President
The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO
Patron
Mr Alex Wingate
Vice Presidents
Lady Pauline Barlow
Sir Philip Craven MBE
Lady Anne Dodd
Lord Grantchester
Mr Nick Hancock
Sir Maurice Kay
Ms Bryony Page
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CEO
Mrs Rona Moroney
Officers of The Wingate Special Children's Trust CIO
Our Trustees
Secretary
Michael is a solicitor with over 40 years’ post-qualification experience as a partner and associate with practices based in market towns across South Cheshire and Shropshire. His areas of experience include trusts and estates, conveyancing, wills and probate.
Mr Michael Young
MA (Oxen), Solicitor
Chair
Neil started his career with Unilever where his management training commenced in a Sales role. He has held board level roles in Sales and General Management in an industrial environment for over 30 years until his move into consultancy in 2020. Throughout his career he has been involved in, and responsible for business turnarounds and several successful mergers and acquisitions.  His skill sets cover Organisational, Strategic and USP Development, Change Management, Leadership and People Management. He has always maintained a focus on marketing and relationship management and has remained extremely customer focused.
Mr Neil McCallum
Jenny joined the board of Trustees in 1996, at that time working full time as a District Nurse. Her nursing and midwifery experience brings medical and public health knowledge to the board.
Mrs Jenny Sproston
RGB, DN, OND, CAT
Mr David Londgon
BSc, FRICS
A graduate of Estate Management David commenced his career in commercial property with Savills in the West end of London , followed by a move to Matthews Goodman and Postlethwaite opening their offices in Manchester in 1983. He founded Longdon & Longdon commercial property consultants in 1992 advising clients both small and large including Granada Television and ITV. He maintains an interest in property development and overland travel. As a retired commercial surveyor David brings a wealth of experience to assist with the charity’s extensive building maintenance requirements.
Mr David Longdon
BSc FRICS
Sam attended a Theatre Arts School, trained as a professional dancer and gained teaching qualifications in Ballet, Tap, Modern and Gymnastic Dance. She danced professionally overseas and in the UK, then ran her own dancing school for several years. She went on to become a Director of Tumble Tots UK Ltd (a physical play programme for children aged 6 moths – 7 years) developing the physical elements of the programme and giving support and training to over 100 Franchisees. Sam’s strengths are in People Management, Customer Service, Business Development, Training and generally enjoying roles that really make a difference to children, carers and practitioners.
Welfare Officer
Mrs Sam McCallum
AIDTA
Julia McGhie
Bed (Hons) National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordinators
Julia teaches Year One Primary in
Nantwich, where she is also SENCO, Key Stage One and Early Years lead. She is also Mental Health lead and Deputy Safeguarding lead. Julia brings essential knowledge of SEND through her involvement with Cheshire East’s updating of the SEN code of practice toolkit and is part of a pilot for a new high needs funding formula.
Simon Millard
Simon graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree before starting his career in financial services. With over 25 years of experience, he has worked for major institutions including MBNA in the UK and Europe, and Bank of America globally. His roles have spanned 35 countries outside the US across EMEA, India/APAC, and LATAM. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, HR Shared Services Risk Manager, overseeing risk across both US and international operations.
Jackie trained in Manchester and worked as a District and School Nurse supporting children with complex needs. She has also supported individuals at The Wingate Centre, where her autistic son attends. Through her experience as a parent, she has seen first-hand how the centre’s activities help build confidence and ability
Jackie Roberts
Gareth Roberts
Gareth has been a Bikeability Instructor across Cheshire East and Staffordshire since 2012, following over 30 years as a firefighter. A long-time volunteer with Crewe’s Seahorse Swimming Club since 1996, he brings valuable experience in supporting people with disabilities in inclusive, active settings. As a parent of a service user, Gareth offers both professional insight and personal commitment to the Centre.
Joanne Meredith
Joanne began her hospitality career with Compass Group, progressing from Chef Manager to Recruitment Officer. In 1998, she moved into HR at Le Meridien London Gatwick, gaining CIPD associate membership. She later spent 14 years as Director of HR at The Ritz London, leading a team to provide strategic HR support. Now a freelance HR and L&D consultant, Joanne works with luxury brands, private households, and members’ clubs, offering expert HR advice, leadership development, and tailored people solutions.
An extensive career teaching at Nantwich Grammar School and then Department Head at Malbank School, Peter brings an understanding of the education system to the board.
Mr Peter Latronico
BA, PGCE