Leadership
Our charity is led by a diverse team of patients and relatives, supported by our professional medical advisors. The Trustees who lead the charity are all elected by our members and serve for a 3-year term.

Currently, five of our seven Trustees are patients who have had an aortic dissection. The remaining two Trustees are relatives of someone who had an aortic dissection - including one who is a bereaved relative. These seven "experts by lived experience" are supported by our two professional medical advisors Mr. Geoff Tsang (Cardiac Surgery) and Dr. Emma Redfern (Emergency Medicine), and by the charity's Aortic Specialist Nurse, Emma Hope, all of whom have a high-level of specialist clinical expertise in the management of aortic dissection .
In undertaking the day-to-day work of the charity, the Trustees are supported by a Management Committee of patients and relatives, including Dr. Gordon McManus our Head of Research, and a growing team of committed volunteers, including Lisa Skinner our Bereavement Support Lead. Together, we make up a dynamic yet friendly, approachable and compassionate Leadership Team with a single objective: to help everyone affected by aortic dissection in the UK & Ireland.
Trustees

Dan Burgess
Founder & Patient Trustee

Anne Cotton
Chair & Patient Trustee

Prof. Rob Sneyd
Vice-Chair & Patient Trustee

Clare Payne
Secretary & Patient Trustee

Victoria Campbell
Assistant Secretary / Trustee / AD Patient Guide Co-ordinator

Peter Hill
Treasurer & Trustee

Haleema Saadia
Patient Trustee
Management Committee

Dr. Emma Redfern
Medical Advisor (Emergency Medicine)

Mr. Geoff Tsang
Medical Advisor (Cardiac Surgery)

Emma Hope
Aortic Specialist Nurse

Gordon McManus
Head of Research

Deirdre Clinch
Ireland Representative

Stuart Garvie
Ireland Representative

Simon Jones
Head of Brand & Marketing

Sarah Nuttman
Wales Representative & Social Media

Stefan Paudler
Committee Member

Vacancy
Scotland Representative
AD Buddy Group Admins

Dan Burgess
Founder & Patient Trustee

Bridget Lawrence
AD Buddy Group Admin

Emma Hope
Aortic Specialist Nurse

Tony Webb
THINK AORTA Lead - UK & Ireland

Victoria Campbell
Assistant Secretary / Trustee / AD Patient Guide Co-ordinator

Tony Larlham
AD Buddy Group Admin