Our Trustees
Trustee Responsibilities:
Sandwell Advocacy is a registered Charity and is regulated by the Charity Commission. We are guided by their recommended Code of Conduct which simply means that we are committed to the aims and values of Sandwell Advocacy and always act in the best interests of the organisation.
When joining the Board of Trustees (also known as the Management Committee) we agree:
- To be a pool of expertise and give advice, using our knowledge and life experience to make informed decisions.
- To provide support for the Project Coordinator who is delegated the management of the organisation.
Together the Management Committee Members undertake 4 key duties:
- Determine Mission and Strategy – we set the organisation’s direction and determine how it will get there.
- Be Accountable – we act with integrity, being held to account for the actions of the organisation to maintain public confidence and trust.
- Make effective decisions – we should be informed and rigorous, debating the issues effecting the operation of the organisation.
- Manage Risk – we monitor systems which identify risks and control the use of assets including finances.
Meet Our Trustees:
Gurdeep Hanspaul
(Chair)
Gurdeep joined Sandwell Advocacy as a Trustee in November 2020. She has been volunteering for the Sandwell Together project since almost the start of the pandemic since May 2020 and so has an understanding of issues that older adults are experiencing due to loneliness and isolation. She has worked in the voluntary sector for most of her career, managing various projects that support those who are vulnerable, including pregnant women; victims of crime; unemployment for the NEET group, amongst others. Gurdeep has a keen interest in Safeguarding as well as listening to the experiences of service users across a range of services.
Patricia Golding
Trustee
Patricia has worked across both the public and private sector in customer facing roles including welfare and housing. Patricia was formerly a volunteer advisor at her local Citizens Advice Bureau and currently works in local government.
Geraldine Brown
Trustee
Geraldine has been a Trustee at Sandwell Advocacy since January 2012 and has a range of work related experience working with marginalised and vulnerable individuals, families and communities.
Carmen Tulloch
Trustee
Carmen joined our management committee in January 2021. Carmen grew up as a young carer and has been volunteering for our Advocacy for Young Carers project since 2013. Carmen graduated in 2022 with a BA Hons in Working With Children, Young People and Families at Birmingham City University and currently works for DORCAS and Summerfield Clinic, raising awareness and supporting survivors of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
June Moult
Trustee
June joined Sandwell Advocacy as a Trustee in July 2025. She has valuable life/work/training experiences that enable her to fulfil the Trustee Role and work towards core values that benefit the public. In particular, June worked in the social work field and was involved in assessing, training and supporting fostering households within both the Public and Private sector. Through this she has supported the needs of children in the care system and equally supported the needs of fostering families. June has worked with adults/children with wide ranging needs including; mental health, physical needs, bereavement/loss, developmental disorders and, cases of sexual abuse. She has sound awareness of; safeguarding, equality, data protection and, has general business acumen. By volunteering as a Trustee, June expects to work with all involved to promote the ethos of the organisation to; support people’s rights, listen to their voices and assisting people to empower themselves.