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Initial requests for help in caring for Romanian orphans came through CRY's Romanian church connections. Subsequently CRY made its first purpose to serve the needy in Romania, paying particular attention to the children. Since early 1990, CRY has been involved in various acts of aid and support to Eastern Europe, including placing workers directly into children's homes in Romania.
This work has hugely expanded over the years with the charity currently
(08/2008) supporting some 29 programmes in 15 countries across 3 continents.
CRY was founded by Martyn Dunsford (church pastor), Christian business people and other
Christians working at a senior level in the caring professions - some already involved in visiting Romania as part of a Christian mission to the people and churches there.
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EXECUTIVE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT |
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DEVELOPMENT
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Martyn Dunsford |
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Martyn Dunsford BSc is pastor of Kings Community Church, Hedge End,
affiliated to NewFrontiers - a worldwide family of
500 churches. Martyn
has travelled quite extensively in Central and Eastern Europe and CIS nations including Russian Caucasus and Central Asia - speaking to churches and conferences to both small groups and audiences of several thousand.
Martyn was the founder of CRY. Most of CRY's overseas projects involve partnering local church-supported social
outreach initiatives. Local churches with which Martyn has had a long-standing relationship. |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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David Farndale |
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David Farndale's previous self-employed business experience includes retailing, publishing, sales and marketing. As well as his overall management of the charity, David is responsible for business development
which includes CRY Charity Shops. David joined CRY as a trustee in 1992 and was appointed Executive Officer in 1997.
David is President of CRYUSA INC. and also a trustee of the micro-business charity, Kings Micro Enterprise
Development Ltd (KMED).
David's interests include travel, walking, eating out, the countryside
and collecting Russian and Romanian stamps. |
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PROJECTS OFFICER |
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Chris Parish |
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Chris Parish MA has been working for CRY
since 2000. During that time he has been responsible for the development
and co-ordination and review of CRY's overseas projects, ensuring that
they provide high levels of professionalism and care to the children and
their families. Chris previously spent over 30 years as a Local
Authority Social Worker where he experienced a range of professional and
managerial roles and responsibilities. Chris is married with two adult
children and five grandchildren. |
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FINANCE
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Wendy
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Wendy Clark
has been working for CRY since March 2004 and qualified as an AAT
Technician 6 years ago. Her interests are gardening (when the weather is
good), cooking, watching films, number puzzles and she loves the F1 Grand
Prix. On a
day-to-day basis Wendy oversee all the income and expenditure of CRY, making
sure that all the money is banked, bills are paid and each project receives all
the money that has been donated by our sponsors. She has described her work as
"...both exciting and demanding, with many challenges along the way - and there
are always new very worthy projects to support." |
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UK HEAD OFFICE TEAM |
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OFFICE
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Sam Walker |
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Sam Walker
is providing temporary admin support until he returns to Portsmouth University in October
by which time we expect to have recruited a replacement for Jude Park who has
recently joined our Board of Advisors. |
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FINANCE ASSISTANT |
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Karen Gates |
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Karen Gates works with
Wendy doing the financial accounts. She is a part-qualified chartered accountant
and is pleased to be able to use her accounting skills for CRY. Karen first joined
the charity in 2002 and worked for 18 months. After an extended childcare break
she rejoined in September 2007. Outside of work, she enjoys walking her dog, going to
gigs, reading and relaxing in her caravan in Devon. |
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CHARITY SHOPS AREA MANAGER |
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Julie Baker |
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Julie Baker has spent most of her working life within the Nursing Profession, including District Nursing Sister, Health Service Manager, Social Services and latterly, Manager of a 51-bedded Nursing Home. Following her retirement in 2006, Julie was appointed CRY Shops Coordinator, providing support to all the UK shops and working with the Managers to improve performance. Julie likes a hands-on approach as she says "...the role has been an interesting one working with a variety of different people and gaining their trust so that we can work together"....picture to follow shortly. |
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BOARD OF ADVISORS |
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COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS |
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Jon Diaper |
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Jon Diaper
FRICS
has been a Chartered Surveyor for over 24 years and has worked in the commercial
property market in Central Southern England for over 26 years. Jon was
a CRY trustee from 1992-2008, and has provided invaluable help in the specialist areas of commercial
property, lease and related legal issues and also general business and
management advice.
Jon
is a Senior Director of CB Richard Ellis,
international commercial
property and real estate services advisors,
and is head of the Asset Management Department at the Southampton office. |
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MARKETING & EVENTS PROMOTION |
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Jude
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Jude Park brings a wealth of strategic marketing and events management experience to the charity having previously worked for an international telephony, web, radio and video communications company also the UK’s leading dental payment plan provider. This has involved organising air shows, trade displays, PR, marketing, developing sales tools, client liaison and rebranding both in the UK and overseas. Her interests include travel, cooking, reading, music, eating out and spending time with family. |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
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COMPANY SECRETARY |
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Ian Chiddle |
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Ian Chiddle is one of the original
trustees of CRY and has been the Secretary from the beginning also.
Professionally, Ian is a design engineer with 40 years in the industry,
working for a variety of companies during this time. His experience
includes concept design, problem solving, project planning, man
management, and running a small business for a short while. Other skills
he has brought to CRY are administration, employment matters, and
financial integrity. Ian is also a trustee of a local church. |
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CHAIR OF TRUSTEES |
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Michael Croucher |
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Michael Croucher
is a Chartered Accountant and has had a varied career spanning over 30
years in banking, Ministry of Defence and National Health
Service. He has also been an Area Manager for The Princes Trust
and currently works as Secretary to
Network
Christians in a voluntary capacity. Michael joined the CRY Board
five years ago and is currently Chair of Trustees. His experience in
finance, business management, strategic planning and governance, has
enabled him to provide useful consultancy, advice and support to the CRY
Executive. |
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Margaret Walker |
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Margaret Walker BSc ACCA
is a Full Member of the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants, has 25 years experience in daily running/
management of small and medium sized businesses; 13 years experience in
charity accounts and related legislation plus small and medium sized
events and office management. Margaret has been a trustee of CRY since
1992 bringing accounting expertise to the charity, and ensuring that all
HMRC, Charity Commission and Companies House legislation is complied
with. |
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Stella Haig |
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Stella Haig is a qualified social
worker by profession with experience in the statutory child care sector,
community development, working with the wider voluntary sector and the
co-ordination and support of volunteers. Currently employed as the
project co-ordinator for a Southampton charity
CLEAR which provides services
for refugees and asylum seekers. In her spare time she helps to organise
a Sunday lunch for the homeless and a church 'Kids Klub'. |
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Melvyn Reader |
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Dr. Melvyn Reader has had a
career that spans the private, public and charity sectors.
A trained social scientist, he has served as the Senior Researcher
in a number of Management Consultancies focussed on the future
implications of social trends and ICT developments. He has also worked
for Food for the Hungry. Melvyn is currently employed in local government, where he helps
develop council strategy and policy by carrying out research and
collating evidence in the areas of corporate strategy, organisational
development, and local economic, social and health trends. |
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