Trustees

Dave Charlton (Chair)

Dave Charlton spent his career managing change in international manufacturing companies, including the computer, pharmaceutical and Fast Moving Goods industries, both within the UK and across the globe.

He has experience in computer programming, business analysis & processes, project management and IT management.  He has managed significant numbers of multi-million-pound budgets.  Having retired he became an ELHAP Trustee and Treasurer in 2005, and Chairman in 2015.

Danae Leaman-Hill

Danae brings almost twenty years of fundraising experience to ELHAP, and has always worked for causes helping children and young people. She is currently Director of Fundraising at Ambitious about Autism. She lives locally and is a parent to two children. 

Tomas O'Donoghue

Tomas O’Donoghue is a London based primary school teacher. In 2008, Tomas began working on ELHAP’s playground services as a play worker and then later became a Team Leader.  After 7 years of service, Tomas left ELHAP to focus on his teaching career.  However, it was not long before he felt the pull back to the playground and successfully became a Trustee of the charity in 2016. 

Elaine Crossley

Elaine has worked with young people in both Further and Higher education for many years.  This has ranged from young people studying basic skills courses to degree level courses.  She has mentored young people with mental health issues and also those with  Autism.  Since retiring she has volunteered with charities which support young people.


Neil McCarthy


Sumeet Rawal 

Sumeet worked at ELHAP as a playworker (on both the Orchard Project and playground). Whilst working at ELHAP, he gained a good understanding of the services ELHAP provides as well as their impact.

After working at ELHAP he became a physiotherapist, mainly working within an integrated learning disabilities service (ILDS).  While here he developed a group based around promoting good health within the learning disabilities community. Working in this area helped Sumeet develop a greater understanding of how health and social care systems run. He currently works as a public health practitioner, with a focus on reducing levels of youth obesity. This role involves the development of projects to promote good health.