Laura lives in Tulse Hill, in Lambeth, and has been a trustee at Carers’ Hub since 2020. She was appointed Chair in September 2022. Laura has worked in the third sector for over 15 years in charities of varied sizes, from British Heart Foundation, a large medical research charity, to Find Your Feet, a small international development charity. She specialises in fundraising, communications, and leadership. She is currently the Deputy Director of Ministry of Stories, a small charity based in east London, helping young people discover their confidence, imagination and potential through the power of their writing.

Weyinmi is a Chartered Accountant with experience in public and private sectors across various industries and disciplines. She currently works as a Finance Manager at Amazon, where she is also committed to supporting the company's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) goals. To this end, she has chaired and joined boards of employee-led groups and committees solely dedicated to DEI and outreach initiatives. In 2022, Weyinmi joined Carers’ Hub Lambeth as a trustee.

Nicky lives in Southwark and became a Trustee of Carers’ Hub Lambeth in September 2024.

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She is Founding Chief Executive of the multi-award winning charity Create, which uses the creative arts to empower lives and enhance wellbeing across the UK. The charity has extensive programmes with both young and adult carers, which are very close to Nicky’s heart. As a volunteer, Nicky is a Childline Counsellor and a Trustee of Wales Millennium Centre. Previously, she was Trustee of MYTIME Young Carers (2021-2024) and Trustee/Vice Chair of Queen’s Nursing Institute (2009-2019). Nicky has won a number of awards, most recently, Arts Innovator in the Women&Home Amazing Women Awards 2023. Under her leadership, Create was crowned Charity of the Year by Charity Times in 2020.

With a professional business and service management background, Ijeoma has over 18 years senior leadership experience in Service Delivery, Business Strategy and Operations in the Utilities sector. Through personal experience, Ijeoma understands the challenges facing carers in Lambeth and is deeply committed and passionate about promoting their interests.

Ijeoma was appointed as a Carers Hub Lambeth Board Trustee in 2022 and brings her wealth of expertise to the Board to support delivery of Carers Hub Lambeth mission and strategy.

James lives in Wandsworth having been born and grown up in London. He has been a trustee at Carers' Hub since 2019, and was Chair from 2019-2022. He is a civil servant currently working on growth policy at HM Treasury, having previously worked on preparedness for pandemics at the Department of Health and Social Care. He has also worked in the third sector on health and science policy, and been a school governor at Goldfinch Primary School in Streatham.

Natalie moved to the UK from Canada in 2015 and works in the Higher Education sector as a research impact lead. She joined Carers' Hub Lambeth as a trustee in 2022 and has a PhD in English Literature with a focus on antiracism and black Caribbean women's activism. Natalie provides external impact training through the Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA) and is a member of the Peer Review College for the UK's Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Natalie is also a carer for her severely disabled teenage daughter and supports her two other children as young carers.

Jo lives in Clapham Park and has been a trustee at Carers' Hub since 2022. She was previously a governor at George Eliot School in Camden. Jo works for a communications consultancy as Director of Strategy and Operations, where she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of HR and training and development as well as supporting the organisation with new business proposals, event management and marketing activity.

Sue has worked for over 30 years in programme management, partnership and business development roles in international development. She is now Head of Strategic Partnerships for a sustainability charity. Prior to that, as a strategy and fundraising consultant she helped not for profits and for profits develop strategy and increase income. She also  headed business development teams as Save the Children UK, Options, a health consultancy and the British Council. Sue also has been chair of the Donor Conception Network, a fertility related charity, for six years.  

Louis Levin is a senior youth worker, mentor, and pastoral advisor with over 20 years of experience working with children, young people, and vulnerable adults. He lives and works in West London, where his career has spanned various roles in the homelessness sector, education, and youth services environments, including working in young offender institutions.

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As a pastoral advisor and senior youth worker, Louis designs, implements, and manages programs in schools and youth services. His primary focus is on reducing exclusions by providing support and guidance to both at-risk and already-excluded young people within educational settings and the community. His "School Within School" model has proven to be particularly effective in this work.