Richard sits on the FiSH Funding and Finance committee. He is a Chartered Accountant and a retired banker. Most of his career was spent in the city, with a three year stint in Hong Kong which included witnessing the handover to China. He served for six years as a non-executive Director of a local sports club and in his spare time enjoys Golf, Padel Tennis and Bridge. Richard and his family have lived in Barnes for nearly 30 years and he and his wife are both FiSH volunteers.

The lead Trustee on governance and policies. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Adviser. She worked in the oil industry for a number of years before taking a career break and moving to the Far East. Since her return to the UK she has worked for a number of not for profit organisations. She has a wide experience of not for profit accounts and a particular interest in governance. Sue has lived in East Sheen for over thirty years.

Jean-Louis has lived in Mortlake and East Sheen for 40 years, and started driving buses for FiSH as a volunteer in 2018. He has a particular interest in the care of patients with dementia and Parkinson’s. He held Marketing and General Management positions in a number of industrial and engineering organisations during his career, as well as non-executive positions in the not-for-profit sector.

Solvène founded Stageing in 2009 to help give older people the joy of performing to local audiences. The company formed groups at the Barnes Green Centre, at Viera Gray House (poetry mornings), and the Royal Hospital Chelsea. In 2011, supported by Age UK, she performed Old and Alone for 24 hours in an empty shop window on Castelnau. She has staged and written plays for the Riverside Studios and the French Institute London, and trained as a drama teacher. She currently teaches English literature and Drama at a sixth form school for students with learning difficulties.

Sue began volunteering for FiSH in 2021 after leaving her full-time job in broadcasting. Her BBC career spanned more than 40 years, including many years in senior editorial roles and she has a wealth of experience in network television news, and the leadership and management of large teams. Sue has lived in Barnes for 27 years with her husband (also a FiSH volunteer) and has two adult sons. She is also a regular FiSH “helpliner” and participates in many FiSH events.

She has lived in Barnes and SW London for more than 40 years. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant although switched to investment fund management from which she eventually retired in 2014. She has been involved in setting up a charity and has served as treasurer for three others. Anne first volunteered for FiSH in 2019 after qualifying as a bus driver. She very much enjoys and is kept busy by her children and grandchildren. She is also a keen choral singer.

Steven represents the local churches on the FiSH board of Trustees and liaises with Churches together in Barnes and other ecumenical groups. He became Vicar of St Michael & All Angels, Barnes in 2016. Previously he was Minor Canon Succentor at Southwark Cathedral and a Chaplain of King’s College, London, and before that a curate in Chiswick. St Michael’s has a close association with FiSH and regularly hosts the Retro Cafe in the St Michael’s Community Centre. Stephen believes that caring for older people is one of the greatest privileges and challenges that faces our society today, and says he is honoured to be serving an organisation such as FiSH which meets crucial needs in the community.