Trustees
Crossroads Care Surrey is led by a team of volunteer Trustees who all have expertise and skills from the workplace to guide our charitable work towards a vision where all unpaid carers are supported and recognised for the role they have in our society.

Our trustees bring a wealth of experience and knowledge across many different sectors, including; health and social care, commercial experience in and around finance, marketing and human resources.

Les Hutchinson
Chair
Les Hutchinson
I have worked in the charity sector for more than 30 years. I have spent the last 13 years as a Chief Executive or Chief Operating Officer.
I have used my strategic and change management skills to guide my current organisation through a period of major transition and these skills will be beneficial to Crossroads. In addition, I have raised more than £100m through various fundraising campaigns and hope to support Crossroads in increasing its fundraising income streams.
I am currently chairman of trustees of the Young Lives Foundation in Kent, a charity which is facing similar challenges and Chairman of the Trottiscliffe Community Group.
I am a Liveryman and a member of the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers.

Chris Butler
Treasurer
Chris Butler
Since retiring, I have been a tutor and a volunteer at a COVID vaccination centre.
I am married with two adult children and have lived in Surrey for over 30 years. As a family we have experience of caring for elderly relatives with dementia and others with long term health conditions. My wife, who has also retired, was a Diabetes Specialist Nurse and has returned to help with the COVID and flu vaccination program.

Cliff Bush
Trustee
Cliff Bush
I undertake voluntary work for the following organisations:
Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network – I serve as a Patient Experience Ambassador.
I am the co-chair for Surrey Coalition of Disabled People and I mentor many executives for NHS Surrey Heartlands.
I believe in fairness and well-being of all carers of any age, paid or unpaid. I think I can bring experience and knowledge to the board of trustees having a wealth of experience commercially and also from my experience working in the voluntary sector, in particular working with Surrey Chief Executives.

Daan de Graauw
Trustee
Daan de Graauw
With the UK Government increasingly leaving care to local communities to support and fund, Crossroads will become a bigger and more vital support organisation for Surrey.
The demand for good quality care will increase substantially the coming years and therefore support for organisations such as Crossroads are extremely important.
I joined Crossroads as a Trustee in early 2021. I have had a long career in Shell International, spanning many senior and executive positions globally and at various countries’ level. Since leaving Shell 10 years ago, I started a new successful company in The Netherlands and more recently, am advising young entrepreneurs and boards of a number of small start-ups (tech and other). My business experience can help Crossroads at the commercial fund raising end particularly, and help the management team define strategy with a renewed focus on community-based fund raising and awareness.
I am originally from The Netherlands but have lived in Surrey since 1997. I am married to Wendy who is South African and have two adult children, one a singer songwriter and the other a Solicitor.

Catherine Jager
Trustee
Catherine Jager
As a management accountant, my career in both large and small enterprises took me to Asia and continental Europe. My husband and I eventually settled in Surrey and brought up our children here. In 2008 my father was diagnosed with dementia and my grandmother also needed care. I experienced first-hand the difficulties of caring for elderly relatives whilst bringing up my own children. The story is one experienced by many families who are helped by Crossroads. This experience helped me understand and appreciate the vital role that Crossroads staff play in the lives of many people and I am glad to be able to play a small part in that.
I have always been involved in the local community having been a School governor, a Trustee of St Nicolas Church and Bookham United Charities.

Marion Shipman
Trustee
Marion Shipman
I am delighted to join Crossroads Care Surrey. Originally from New Zealand, my background spans over 40 years of nursing and midwifery across five countries – with over 20 of those in senior NHS management. I am passionate about quality and safety in healthcare and am currently working as Head of Quality and Governance with a Surrey GP Federation.
I believe the values I have held throughout my career are similar to those held by Crossroads Care Surrey – with a focus on individuals, dignity, safety and seeking to improve the quality of life for others.
I briefly lived in Surrey in the 1980s and moved back with my partner in 2013. I have an adult son and enjoy gardening, orienteering and choral singing as pastimes.

James Endersby
Trustee
James Endersby
I am an IT professional who has had a career delivering technology to charities and the 3rd sector.
Being a Trustee, I want to make a difference and use my experience to advise and assist in the development of new and innovative systems that benefit both the organisation and the clients who utilise the fantastic services that are offered.
I live in the local area, just over the border in Sutton, and I am excited to be a trustee with Crossroads Care Surrey – supporting my local community.