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Trustees and Staff

ELIZABETH BAX

Ordinary trustee, elected by members

Elizabeth has been a resident of Covent Garden for 19 years and is actively involved in the local community. She is also a member and Trustee of the Covent Garden Community Association (CGCA) and spends a lot of time preparing responses to planning applications and liaising with developers on larger developments. Elizabeth has been a CGAT trustee since 2017.

STEWART CARROLL

Ordinary trustee, elected by members

Stewart is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Jubilee Market Hall Ltd which operates the Jubilee Market on the Piazza in Covent Garden. Stewart has extensive commercial experience in different market sectors, having previously led the UK division of a major Japanese corporation, and also founded his own distribution company prior to joining Jubilee Market Hall Ltd in January 2013.

JOANNA CHAMBERS

Joint Vice Chair

Nominated by the Royal Town Planning Institute

Joanna has been responsible for a range of master planning and regeneration work in the UK and overseas, and has extensive experience of development projects, working with delivery agencies and community consultation. She has also developed a particular expertise in open space planning and is a CABE Space Enabler. She is a member of the Regional Management Board (RTPI London) and Deputy Representative on the RTPI General Assembly. A trustee since 2009.

FAYE DAVIES

Nominated by RIBA

Faye is the Managing Director at Burrell Foley Fischer Architects with 20 years experience working on sensitive conservation projects, from alterations to the creative reuse of historic buildings. She is a dedicated Specialist Conservation Architect and Project Lead, with a Post Graduate Diploma in Historic Building Conservation from the Architectural Association. Faye also acts as a mentor for the RIBA conservation accreditation scheme and is a visiting lecturer. She is one of our newest Trustees having joined the Trust in 2021.

CHRIS MASON

Chair

Co-opted by Trustees in January 2019

Chris qualified as an architect in 1975 but soon moved into historic building and conservation area work. From the mid 1980s he migrated to project work on urban renewal schemes and town centre regeneration projects involving historic buildings and conservation work. After working on the Paddington redevelopment, Chris took on the role of Public Realm manager and oversaw the publication of Westminster Way (the Public Realm Manual) and the City’s Tree Strategy. Chris retired from Westminster City Council in 2015 and has been a trustee since January 2019.

JIM MONAHAN

Ordinary trustee, elected by members

Jim was born and has lived all his life in London. He attended the Architectural Association School of Architecture and was one of the founder members of the Covent Garden Community Association back in 1970 and the Secretary of the Covent Garden Area Trust when first established in 1988. Jim is still very passionate about the conservation of historically important areas and buildings in central London. He lectures at a variety of architectural schools and firmly believes that architects have a vital role to play in addressing issues like global warming and social inequality.

ANOMA RADKEVITCH

Ordinary trustee, elected by members

Anoma has worked for various international development charities, the UN and the Commonwealth Secretariat. She later discovered that she enjoyed entrepreneurship and ran a tea room and is now the owner and director of two flower shops – one in Berkshire and the other in central Covent Garden. Anoma lives locally and is thrilled to be able to contribute to maintaining the character of Covent Garden.

JEANNINE SABA

Ordinary trustee, elected by members

Jeannine has been a resident and keen supporter of all things ‘Covent Garden’ for the past 13 years. She is also the publisher of The Covent Gardener magazine, which celebrates the past, present and future of the local area. Jeannine is actively involved with the Covent Garden community and also volunteers at St George’s Hanover Square Primary School where she runs an after school magazine club once a week, which she finds very rewarding.

PETER SCUTT

Ordinary trustee, elected by members

Peter Scutt worked with the GLC’s Covent Garden Team in 1981 and was involved with the management of Covent Garden Market from that time until 1999. During that time the market underwent many changes including an overhaul of the Apple Market and the introduction of street theatre. Peter later worked as a consultant and then for Land Securities on the award winning Whitefriars scheme in Canterbury. He is now retired and has been a member of the Trust on and off since 1999.

MARK SHEARER

Nominated by Westminster City Council (Conservative Party)

Mark is a Councillor for the St James’s ward in Westminster, which includes Covent Garden. He was nominated as a CGAT trustee by Westminster City Council in February 2019.

TERRY STCLAIR

Ordinary trustee, elected by members

Terry is a well known face in Covent Garden and began working in the area as a street performer in 1982. He enjoys delving into Covent Garden’s long history and has written several articles on the subject. Terry was a member of The Covent Garden Safer Neighbourhood Ward Panel and a representative of the Street Performers Association for many years. His concern for the future of Covent Garden led him to become a trustee in 2018.

PAUL VELLUET

Nominated by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation

Qualifying as a chartered architect in 1975, Paul has worked primarily in the field of building conservation, including ten years as Regional Architect and Assistant Regional Director for English Heritage. His involvement with the conservation and development of Covent Garden began in 1978 on his appointment as the City Council’s Principal Conservation and Urban Design Officer for the south area of Westminster. Paul served as a nominated trustee between 1992 and 2004 and as an elected trustee between 2005-2010 and 2018-2024. He now serves as the nominated representative for the IHBC.

ALANA RHODEN

Trust Administrator

Alana joined the Trust as its Administrator in July 2019 and brings with her many years’ experience in the local government and charity sectors. Alana has always enjoyed delving into history and this aspect of the role especially appeals to her, along with the chance to see firsthand how Covent Garden and its history has been preserved over the years, and how the area continues to develop in order to meet modern day demands.