Our Trustees
Louise
Louise has worked as a GP in Bristol and Bournemouth for over 20 years, with a particular interest in sexual health. She has been teaching RSE, including the Respected Programme, in schools for 15 years.
She longs to see young people making properly informed and healthy choices in the area of relationships and sex.
Ron
Ron Jenkinson recently retired after 23 years of headship and Executive Headship across 4 Dorset middle schools. He has been a trustee of a growing diocesan multi academy trust and is now a governor at two schools in an area which overcomes many challenges to deliver good education.
Ron currently spends his time volunteering as the School and Community Link at his church and he is also delighted to support Respected because he knows that the programme will empower young people and be accessible and of real practical use to schools.
Festus – Chair
Dr Festus Adedoyin is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for BSc Business Computing with Analytics and also Data Science and AI at the Department of Computing and Informatics, Bournemouth University.
He chose to get involved with Respected because of his research and teaching within health technology and user intervention. He loves the vision of Respected and has a particular interest in enabling organisations to grow. His hobby is eating pounded yam and okra soup with fresh fish, ponmo and goat meat with a chilled coca-cola drink!
Sarah
Dr Sarah Wattley originally trained in medicine, practising in children’s medicine and public health before moving into strategy work supporting the flourishing of under 18s within the Diocese of Bristol. She is a fervent advocate for young people and started as a volunteer at Respected before joining the board of trustees.
She has three children and is married to Dan an emergency medicine doctor. They love adventuring together as a family, including spending some weeks in Kenya at the beginning of 2022.
Ben
Ben Parkin is a recently retired consultant eye surgeon who has a professional teaching qualification and runs specialist training courses in sub-saharan Africa.
He is committed to Respected as a long-standing trustee, fundraiser and educator and is determined to help improve young people’s self-esteem as well as understand better the risks and consequences of decisions they make. When not working, Ben loves to be either in or on the water, preferably the sea!
Geal
Geal Stanfield has worked as a nurse and midwife in Edinburgh before moving to the deep south, where she became the mother of four girls.
Navigating teenage years with them, and their friends, reinforced her desire to see all young people realise their precious worth and give them more tools to make positive choices. This led her to be a strong supporter of Respected and then happy to commit time as a trustee.
David – Treasurer
David is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a decade of experience across the UK and Nigeria. He is able to support Respected with his strong analytical and communication skills. David worked with many students during his time at Bells University of Technology in Nigeria.
The vision and values of Respected align with the skills he believes young people need to make healthy decisions. In his spare time, David is a keen supporter of Arsenal football team; watching as many games as he can.
Our Development Team
A range of professionals have written and are developing our Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Programme.
Louise
Louise has worked as a GP in Bristol and Bournemouth for over 20 years, with a particular interest in sexual health. She has been teaching RSE, including the Respected Programme, in schools for 15 years.
She longs to see young people making properly informed and healthy choices in the area of relationships and sex.
Beth
Beth is a qualified youth worker, having gained her degree in Youth and Community Work in 2014. She is a longstanding member of the Respected team and heads up our Educator Team as well as helping to develop the programme.
Beth has also worked as a carer for looked after children and has a particular passion for supporting disadvantaged young people overcome the challenges they face.
Hannah
Hannah is our Publicity and Development Lead. She promotes Respected through direct and digital marketing and collects feedback from schools that use our programme. Hannah works alongside Beth and Louise to continually reflect and improve the programme, with a particular focus on accessibility for SEND students.
Hannah is a secondary school teacher with 19 years’ experience.
