As a small charity, it is vital that our governance is effective and robust. Our trustees shape our strategy and help us achieve our mission of bringing generations together and building more age-friendly communities for all. We recruited our first trustees back in 2022, shortly after receiving our charity status. Since then, our Board has helped us explore new opportunities, increase our impact and grow our charity.
In the autumn we launched a new recruitment round to bring additional expertise onto the Board. We also invited a representative of our Intergenerational Programme Panel (find out more about the Panel here) to join the Board as an advisor and help ensure participant voice is heard. We are delighted to share the details of the new additions to the team below.
Caroline Gordon: Caroline is the founder of Mix Partners, a coaching and advisory business focused on team performance, impact and cohesion. Prior to this, she spent two decades working in campaigns and public affairs. Most recently, she was Partner and Head of Health at WA Communications, building and leading an award-winning team delivering public affairs and communications across the healthcare sector. She has also worked for national and local politicians and several charities working in social policy. She strongly believes in the power of human connection to improve lives – regardless of age or background.
Harmony Chan: Harmony brings her commitment to social entrepreneurship and volunteering together with her background in finance. She has worked and volunteered in secondary and primary schools, including developing a social action programme and running an arts and crafts club. She believes in building strong and healthy communities by connecting with people from all walks of life. In her day job, Harmony makes social investments at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, an independent social change organisation focused on ending poverty in the UK.
Rose Delfino: Rose has over ten years experience in the third sector and is passionate about the power of bringing people together to change things for the better. She is currently Senior Innovation Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support where she is piloting new initiatives to improve equitable access to early diagnosis and treatment for people living with cancer. Before this, she worked at Year Here as Head of Innovation and Programmes, which is where she came across InCommon and became completely inspired by their excellent work. She lives in North London with her partner and is currently trying and failing to adopt a cat.
A younger person and Brian at an intergenerational workshop
Brian Hodkinson: Brian will be advising the Board, representing our Intergenerational Programme Panel. Brian has always enjoyed working with children, from his days as a Scout Leader to running residential weekends for young people at his church. He has lived in Australia, spending three years studying at the University of Adelaide. In his career, he has worked as a prison officer, supporting children removed from their home by the courts. This experience has shown him how important it is to support children and give them good opportunities. Brian has been a volunteer for our programmes since 2019, taking part in over 20 intergenerational workshops.
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