Team We're a small but passionate team, working together to support young adults living through and beyond cancer. Expand Sophie Epstone Founder & CEO You’ll find me... hiking the coast, mountains, and anywhere else my trek boots will take me… adventuring out of the city with Trekstock’s Wellbeing Officer Serge and sourcing the best local hot chocolate (extra hot). Emma Cullingford Head of Fundraising You’ll find me... struggling to get up in the morning, singing at every opportunity, dreaming of trekking in the Scottish highlands, always out in restaurants and finding the dark humour in everything life throws my way. Katie Joyce Fundraising Officer You'll find me... training for an endurance event, designing my next fancy dress costume and on the daily, eating peanut butter out of the tub. Get in contact with Katie at [email protected] Jemima Reynolds Health Programmes and Engagement Lead You’ll find me... starting the day leading HIIT, cooking and eating delicious food, hanging out in a gallery and talking the hind legs off a donkey with friends. Bryony Antcliff Health Support and Programmes Officer You'll find me... baking up a storm, working on my attitude at the barre and perfectly quoting movies. Get in contact with Bryony at [email protected] Serge Wellbeing Officer You'll find me... eating all snacks except Coriander, stealing any unoccupied chair, taking Sophie for a walk, and generally being a source of joy.
Experts We're grateful to our amazing team of experts who help shape and guide the work we do, ensuring it is meeting a real need and is evidence-based. They ensure we develop programmes and support information that is of the highest standard in response to the needs of our beneficiaries. Expand Dr Louise Soanes - Director of Services at Teenage Cancer Trust. Louise is a Registered General Nurse and a Registered Sick Children's Nurse and has a Masters and a BSc degree. Her role involves developing and implementing services for young people with cancer London and the South East and nationally. Dr Gemma Pugh - is a lecturer in Sports & Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary, University of London. She has a particular interest in physical activity promotion and behaviour change and has carried out a number of research studies investigating health behaviour change among Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) cancer survivors. She has been working with Trekstock to evaluate the impact of the Meet and Move and RENEW programmes.
Ambassadors "I love the work that Trekstock does and feel it’s so incredibly important. No one should ever feel alone during a difficult time in their life, and the support that they offer young people with cancer feels invaluable." Ella Mills, Delicously Ella Expand "It was really inspiring and moving to see so many young adults going through, or having gone through cancer, come together to learn about movement and food, and how that can help with their recovery. I learned a lot from speaking with everyone at Trekstock's Meet & Move event and I hope they took away a few helpful pointers from me also!" Dr Hazel Wallace Harry Styles Mark Ronson Liam Payne Ella Woodward Henry Holland Andy Burrows
Trustees Our team of Trustees takes Trekstock's work very seriously and are responsible for making sure our charity is doing what it was set up to do. From Corporate Law to Entertainment, we are grateful to our varied and dedicated board. Expand Alex Gray is an accomplished Commercial Leader & Executive Manager with a unique combination of experience in Technical Trade Finance, Trade Operations, Financial Crime and AML. Claudia Renton Is a Barrister at Essex Chambers. Claudia has a broad commercial practice with specialisms in arbitration, civil fraud, employment and media and entertainment law. David Bower Senior Marketing Professional with extensive experience in the entertainment industry. David currently looks after Entertainment Relations at Gibson Brands. David has a proven track record in creating, implementing and driving successful marketing and promotional strategies delivering outstanding sales and profit growth. Eva Reynolds Has 18-year career in healthcare communications. Eva has led award-winning UK global PR and medical communications strategies for a number of memorable pharmaceutical brands. Eva’s therapeutic area knowledge is broad and her standout areas of expertise are in oncology and rare disease. Dr Louise Soanes Director of Services at Teenage Cancer Trust. Louise is a Registered General Nurse and a Registered Sick Children's Nurse and has a Masters and a BSc degree. Her role involves developing and implementing services for young people with cancer London and the South East and nationally. Phillipa Sturt advises on all types of corporate transactions and commercial matters at Joelson Law firm. Philippa became a partner at Joelson in 2012 and also doubles as managing partner of the firm. Philippa has experience of drafting all manner of commercial contracts both in respect of UK transactions and overseas matters in Europe and beyond. Rob Challis- Chair of Trustees appointed in February 2020 After an extensive period working in the financial sector, Robert has spent the last ten years expanding his knowledge of the Not for Profit sector, particularly in its relationship with business, working with the boards of charities in a variety of sectors as well as mentoring senior management.