Board of Trustees

Dr. Liz Hepplewhite – Chair

Liz is a retired GP and also sat on the West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group. Liz now works for HMCTS as a Medical Tribunal Member. She is concerned about access to mental health services for victims of sexual violence.

Mr Barrie Read – Treasurer

Barrie is a retired accountant and was a partner in his own accountancy firm in Derby. He has pro-active oversight of SV2’s Financial Controller and presents the annual accounts to the Board for sign off.

Mrs Bethan Davies

Bethan is a solicitor with Freeths LLP and has been a trustee for over 4 years. She has a Family Law background but is interested in issues relating to children and domestic abuse.

Mr Andrew Stokes

Andy is a retired Detective Superintendent and Head of Public Protection. He had responsibility for domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence so he has a wealth of experience on this area of work. He now leads a team of police civilian investigators.

Mr Sam Slack

Sam is a retired Detective Chief Inspector and has experience of working with victims and offenders in relation to sexual violence. He is now the Higher & Further Education Prevent Coordinator (Counter Terrorism) for the East Midlands – Department for Education.

Ms Carly Radford

Carly is a qualified nurse and trainee-psychotherapist. She has experience of working with adults and young people who have experienced abuse as a therapist and also as a forensic nurse in a SARC. As a school nurse Carly implemented projects to raise awareness of consent and sexual violence in schools and was a local CSE champion. Currently, Carly works as a children’s and young peoples mental health nurse.