Our trustees

NAM's board of trustees uses its wide range of experience, specialisms and interests to provide strategic leadership for the charity. The board includes individuals living with HIV and several trustees have considerable experience within the sector. The trustees intend that the board should collectively provide a mix of skills, experience, qualities and knowledge to enable NAM to respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities faced by the organisation and, in line with NAM's mission, to ensure the organisation remains rooted in the experience of those most affected by HIV and AIDS. The trustees receive no remuneration for their work with NAM.

Read a little about our trustees below: 

Tim Cohen Chair

Tim is a qualified chartered accountant but is currently working as a magistrate and property developer. Tim also serves as a trustee of Concern WorldWide (UK). Tim is interested in NAM's long-term growth and helping all areas of NAM's work develop.

Brian Cooper  Deputy Chair

Brian is the International Marketing Manager for Scholastic UK Ltd and a producer at Firebrand Films. Previous experience includes a variety of freelance work in publishing-related companies, marketing and translation. His particular interests at NAM are treatment information, international work, prevention work and social support.

Basil Skeete Acting Treasurer

Basil is a Management Accountant, currently working at the Trades Union Congress. Basil has worked in accountancy/finance for 20 years and in the not-for-profit sector for 15 years (Trade Unions, housing, regeneration, HIV/AIDS). He has been part of the National AIDS Trust (NAT) Senior Management Team and worked for AIDS & Housing Project/Health & Housing. Basil is especially interested in NAM's international work, particularly with regard to Africa and the Caribbean and African communities in the UK. He also specialises in finance, fundraising, human resources and work with quality control and assurance.

Dr Theodora Bloom

Theo has doctoral (UK) and post-doctoral (USA) training as a research biologist, has worked in scientific publishing (primarily online) for the past 18 years and is currently Chief Editor of the online journal PLoS Biology. In addition, Theo has volunteered in organisations involved with HIV and AIDS information and care for the past 22 years, both in the US and the UK. Theo has a particular interest in NAM's service provision and products, in print and online.

Annette Kelley

Annette is a freelance business, marketing and fundraising consultant. Annette has served as CEO of www.opendemocracy.net – an online journal of current world issues, and as MD of HLB where she specialised in lists and analysis for direct marketing fundraising campaigns. She was also a previous member of the fundraising advisory group for the Terrence Higgins Trust. Annette has a particular interest in NAM's profile and public relations, income generation, and NAM's governance and management.

Martin Pendergast

Martin a qualified social worker and has worked across a range of specialisms, including HIV. He is currently involved in a range of LGBT voluntary activities as well as training and facilitation work on HIV and faith groups. He currently serves as secretary to the trustees for Catholics for AIDS Prevention & Support (CAPS), co-chair at Interfaith Alliance UK, and part of the UK Consortium on AIDS & Development Interfaith Working Group. Martin's interests include NAM's international work with different communities, UK work and personnel and recruitment issues.

Kevin Ryan

Kevin is a consultant and speaker for various charities and non-government organisations on issues including human rights, discrimination and HIV and AIDS. He is currently on the International Board of Trustees of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and is volunteer Project Director of the Positive Lives project www.positivelives.org – which operates a wide-ranging series of education programmes around the globe. Kevin was previously a partner and member of the international governing board of one of London’s major law firms and a volunteer lawyer for many years with the Legal Services Group at Terrence Higgins Trust. Kevin is particularly interested in helping NAM's international work develop, as well as NAM's external relations and long-term growth.

Peter Scott

Peter was the founding editor and Chief Executive of NAM. He has volunteered with a variety of organisations in the response to or fight against AIDS, including THT, GMFA and Scottish AIDS Monitor. Peter has 15 years’ experience in management consultancy (originally in HIV then diversifying) and he now works as a management consultant specialising in health, social care and regeneration. He has previously taught English Literature at (what is now) Roehampton University. Peter is particularly interested in NAM's global role, in the replication and scaling-up of the distinctive NAM ethos and approach, and in ways of maintaining and developing quality and evaluation.