Our Board of Trustees

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  Meg LustmanChair

  Meg Lustman joined the St Luke’s Board as Chair in March 2023 after an executive career leading many well-known retail brands through transformation and growth. In her post-executive career, Meg works with organisations in different ways spanning Chair, Advisor, Mentor and Non-Executive roles. She seeks to partner with clever leaders doing good things with purpose and to have the opportunity to contribute and to learn in equal measure. Meg understands the importance of good palliative and end-of-life care and, as a resident of Brent, is firmly committed to the St Luke’s mission and purpose.

  Meg LustmanChair

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  Christine Glenn

  Christine Glenn qualified as a barrister and worked in senior legal advisor positions in the Inner London Magistrates’ Courts’ Service before becoming Chief Executive of that service for six years. She went on to be Chief Executive of the Parole Board for England and Wales as well as a part-time first-tier tribunal judge dealing with asylum and immigration claims. She became a Parole Commissioner in N Ireland in 2009 and served as Chief Commissioner from 2010 until 2019. Christine did extensive international consultancy work in the criminal justice field. She also worked as a tutor for the Open University in its MBA Strategy course. She has been a trustee of St Luke’s for five years and currently sits on the Finance & Performance Committee. More recently, Christine has been asked to serve as the safeguarding trustee.

  Christine Glenn

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  Paul Hill

  Paul Hillis a qualified accountant (FCA) and retired Chief Financial Officer with many years of experience in both commercial and not-for-profit organisations. He has been a Trustee of St Luke’s since August 2020 and is Chairman of the Finance and Performance Committee.

  Paul Hill

• Sarah Livingston

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  Neel Radia

  Neel Radia has over 20 years of commercial sales and marketing experience and has been a Trustee of St Luke’s Hospice since August 2020. Neel joined St Luke’s board of Trustees to support in delivering the hospice visions and sustaining the care we provide to our community. Neel has had the opportunity of working voluntarily with other charities in the past, including being Chairman of the National Association of Care Catering. He has vast knowledge around the sheer importance of person-centred care and continues to proactively support and add value to the board for the overall benefit of the people in Harrow and Brent. Neel sits on the Finance & Performance Committee.

  Neel Radia

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  Raj Thakrar

  Raj Thakrar has been a trustee since September 2020. He is a member of the Clinical Governance committee and has over 30 years of experience in IT across a variety of industries, both public and private. Raj currently works as a senior advisor to growth-stage start-ups scaling internationally into the UK & Europe, providing product development advice and project management expertise. He spent the last 15 years as Head of IT for global organisations, working in the US, Africa and the UAE. Raj has a successful track record in delivering strategy, global projects, companywide transformation, and building high-performing teams.

  Raj Thakrar

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  Claire Melia-Tompkins

  Claire Melia-Tompkins has been a trustee at St Luke’s since 2018, and as well as being a Board Member, Claire sits on the Finance and Performance Committee. Claire has a lot of local knowledge of Harrow and Brent, being a resident there for over 30 years and having worked for both Harrow and Brent Council in her career. Claire’s professional experience is across communications, marketing, reputation and crisis management, where she has worked for over 20 years for a range of public sector and charity organisations. Claire is also heavily involved in and volunteers for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), where she is a Fellow and Chartered Practitioner. Claire is also a serving Metropolitan Police Special Constable for the areas of Brent, Harrow and Barnet.

  Claire Melia-Tompkins

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  Chandni Radia

  Chandni is a fundraising and business development professional, having raised millions of pounds for a range of organisations for over 16 years. She has significant experience in helping charities diversify their funding, having built and managed successful teams and income growth strategies across a range of fundraising and business development disciplines, including trusts and foundations, individual and major donors, corporates, events, and statutory funding. She is currently the Director of Development, Income and Impact at The Mayday Trust, having also held senior leadership positions at Advance Charity, The Forward Trust, and The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce.

  Chandni Radia

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  Natalie Butler

  Natalie joined the Board of Trustees in September 2023 as the Vice Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA).
  Natalie brings over 15 years of experience supporting organisations identify, analyse and remediate their strategic, financial and operational risks. She leads global teams and has worked in several sectors including professional services, PR, financial services, and travel. Natalie has significant experience in internal audit, process improvement, risk management, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and is also six sigma trained.

  Natalie Butler

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  Jatin Patel

  Jatin is a Chartered Accountant and has over 20 years of experience in providing audit and assurance services, primarily to large/global financial services organisations and pension schemes. He is currently a partner at KPMG. Jatin chairs the newly formed Audit and Risk Committee and also sits on the Financial & Performance Committee. Having witnessed firsthand the amazing work of the Hospice for two family members, he is inspired to contribute to its future success and ensure that others in the community continue to have the best experience possible.

  Jatin Patel

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  Sarah Gigg

  Sarah is a Deputy Director of Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Healthcare Professionals (NMAHP) at the UK Health Security Agency, the most senior NMAHP leading and representing NMAHPs working in health protection across England. Previously, Sarah was the Director of Patient Services and Nursing and a board member at Sue Ryder. She has enjoyed a 30-year career in health and social care in the NHS, voluntary, and private sectors.

  Sarah Gigg

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  Stephen Spiro

  Stephen Spiro is a Professor of respiratory medicine and was a Consultant Physician at The Royal Brompton Hospital (1977-94) and University College Hospital ( 1977-2009) where he still teaches. His main research interest was running multicentre UK trials to improve the outcomes and quality of life for those with lung cancer. He has published more than 150 peer review papers, and is senior editor of a textbook Clinical Respiratory Medicine. In 2013 he received the British Thoracic Society Gold medal for “an outstanding contribution to UK Thoracic Medicine”.
  He was a trustee and Vice Chair of the British Lung Foundation (2003-2020) and from 2013-23 was Chair of Trustees at Rennie Grove Hospice Care. He received an OBE in June 2023 for Services to Hospice Care.

  Stephen Spiro

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  Tracy Routledge

  Tracy Routledge joined the St Luke’s Board in September 2025 and chairs the newly-formed Kenton Grange Estates Committee. Tracy brings over 27 years of estates and construction public sector experience and has led estate strategies for large Local Authorities across London and Bedfordshire and a range of Education Trusts nationally. Tracy specialises in refurbishment in live environments requiring significant stakeholder engagement.

  Tracy Routledge

Our Shops Board of Directors

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  Carolyn HectorChair of the Shops Board

  Carolyn Hector joined the shops board in August 2020 and became Deputy Chair in April 2022. She has over 20 years experience in strategy, marketing, brand and product development for a number of prominent brands and organisations across the Financial Services industry. She has a track record in identifying commercial opportunities and delivering within challenging circumstances. Carolyn practiced at leading organisations and driving cultural and organisational change, with over eight years’ experience in board management, across financial services, education and charity sectors. More recently, Carolyn has widened her experience in the charity sector, driving the brand, marketing and strategy for Age Co, the commercial arm of Age UK.

  Carolyn HectorChair of the Shops Board

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  Lindsey BennisterShops Board Director

  Lindsey Bennister, is a senior charity leader with a background in cancer and health organisations. She is an experienced trustee and an ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations) Mentor for CEO’s and senior leaders. Lindsey has a long personal connection with St Luke’s Hospice through her mother-in-law, Stella, who was a big supporter of the hospice and passed away at the hospice in 2015. Lindsey joined St Luke’s as CEO in October 2022.

  Lindsey BennisterShops Board Director

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  Michael FreedmanShops Board Director

  Michael Freedman is a serial entrepreneur who joined the Shops Board in November 2018. His background is in marketing of services and products, having worked in hotels, restaurants, financial services, retail shops and retail development. He worked first in the 1970s as marketing director of a newly formed group of hotels, founded and ran a credit collection business, then built and chaired a nationwide group of portrait photography studios, followed by a group of central London art galleries. His family is currently a significant shareholder in a retail food mall. He helped raise funds for two other charities before joining St Luke’s and is today retired whilst continuing to assist his family property business. His hobbies include badminton, swimming, backgammon and travel. Michael is also a paid up member of Dignity in Dying.

  Michael FreedmanShops Board Director

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  Meg LustmanShops Board Director

  Meg Lustman joined the St Luke’s Board as Chair in March 2023 after an executive career leading many well-known retail brands through transformation and growth. In her post-executive career, Meg works with organisations in different ways spanning Chair, Advisor, Mentor and Non-Executive roles. She seeks to partner with clever leaders doing good things with purpose and to have the opportunity to contribute and to learn in equal measure. Meg understands the importance of good palliative and end-of-life care and, as a resident of Brent, is firmly committed to the St Luke’s mission and purpose.

  Meg LustmanShops Board Director

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  John GrimesShops Board Director

  John Grimes joined the Shops Board in September 2025. As a qualified Chartered Surveyor, he has over 35 years experience in commercial estate management, property development and leasing, having worked for Land Securities PLC and Hammerson PLC on assets throughout the UK and Ireland. He also worked as Head of Property for a large multi national retailer. He has a keen interest in helping to raise awareness and funding for community related projects and delivering value in challenging circumstances. John is firmly committed to guiding St Luke’s strategy, ensuring good governance and championing our mission and purpose.

  John GrimesShops Board Director

• Louise ConroyShops Board Director

Our Executive Team

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  Lindsey BennisterChief Executive

  Lindsey Bennister, is a senior charity leader with a background in cancer and health organisations. She is an experienced trustee and an ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations) Mentor for CEO’s and senior leaders. Lindsey has a long personal connection with St Luke’s Hospice through her mother-in-law, Stella, who was a big supporter of the hospice and passed away at the hospice in 2015. Lindsey joined St Luke’s as CEO in October 2022.

  Lindsey BennisterChief Executive

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  Jo PearceDirector of Fundraising & Communications

  Jo joined St Luke’s Hospice in February 2019, and has a background of nearly 10 years in fundraising for the charity sector, with a particular interest in Corporates, Major Donors and Legacies.

  Having previously worked for Investors in People and a global publishing house, Jo was struck by the importance of end of life care when a former colleague died at a very young age and was helped enormously by the hospice sector.

  She is passionate about raising the awareness of St Luke’s services, and building relationships in the local community to grow our non-statutory income.

  She joined the Executive Team in February 2022, and is married with two teenage children.

  Jo PearceDirector of Fundraising & Communications

• Claire PorterDirector of Clinical Services

• Fran DeaneDirector of Operations and Deputy CEO

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  Reneé BullockDirector of People & Organisational Development

  Born in Alabama, USA, Reneé is passionate and fully committed to working with patients, team colleagues and partners across the system and community to continue to build compassionate leadership driven through our St Luke’s Strategy, values and behaviours and building consistency of equality, diversity and inclusion for all. Having started her HR and Operations career in the private sector, Reneé supported banks and blue-chip retail organisations across 32 countries to build improvement and learning cultures and environments. She found her true calling in healthcare and worked across local government organisations and then joined the NHS 15 years ago. She has worked across many different healthcare  settings including Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, London and more recently nationally focused including mental health trusts, community trusts and commissioning services. Reneé has also supported the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s $1 billion healthcare fund which has helped grow and develop more than 30 hospitals and diagnostic centres across Nigeria, Kenya, India and Pakistan.

  Reneé BullockDirector of People & Organisational Development