About Our Trustees
Chair – Philip Allott
Philip is a legal consultant and data protection specialist who is also a company director of a legal compliance company and other national and international companies. In 2015 he stood for Parliament in Halifax and got within 428 votes of winning the seat. A former council group leader, town mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner, he is also the author of two books, ‘Business to Business Marketing’ and ‘The Donkeyman.’
Scrutiny – Katherine Cox
Katherine Cox has over 35 years of employment within the education sector, Kathy is an experienced education manager and classroom practitioner. She has expertise within the field of special education and disability and is passionate about supporting the most vulnerable children and young adults in society. Kathy hopes her involvement with the Blue Light Whistle Blower’s charity will enable the voices of those affected by bullying and victimisation to be heard.
IT support – Guy Phoenix
Guy is the Owner and Group Managing Director of the Fresh Mango Technologies Group of Information Technology companies, with offices in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Yorkshire (Leeds, Ripon and Gargrave). He is also the owner of a digital marketing agency in the British Virgin Islands and was a key advisor to several BVI companies in the aftermath of the catastrophic Hurricane Irma in 2017. In recent years an additional focus for Guy and his IT businesses has been cyber security.
Volunteer engagement specialist – Jasbir Singh
As a volunteer engagement specialist, Jasbir has helped organisations to find innovative ways of recruiting and engaging with volunteers. With over two decades worth of experience working with volunteers and voluntary organisations, including volunteering at national and local level for numerous charities. He has also been a member of various panels and advisory groups for charities and other organisations, advising them on how to get the most out of their volunteers and ensure that strong governance is in place to improve the institutional performance of the organisation.
Parliament – Bob Blackman MP (Supporter not a Trustee)
Bob is the Member of Parliament for Harrow East. A former leader of the Conservative group on Brent council, he previously served as a Member of the London Assembly (MLA) for Brent and Harrow between 2004 and 2008. He has a record for standing up for the less fortunate, and successfully put through the House of Commons a private members’ bill to tackle homelessness in partnership with national homelessness charity, Crisis. After receiving all-party support, it became law in 2017. Bob is chairman of the 1922 Committee.