TASC’s Trustees

Tracy Nicholls OBE, Chair

Having qualified as a paramedic in 1998, Tracy has spent more than 27 years in NHS ambulance services and became the first paramedic to accept a clinical board role. She is currently the Chief Executive of the College of Paramedics, a position she has held since December 2019.

She is a member of the Royal Foundation’s Senior Leadership Board for Emergency Responders and has published a number of research articles, concentrating particularly on prehospital analgesia in ambulance services across the UK and Australia and resuscitation in traumatic ad non-traumatic cardiac arrests.

Tracy was awarded an OBE in 2023 and has also received an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from Robert Gordon University and an Honorary Doctorate of Science from St George’s University.

Gordon Enstone, Vice Chair

Gordon is one of our longest serving board members, originally joining our Board in 2009 when we were still known as the Ambulance Service Benevolent Fund. Gordon has a wealth of knowledge in the ambulance sector, both NHS and private.

He began his career with Hertfordshire Ambulance Service in 1964 as a Patient Transport Driver and went on to serve over 34 years in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Ambulance Service. Gordon retired from the NHS in 1998 and spent the rest of his career in a private ambulance service.

Carl Ledbury

Carl has over 40 years’ experience within the ambulance service and qualified as a Paramedic in 1986. He has worked in various roles for West Midlands Ambulance Service, and had the role of CBRN Operations Manager until he took early retirement in 2012. Carl was an avid support of the Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund which resulted in him becoming a Trustee in 2015 when The Ambulance Staff Charity was formed.

Carl is heavily involved in our biennial memorial and is also very proud to be the Ambulance Services Co-ordinator for the Remembrance Day Parade at the Cenotaph Whitehall.

Gerry Brown

Gerry re-joined our Board of Trustees in early 2017 after a two-year break, however he first joined our Board of Trustees in 1996 when we were still known as The Ambulance Benevolent Fund.

Gerry started his career as a construction engineer before joining Essex Ambulance Service as a trainee technician in the 1980s. Gerry had many roles in the ambulance service throughout his career including being a Paramedic, NHS Tutor, Ambulance Liaison Officer and Control Manager. Gerry retired from service in 2009.

Edward Weiss

Edward originally trained as a chartered accountant but spent much of his career in industry for several international companies including Drake & Cubitt, and Chubb Security. In 1992 he joined Lloyds as Chairman of Loss Reviews which resulted in him becoming one of the first Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission dealing with alleged or suspected miscarriages of justice.

Edward has also held non-executive director roles for South Central Ambulance Service and the Home Office’s Security Industry Authority. Alongside his work, Edward as also been a Chair of a leading mental health charity, a diocesan representative for the Church Urban Fund and a Treasurer of his local Church.

Helen Poole

Helen started her career as a graduate management trainee within the rail industry, fulfilling operational and business management roles.  She has worked for the past fifteen years within the national health service, primarily as a commissioner of primary, acute and community services but more recently as Director of Integration for a London GP Federation.  She is an elected governor for a primary school and Chair/lay member of the Nursing & Midwifery Council Assurance Advisory Group. 

Becky Hughes

Becky has a rich background in retail strategy and transformation, bringing valuable experience from renowned organisations such as O2 and The Carphone Warehouse to her role as a Trustee at Scope. With her commitment to community health through The Pilates Club, Becky is thrilled to apply her strategic acumen to support frontline heroes at The Ambulance Staff Charity, contributing to its vital mission with passion and expertise.

Joey Evans

Joey has been working in the equipment finance industry for over 36 years with companies such as DLL, Barclays Bank, CitiBank & CIT. In his last role as Head of Sales Northern Europe, Joey was responsible for managing DLL’s Healthcare and CleanTech business financing equipment for healthcare organisations across UK, Nordics and Ireland. While at DLL, Joey was instrumental in building DLL UK into one of the largest finance providers of ambulances for the NHS and the private sector.

Tony Fossey

Tony is a qualified accountant and has enjoyed a long and senior career with roles in the private sector in engineering and construction and consulting in oil and gas, rail, automotive and agribusiness. He has been actively involved in Trusteeships since 2008.

Kevin Charles