Our Trustees
Paul Baker - Chair
Paul was born in Surrey, moved to Worcestershire shortly before taking early retirement and has now returned to Surrey. The last 23 years of his working career was based in a pensions actuarial consultancy, he qualified as a Fellow of his professional institute, he has been responsible for some high profile clients, providing advice to their pension trustee bodies.
Paul has also had direct involvement in assessing potential beneficiaries and the subsequent allocating of monies provided through a historic trust.
When he’s not at EDMHSS Paul enjoys working part time in a garden centre nursery which is certainly at the complete opposite end of the care spectrum!
Lindsay Roach - Vice Chair
Lindsay is first and foremost a mother of twins of whom she is very proud.
Lindsay was born and lived in Oxford for 37 years before she moved with her family to Worcester due to her husband’s work. She is now widowed and lives in Pershore with her beloved animals, who keep her on her toes.
She is a qualified teacher and trained SENCO with a degree in special needs and disability. Lindsay presently works for Evesham Volunteer Centre as a Community Builder, which she loves. In this role her job is to support the local community. Lindsay sits on the steering committee for Evesham Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) whose aim is to make Evesham a more dementia friendly town.
Lindsay is also a Dementia Champion which means she can present workshops on how to support people in the community who may be living with dementia.
Lindsay enjoys arts and crafts and a good read, mostly thrillers and detective stories. She loves a good debate on many topics. She adores the New Forest and spent many happy days there as a child and adult.
Paige Martin - Secretary
Paige joined EDMHSS as a volunteer in 2019 helping to run the Women’s Support Group. Although she had a short time away from the role, she has now returned to us as a Trustee and brings with her a new dimension and skill set to the current Trustee board. She is very passionate about the Charity, the staff and especially the attendees.
Her Employment background has been in the sciences, but has worked in hospitality , Public Sector, trained as a Mental Health First Aider and volunteered in order to help others. This alongside her current position as Technical Sales Specialist.
In her spare time Paige likes all aspects of craft (especially woodwork), keeping active and most importantly spending time with her family and friends.
Jack Padfield - Treasurer
Jack grew up in Evesham where he had links with EDMHSS as a child, but later moved to Bristol for University to complete a Master’s Degree in Economics. He now lives near Bristol in South Gloucestershire with his fiancée and works in Financial Services as an Internal Auditor.
Jack is a Chartered Accountant , being a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and acts as an ICAEW counsellor where he supports and coaches accountancy students during their studies.
In his spare time Jack enjoys travelling and learning languages and has a strong affinity for music (including his attempts to play the piano). He is also an avid sports fan although spends much of his time watching rather than playing!
Malcolm Pyper
Malcolm moved to the West Midlands from Merseyside quite recently (January 2021). He spent the first 20 years of his working life as a college lecturer before moving on to work for a large mental health charity in the North West, eventually managing a department that provided family support and education. He still works now as an Open University tutor.
In his spare time, Malcolm enjoys walking and leads walking groups on Hadrians’ Wall two or three times a year.
Rev'd Claire Billington
Claire grew up in Pershore, is married with a grown up son and is a new grandparent. She worked for a local legal firm, the Home Office and HMRC. Claire joined EDMHSS as a volunteer in 2023. when she also became a Trustee.
She is a priest in Church of England and enjoys cake and trips to Cornwall. When she is not working Claire enjoys reading, listening to heavy rock and crafts such as Zentangle, embroidery, knitting and crochet.
