Team

Mark Flannagan
Chief Executive
 

Mark joined Beating Bowel Cancer in July 2010.  Immediately prior to that he was Director of Policy and Communications at the Royal College of General Practitioners.  Mark has a background in a number of high profile organisations including the Royal College of Nursing, Diabetes UK, the BBC and the homelessness charity, Crisis.  Mark started his career working for Action on Smoking and Health, lobbying for a ban on tobacco advertising and a ban on smoking in public places.  Mark Flannagan has also been a Trustee of Groundwork, the sustainability and regeneration charity.  He has a degree in Medieval History and a love of baking cakes and scones!

Patient Services

Lilian Wiles
Head of Patient Services
020 8973 0010

With over 25 years' nursing experience, Lilian's career has spanned a wide variety of clinical settings, including inpatient, outpatient and community healthcare within the NHS. Lilian joined Beating Bowel Cancer in April 2010, and loves being part of such a dynamic and committed team.  As part of her role as Head of Patient Services, Lilian explores every opportunity to raise awareness of the disease, promote uptake of screening and effective early diagnosis. Away from work, Lilian loves spending time with her husband, 3 children, and the mad family dog, Rosie. She is also a qualified reflexologist.

Louisa Heliard
Nurse Advisor
020 8973 0011

Louisa has a nursing degree from Sydney University, and has nursed in various settings including several years in an Endoscopy unit. She has been a Nurse Advisor at Beating Bowel Cancer since 2009.  Louisa ran  her first marathon this year when she took part in the Virgin London Marathon in support of Beating Bowel Cancer.

You can watch Louisa answering your FAQs.

Jenny Wills

Fundraising

Graham Kelly

Rebecca Tyrrell
Fundraising Events Manager
020 8973 0018

Rebecca joined the charity in February 2010 and has worked in the not for profit sector for four years. With a background in health and human rights she has previously worked in fundraising events for a leading International Development Charity and a UK HIV charity. Rebecca manages all of our  events and works with event participants offering advice, support and guidance during their fundraising. In her spare time Rebecca likes to run and completed her first half marathon in 2010. She will be taking part in the Royal Parks Half marathon again in 2012.

Karen Dawson
Trust & Major Donor Manager
020 8973 0009

Karen joined Beating Bowel Cancer in June 2008 and is responsible for Major Donors and Grant Making Trusts. Karen has worked in the voluntary sector for 10 years following a career in the commercial sector. In this time she has worked for various charities including Dyslexia Action and St Raphael's Hospice. She has a Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Institute of Fundraising. Outside of work Karen enjoys windsurfing and mountain biking.

Miriam Lightbown
Community Fundraising Manager
020 8973 0002
Miriam joined Beating Bowel Cancer in January 2011 having previously worked at Dementia UK and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Miriam is responsible for managing all aspects of community fundraising including supporting fundraisers, so if you wish to do your own fundraising, please get in touch with her!  In her free time Miriam can be found either singing with the choir Harmony on Heels or cheering on her favourite rugby union team, Leicester Tigers.

Leanne Sinclair

Kate Reeve

Finance and Administration

Charlotte Razzell

Charlotte joined Beating Bowel Cancer in June 2011, having previously been Head of Finance at Diabetes UK. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in the public and not for profit sectors, and is a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). She is a graduate of both Bristol University and University College Dublin, where she studied Economics and developed a taste for Guinness!

Charlotte occupies a new role in the charity, working three days a week, and is responsible for the day to day finances and operations of the charity. She currently lives in Twickenham with her husband and daughter and volunteers locally for the National Childbirth Trust.

Phil Abraham
Financial Controller
020 8973 0016

Phil joined the Charity in 2006 with responsibility for all financial and Company Secretarial matters. With many years' experience in producing accounts and management information for organisations large and small, Beating Bowel Cancer was his first foray into the charity sector, but he finds it very rewarding, as well as challenging! In his spare time, Phil plays baritone horn in the Denham Hendon Brass Band.

Jo Garnham
Head of Office Management
020 8973 0007

Jo joined the charity in 2007, having spent several years working for international companies and then as a conference organiser. She ensures the smooth running of the office and, conscious that every pound raised is precious, makes it her mission to get value for money.  Jo is also responsible for the quality and consistency of the charity's publications and our Information Standard accreditation. Jo is an upper alto in Rockchoir and practices most days, to the delight of her cats and family.

Louise Doughty
Accounts Administrator
020 8973 0006

Louise joined the charity in 2009 having worked in finance for many years.  Louise assists with the charity's finance and general office administration. Outside of work, Louise is a trained volunteer counsellor and psychotherapist.

Deborah Norton

Deborah joined the Charity in February 2012 having worked for both local and city companies for many years in various organisational and administrative positions.  Her role at Beating Bowel Cancer is to assist with the  Office Administration and managing the Chief Executive’s diary. Outside of work she can be seen with her family at the Madejski Stadium supporting her team London Irish.

Campaigns & Communications

Stuart Barber
Head of Campaigns & Communications
020 8973 0019

Stuart joined in May 2012 and leads the campaigns and communications activities, which raise awareness of bowel cancer and the profile of the charity, and maximise opportunities for patient advocacy.  He has a solid background in advocacy campaigning, public affairs, media relations and public relations for national organisations such as The Fairtrade Foundation, CLIC Sargent, The British Heart Foundation, Crisis and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.  He is a frustrated Michelin starred chef (in another life!) who constantly obsesses about food and loves nothing more than reading a good cookery book.

Kate Philipson
PR Manager
020 8973 0008

Kate joined Beating Bowel Cancer in 2009. This is her first role in the not for profit sector, prior to which she worked for agencies for six years specialising in healthcare PR. Kate manages the Press Office, edits the newsletter and works to raise the profile of Beating Bowel Cancer both via the media and in parliament.

Nancy joined Beating Bowel Cancer in April 2012 and will be responsible for looking after the charity’s social media and online communities.  Nancy's background is in databases and programming and in more recent years has run a volunteer fundraising group for Cancer Research UK.  Any spare time outside her 3 children, Nancy can usually be found running or hiking somewhere.

Paul Sowten

Paul initially began working for Beating Bowel Cancer as a volunteer while in-between jobs and liked it so much that he ended up staying. He is responsible for the enhancing, updating, supporting and training for the internal database and accounting systems while providing additional website support and all round IT “tips of the day” for the whole office. Outside of work Paul is a keen footballer, squash player and recent gym member while also studying Anatomy & Physiology at St Mary’s College.

Nicola Keeble
Health in the Workplace Coordinator
020 8973 0013

Nicola joined the charity in June 2009 and is responsible for arranging talks to organisations as well as managing the relationship with our volunteer presenters. With a background in sales and support within  corporate financial services in London, this is her first role in the not for profit sector. Nicola works for the charity 3 days a week and when not at work is a keen allotment holder, so is always keen to share vegetable tips with our supporters.