Our Trustees
Gill Rouse - Chair
Gill Rouse is a co-founder of LINC and has been chair of the Trustees since we attained charitable status in 1999.
She has worked in the haematology department since 1979 and has guided LINC from the beginning and been instrumental in organising the Charity Concerts featuring Jose Carreras & Bryn Terfel (2003) Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (2005) Lesley Garrett (2007) and Katherine Jenkins (2010). Having retired from clinical practice in January 2009 she now devotes her time to LINC and overseeing the LINC Charity Shop.
Terry Hopley
Terry Hopley began his career as a journalist and before the age of 30 became Group Editor in Chief of Greater London and Essex Newspapers Ltd. He then switched careers completely and became involved in the cruise industry, starting from humble beginnings with Fred Olsen Lines before going on to become Commodore and Chairman of Fourwinds Cruises, then the most successful cruise ship charter company in the UK. He retired nearly 20 years ago and now divides his time between Willoughby House, one of Cheltenham’s leading hotels, which he owns, and his second home in Queensland, Australia. He has been a LINC Trustee since November 2007.
Geoff Fox
Having completed twenty eight years as a Consultant Surgeon in Gloucestershire, based on Cheltenham General Hospital, Geoff was very pleased to accept an invitation to join LINC's Fund Raising Committee, and later to become a Trustee. He has been a Rotarian for thirty years, and President of the Club to which he belongs on three occasions. In addition, he has been a Public Governor for Cheltenham on The Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the past four years.
Adam Rye
Adam Rye was appointed consultant haematologist at Cheltenham General Hospital in 2003 and is now part of the county wide haematology team. Married with two small children, he bacame a LINC Trustee shorly after his arrival and helps liaise between patients and the charity. Through his clinical work he is aware of people who might benefit from the many services LINC offers.
Stephan Bates
Stephan has worked in the National Health Service for more than 35 years as a Biomedical Scientist. He currently works for Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust as the Countywide Heamatology ans Blood Transfusion Department Manager. He has a particular interest in transfusion medicine and is a member of a number of national groups related to transfusion. He and his family have been involved with LINC since its inception in 1998. This has included being part of teams that have raised money for the LINC Out Patient Suite, purchase of the Flow Cytometer and the Robert Dalton Memorial Fund. He has been a memeber of the LNC Fundraising Committee and has worked as a Trustee since 1999.
Adrian Bamford
I graduated from Imperial College with a Microbiology Degree but took the family route and qualified as a Chartered Accountant. I joined the management team at Cheltenham General Hospital as their accountant in 1988 and have stayed within the hospital ever since.
In the mid 1990s I decided to broaden my horizons and move into management. I completed the Regional Senior Management Qualification and started out as the manager of the Oncology Centre. Sine then my remit has gradually broadened and I am now a Divisional Director for Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust.
I have won the Gloucester Marathon 6 times and still take my sport seriously representing Team GB in Duathlon (Cycling & Running) as an 'age grouper' (50-55 year old).
Martyn Thomas
Martyn Thomas is a Senior Manager in Crowe Clark Whitehill’s tax department in Cheltenham, having joined the firm in 1986. His client base includes many local businesses and private individuals, including a number of medical practitioners. His professional but personal approach has always been well received in the Cheltenham business community. He is delighted to be involved in LINC and hopes that his common sense attitude to business life will now prove of value to the charity.
Martyn's many years of advising clients on practical taxation and business issues in the area have created opportunities in other walks of life, including other charitable concerns. He is currently the treasurer of the Gloucestershire branch of the Wooden Spoon Society, 'The children's charity of rugby'. Apart from rugby, he is an enthusiastic spectator at other sporting events, particularly Cheltenham Racecourse and Gloucestershire cricket. Martyn and his wife Jennie are also pleased to have a 100% attendance record at the LINC Charity Concerts held since 2003!
Sally McKinlay
Sally has been with Grant Thornton since 2003 and now runs the Indirect Taxes practice for the South West. For the past 10 years Sally has been providing special advice to Charities, Education Institutes, Registered Social Landlords and Local Authorities. She recently secured a £200,000 repayment for a charity and is a trustee of another local charity.
David Drew
David was MP for the Stroud Constituency from 1997 - 2010. During that time he took a close interest in health matters including the campaign to secure community services in Stroud and the desire to keep the Standish site for health and social care services. Before being elected as MP David was a teacher including working for 10 years in higher education. He was a Governor of the Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust from 2005 - 11 and is currently a Stroud District Councillor
