SID Trustees
As a registered charity SID has a Management Committee to oversee its work.
These trustees bring a wealth of background knowledge to SID's management, including personal experience of disability as well as a range of professional skills.
Peter Arnold (Chair)
After a 30 year career as an industrial chemist in the vinyl floor covering industry, Peter moved to working with Surrey Community Action as Head of Development in 2008. His role covers research and application for new funding and business opportunities, internal quality and working with the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector across Surrey and the South East.
Peter has previous experience as Chair of a British Standards committee and has represented the UK at European level in Brussels. He has also chaired the technical committee of a European trade association.
Peter has also worked for over 30 years as a Leader with the Scout Association including 5 years in the role of District Commissioner for the Leatherhead District.
Tom Allen (Treasurer)
Tom Allen (b1934) is a chartered accountant. After qualifying and completing his RAF National Service, he joined Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co (now KPMG) in 1958, where he became a partner in 1968, specialising in audit and financial investigation work.
Following his retirement in 1994 he has been involved with the financial direction of various charities, all working with the sick and disabled. He is also actively involved with the University of the Third Age and Woking Choral Society. Interests include walking, reading and music. He is married, with two adult children.
Malcolm Tutton
Malcolm Tutton has been involved with the supply of cars to people with disabilities for the last 25 years and now has responsibility for Motability within the Ford Retail Group, the 50-branch retail arm of Ford of Britain.
He has established a wide range of contacts over the years.
He lives in West Horsley and his interests include walking, tennis, badminton and mountain biking.
Leonie Riddett
My name is Leonie Riddett & I am an independent 31 year old living at home with my family in Bookham, Surrey.
I have Cerebral Palsy and sometimes use an electric wheelchair. Currently I work in the Admissions Department of Guildford College. I process all the A level and GCSE applications that come into the college.
My hobbies include socialising with friends, eating out and going to the cinema. I used to work for a Disability Information Service dealing with enquiries from the public which I enjoyed greatly.
Michael Jones
He is a Reigate solicitor with particular expertise in commercial and development property work, as well as involvement in practice management. Recent charitable project work includes advising the trustees of Woodhatch Park Project, and drafting the constitution for Friends of Priory Park ready for Reigate’s (successful) lottery bid.
Michael was for 7 years Chairman of Governors of Brooklands School, a school for children with severe learning difficulties and for a short time was a co-opted member of Surrey Education Committee. He is currently a Governor of Reigate College, and chairs its Management Committee. He is also a member of the Management Committee of Sidlow Bridge Centre, a Pupil Referral Unit in Reigate.
He was a founder member of Reigate Hill Rotary Club. Michael is an active member of St Philip’s Church, Reigate and, in addition to his wife, has three children two of whom have successfully “flown the nest”.
Michael joined SID as a trustee in 2006.
Mark Dyer
I work as the a Principal Access Officer for the Olympic Delivery Authority in ensuring the use of inclusive design throughout the Olympic Park and venues for the London 2012 games.
Over the past ten years I have gained considerable experience in the field of accessibility management and auditing including work for British Airport Authority and The National Trust.
I am a wheelchair user and a local resident.
Di Cheeseman
I have been employed by White Lodge Centre for the past 14 years initially as a massage therapist / physio assistant, then Assistant Manager and for the past 7 years I have been the Head of the Adult and Community Support Service, before becoming a permanent member of staff I worked freelance as a massage therapist and this is how my involvement with White Lodge began.
I have previously been a trustee for another information service and I am now on the management committee of RAVS and Runnymede Carers Support as a representative member.
I studied with the Open University where I received my diploma in Health and Social Care and certificate for Managing Voluntary and Non Profit Enterprises.
Solette Sheppardson
Solette Sheppardson has worked as a professional marketer for more than 15 years. She has extensive business knowledge gained with both the private and public sectors and has worked for multinationals and independent organisations.
She has spent a number of years providing marketing expertise within an American-owned consultancy and more than five years marketing for BT. More recently she has managed marketing projects on behalf of local government offices and the third sector. She currently is the Chief Officer at Runnymede Association Of Voluntary Service and runs a small marketing consultancy.
She has had connections with SID in one way or another since 2003.