Trustees

Golddigger Trust wouldn’t exist without our fantastic board of trustees, who each volunteer their time to ‘dot the i’s’, ‘cross the t’s’ and make sure that Golddigger Trust is governed well.

  • Matt joined the Golddigger Trust Board in January 2022 after supporting and advising the Golddigger team already for a few years.

    He, his wife and three teenage children, all live in north west Sheffield and are all active members of Oughtibridge Parish Church.

    Matt has over 20 years of industry and leadership experience in technology and consulting and has also been heavily involved in church leadership over the years, so he’s really enthusiastic about combining our values and vision, our Christian ethos and his professional experience together, supporting the young people of Sheffield

  • Jo joined the Golddigger Trust Board in November 2019 and brings over 9 years of experience as an Events and Project Manager, and most recently as a Project Director for local charity 'Together for Sheffield'. Within these roles she’s worked closely with high-net-worth donors and fundraising campaigns, which proves useful expertise on the board!

    Jo became the Trustee Secretary in early 2020, a role that brings together her passion for organisation and facilitating others.

    She and her husband Simon live in Loxley with their two young children and are part of STC Sheffield. They can generally be found eating/cooking/walking to burn off the eating...

  • Joanna joined the Trustee Board in December 2022. Joanna is Deputy Head of Culture at HMRC and brings her experience in HR to help support the Golddigger Trust staff team.

  • Geoff joined the Golddigger Trust Board in January 2017, bringing his technical and personal experience.

    Geoff's work involves him in project management and team leadership, and as an engineer he likes problem solving and the challenge of architecting good quality systems.

    He also enjoys getting involved in the local community, both as part of Ecclesall All Saints Church and as a Bass for Waldershelf Singers, is married to Rachel, and has three teenage (or nearly teenage!!) children.

  • Teacher and Assistant SENCO at Sheffield Secondary school for neurodiverse young people with an Education Health & Care Plan for communication and interaction needs alongside social, emotional and mental health needs. All students have a diagnosis or traits of autism. Previous experience of leadership in an Alternative Provision setting. 

  • From 2014-23, CEO of Matrix Trust, a young people's wellbeing charity based in Guildford. Now working as a social enterprise consultant and adviser based in Sheffield. Former teacher with Msc in Social Justice and Education and experienced charity trustee. 

  • Qualifying as a physiotherapist in 1988 from Nottingham, Jane worked in York before spending 2 years as the Head of Kitchen in the Scargill House Community before meeting Tim and moving to Sheffield and where they married at All Saints Ecclesall and where they've raised 4 children together. 

    Jane has worked mainly in the NHS and is the Principal Physiotherapist and co-therapy team lead for the Pain Management Service at Sheffield Children's Hospital, and teaches across the UK on psychologically informed management of persistent pain in children and young people. In 2021 she qualified as a Yoga Teacher and now weaves this into her life and professional practice. Jane has followed the development of Golddigger Trust since its earliest days and 2 of her children have benefited from the support of the Trust. She was previously a trustee of GirlGuiding Sheffield for 9 1/2 years and is currently the coordinator for Safe Space training for them.

    Joining the Golddigger Trust board in May 2024, she is delighted to take on the role of Safeguarding Trustee and is excited about the journey ahead.