STAFF
Charlotte Boardman (Youth Support Worker)
Charlotte is retraining in youth work following a career in journalism with the BBC. She currently works with our Levens and Arnside clubs. Before joining KEY in 2024, Charlotte supported KS2 pupils in primary schools around South Lakes and Lancaster. She has a special interest in young people’s mental health and neurodivergent learning.
Rosie Brown (Administrator)
Rosie works behind the scenes providing communication and administrative support for the organisation.
TRUSTEES
Gregory Tagney (Acting Chair)
Greg is a retired civil engineer who lives in Storth. He joined the trustees in 2017. His previous experience with youth work is limited to coaching junior rugby players and fell runners, but he is also an active volunteer when needed at our youth club/café.
Derek Ridgway (Treasurer)
Derek started his working life training to be an accountant but gave it up and joined the Police Service. On retirement from the Police Service after 30yrs, he worked for the Probation Service for 11 years. On full retirement he moved to the local area.
Derek has been involved with charities all his adult life and is currently involved in the finance of four other charities and as chair of one other.
Hilary Fordham
Hilary started as a Trustee at KEY in April 2023 after she had finished work in the NHS, where she worked for over 30 years, firstly as a radiographer and then as a manager. Hilary was born in Essex but has worked and lived in several parts of the country. She will be chairing the Operations Group as part of her Trustee role at KEY.
Andrew Skinner (Safeguarding)
Andrew is a retired hospital doctor with a lot of work done in education and training within health care. He is a member of Storth Church, and this has led to two church positions in safeguarding, and now he is bringing these skills to KEY. Andrew is originally from the East Midlands and has worked in York, Merseyside and Teesside, he has lived in Storth for about 10 years.
Paul Thompson
Ian Freeman
