We are an organisation with a close-working, diverse staff group delivering our various projects, and our Board of Trustees reflects our ethos of teamwork, co-operation and good communication. If you are interested in becoming a trustee, see our volunteering page.
Fabian van Essen (Chair)
Fabian is a Professor of Inclusive and Special Education at IU International University of Applied Sciences. His academic work focuses on inclusion and self-determination in the context of learning disabilities, and on diversity in early childhood education. He is also Head of Innovation of the German Institute of Inclusive Education, which provides qualifications for people with learning disabilities to become fully paid lecturers. Fabian was Head of Programmes for EDUCATION Y, one of Germany’s largest education charities.
John Revill (Trustee)
John Revill was Principal and CEO of Strode College, a role he has held between 2022 and 2025, bringing over 30 years’ experience in the Further and Higher Education sector. Before joining Strode, he spent twelve years as Vice Principal at USP College, having previously led Information Systems and STEM provision at Seevic College. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Central Lancashire and has directed major areas of educational leadership, including STEM, Higher Education, Adult and Community Learning, Apprenticeships and Business Support. John also served on the Glastonbury Town Deal Board. His commitment to Elfrida Rathbone Camden is personal as well as professional: his youngest son is autistic with severe learning difficulties, an experience that has given him a deep, first-hand understanding of the challenges facing families and the value of the support the charity provides.
Zaynh Faizal (Trustee)
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Hui Wang (CEO and Trustee)
Hui joined the Board in March 2023. Hui is the community lead of Zebee which is a delivery partner for not-for-profit organisations. Their mission is to support organisations to deliver on their promises by providing business development and project management services. Hui is extremely passionate about social impact projects and a firm believer in giving everyone an equal opportunity to succeed no matter their background. She has over 7 years of experience working in technology product development. Her previous roles included software engineering, project management, and scrum master at John Lewis, Rightmove and Net-A-Porter.
In memoriam Catherine Capaldi
Catherine was a Camden young disabled person who played a prominent role in the development of the charity. She had been a service user and went on to become an employee in our ground-breaking Young People For Inclusion project. Catherine was active in a number of local disability and inclusion charities and joined the board of ERC in 2014. Sadly, Catherine passed away in 2019. See our tribute to her here.