team
Adrienne Gregory – Major Donor and Corporate Manager
Jessie Dillon – Impact and Evaluation Manager
Pixie Parker – Fundraising and Marketing Officer
Claire Tarpey – Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Officer
Jill Dinsmore
Chair of Trustees
Jill was appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees in November 2020 after serving six years as a trustee.
She also chaired the inaugural Chances for Children Campaign Board for five years from 2015, which has now successfully hit its £10million fundraising target.
Prior to being involved with Buttle UK, Jill sat on the board of Friends of the Scottish Cot Death Trust for seven years, organising large-scale fundraising events.
Other events organised included high-profile fashion shows and concerts for several charities including Music in Hospitals Scotland and Scottish Disability Sport, raising thousands of pounds and awareness of the causes in the national press.
Peter Orlov
Deputy Chair of Trustees
Peter Orlov has spent over 15 years working for top law firms, specialising in advising on all aspects of legal matters relating to private investment funds. He is currently the General Counsel of a growth fund manager, specialising in tech investments.
Peter has acted for a variety of clients over the course of his career, from large sovereign wealth funds to complex corporates and central banks, including acting "pro bono" for a number of charity and not-for-profit clients.
Peter has been a trustee of Buttle UK since 2016; he lives in London.
Board of Trustees
Mark Alexander
Lucinda Baxter
David Buttle
Chantelle Chamberlin
Tracey Dwamenah-Barnett
Thomasina Findlay
Rosie Norris
Mike Seaton
Alex Tennant
Professor Harriet Ward
Leo Wong
The Chances for Children Campaign Board
Caroline Whiteley (Chair)
Jonny Duggan
Louise Evans
Simon ffitch
Christina Lötter
Guy Paterson
Freddie St George
Jill Dinsmore – Chair of Trustees, Buttle UK
Joseph Howes – Chief Executive, Buttle UK
Richard Barron – Director of Fundraising and Marketing, Buttle UK
