Peter Simpson

Chairman & Treasurer

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Peter is Chairman & Treasurer for Wellbeing in the Weald. He is a chartered accountant whose most recent role was Financial Director for Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent.

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He was elected as a Trustee and Treasurer in 2022 and Chairman in November 2025. Peter plays an active role in the charity's strategic development plans.

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Peter is married and lives in Sissinghurst.

Laura Wade

Trustee

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Laura's career was as a Senior Marketing & Business Development Manager for Allan & Overy, Dechert, and other law firms in London, primarily specialising in IP and litigation. ​After leaving London she ran her own business for 3 years.  

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Laura runs projects for WITW including fundraising events and marketing activities. 

Laura became a Trustee in April 2023 and lives in Frittenden.

Andrew Chandler

Trustee

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Andrew is a solicitor and works as a consultant to advise leading businesses, trade associations and public sector clients on commercial contracts, competition law, distribution and risk.

Andrew was formerly a partner at Eversheds LLP. He is also involved with educational organisations; has held other charity Trustee  positions, is a school governor, and has also held patient representative roles at RCP.

Seamus O'Brien

Trustee

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Seamus is a Technical Specialist in the field of IT.  

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Before his current role he worked for a number of technology and financial institutions including HP, Siemens and Santander.

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He provides IT advice and assistance at Wednesday Drop-ins.

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Seamus was appointed as a Trustee in April 2023. He is married with one daughter and lives in Cranbrook.

Dr Dineli Charlesworth

Trustee 

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Dineli founded Wellbeing in the Weald in 2019, having recognised a need to help people holistically as well as with medical treatment.

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Since 2004 Dineli has been a GP at Orchard End Surgery, Cranbrook in Kent. She specialises in women's health and in particular safeguarding and mental health issues.

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She is married with a family and lives just outside Cranbrook.

Alison Burdick

Trustee

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Alison lives in Cranbrook and runs a strategic marketing agency in London. Alison joined Wellbeing in the Weald as a volunteer and teaches a free yoga class on Saturday mornings. She was appointed as a Trustee in October 2025.

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Alison runs the social media for WITW, helping to reach as many people as possible, together with looking at ways that the charity can further support the needs of the local community.

Dr Debbie Jones

Trustee

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Debbie is one of the founders of Wellbeing in the Weald, alongside Dineli, and became a Trustee at its inception as a charity in June 2019. 

Debbie is married to Nye and has three grown up children. She has lived in Cranbrook for 25 years where she is a regular worshipper at St Dunstan’s Church.

She retired from work as a psychiatrist in the NHS in 2018.

Samantha Polok

Administrator

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Samantha is an experienced administrator and works many roles including providing administrative and financial support to the Wellbeing in the Weald team.

Samantha is our first point of contact for all enquiries and can be contacted through our hello@wellbeingintheweald.co.uk email.