Our Trustees

Mark Elliott, who spent more than three decades working as a journalist and manager in BBC local radio, including half of that in Cumbria, was instrumental in instigating a very successful charity partnership between BBC Radio Cumbria and Jigsaw after seeing the exceptional services being delivered by the hospice.

Bronwyn became a Trustee in 2021. She moved to Cumbria on retirement from the NHS in 2018. After training in paediatrics and clinical genetics in Australia, she moved to the UK in 1993 to take up a position in the NHS. Her NHS roles included Consultant Clinical Geneticist, and Associate Medical Director, the latter post with a particular responsib…

Mark joined the Board of Trustees in April 2021. In 2017 Mark’s Dad, Brian, spent his final days in the hospice and Mark and his family were blown away by the care, support and friendliness they were shown by all the Eden Valley Hospice team. The hospice made his family’s last few days together special and they often recall them.

Ann is a physiotherapist with almost 30 years’ experience and has spent all her working career in Cumbria, predominately in the Carlisle area. She has worked in the Carlisle Community Rehabilitation Service, most recently in pain services, and latterly as a lecturer at the University of Cumbria.

Gwyn has been an occupational therapist for more than 20 years and has almost 10 years’ experience with the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator for health and social care. Gwyn currently works as a wellness programme lead and lead occupational therapist in the Copeland Primary Care Network.

Matt’s background is in the performing arts. He’s worked in theatre production and more recently as a design and construction consultant for the broader arts sector. He now heads up capital developments and estates for a national children’s cancer charity. 

Paul is a 30-year food industry veteran who has run businesses in the USA, Poland and the UK, is currently managing director of the UK division of a European multinational food business. He is married with three children and six grandchildren.

Richard Nixon brings extensive experience as a development and real estate solicitor, with a strong focus on the charity and education sectors. Since moving to Cumbria from Northumberland in 2021, Richard has been eager to contribute his legal expertise to support local causes.