Our Trustees
As a Charity Birmingham Mind is governed by a group of Trustees. A Trustee is someone who gives their time and experience for free and who is responsible for ensuring the Charity meets its stated aims and objectives (link).
We have what we call the Executive Meeting where all Trustees meet 10 times a year and the CEO attends. This meeting is responsible for the Strategic Plan and the direction of the Charity. It considers current achievements against business plan and oversees new business development.
We also have a Finance Committee and a Clinical Governance Committee. Both of these committees report to the Executive Committee. The Finance Committee oversees the budgets and income/expenditure. The Clinical Governance Committee oversees the quality of our services and considers issues relating to risk and Human Resources.
Chair Rev Canon Frank Longbottom 
Frank has worked for many years in mental health services as a hospital chaplain and therapist.
He has been a Mental Health Act Commissioner and is a member of the Mental Health Tribunal Service as well as a Peer Reviewer for Healthcare Inspectorate Wales . He has been an Ofstead Inspector and school governor.
A long history in the voluntary sector has included working with Victim Support and Leonard Cheshire, as well as many years with Birmingham Mind. He is also a Rotarian, and passionate golfer.
Mark Shakespeare
Mark currently works for a Housing Association and has previously worked as a Mental Health Advocate and in a Community Mental Health Team. Mark has used mental health services for over 25 years and is a passionate advocate for better services.
Philip Dearn
Philip was a technical manager of university science laboratories and is now retired. He has been asssociated with Birmingham Mind for about twenty years. He has served on District Sub-committees and the Executive Committee for over eighteen years. His main area of interest has been assisting with the inspection and monitoring of our residential homes as a lay visitor. He has also served on the Finance and General Purposes Committee and at one time assisted a group of volunteers with the running of a Sunday evening "drop in club".
Jennifer Marsh
Jennifer has worked in Primary, Secondary and Adult Education in Salford, Manchester, North Wales and East Africa.She moved to Birmingham in 1988 and was a Health Care Chaplin at All Saints and Highcroft Hospitals.
She became a Trustee of Mind in 1989 and is very proud of all that the service users and staff of Mind continue to achieve.
Dr Brian Murray
Dr Brian Murray; provided management and organisational development consultancy to the Public, Private and Voluntary Health Care sector over the past 30 years. Trustee of Mind since 1994.
Jim Ditheridge
Jim Ditheridge worked for a public company up to 7 years ago specifically responsible for the retirement housing operation. Jim has a Consultancy that specialises in advising on all matters relating to retirement housing. His strengths would be management, financial and property related.
Baljeet Ghataora
Baljeet Singh Ghataora CIOH, AIIM, AIPC was born in Tanzania (East Africa) and came to England at age of 10. Educated up to University standard. Joined a Steel Tube company and qualified as production controller to works manager level. Held various managerial positions with a local Registered Social Landlord Housing Officer, Control Centre Manager and Partnering Development Manager. Working knowledge of all functions in Housing Management, especially Asset Management / Property Services. Voluntary – Baljeet has also served as school governor 8 years, Board Member for a resource centre 10 years and has been running a badminton club 15 years since 2008 working as Executive Director for Equal Opportunities Federation in London. Networking with key organisations such as Greater London Authority (GLA), Olympic Delivery Agency (ODA), and London Organising Committee for Olympic Games (LOCOG), Constructionline, Audit Commission and previously Housing Corporation. Networks nationally promoting small businesses on Equality / Diversity ethos.
Baljeet joined the Executive Board of Birmingham Mind in 1998. Attend various training and conferences related to mental health and also served on the north district committee, equal opportunities and annual report working groups. Chair of clinical governance (Day and Support Services). Working with local communities attended Sikh Community Awareness – Mental Health in 2009.
Helen Rowett
Helen Rowett a Solicitor with Irwin Mitchell in Birmingham have made a speciality of Mental Capacity Law. Helen works with Mencap and other groups supporting both those with mental health problems and learning difficulties.
Tony Harnick
Tony has been an Account throughout his entire career. He held a senior position in Commence, Industry and had his own Accountancy practice until his retirement in 2005. He has been the Company Secretary of Birmingham Mind for __ years.
Tony is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and enjoys motoring and travelling.
Colin Vines
Colin is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and has worked in mental health for over 32 years. He has held board level appointments in the NHS but more recently has established an independent mental health consultancy company.
He has a particular interest in developing, maintaining and improving services for people who have longer term problems, especially outside of formal NHS and Social Care systems. Colin hopes to contribute to Birmingham Mind in the areas of user participation, mental health legislation, training, education and governance.
