Meet our trustees
Kathryn Tomlinson
Chair
Kathryn became a trustee in March 2020. A long-standing gardener and lover of the wild, now living in Brixton, she knew the Garden when she lived in Walworth over ten years ago. But it was a beekeeping course that brought her back to discover the glorious haven it is now. Kathryn works as Director of Programmes for an international conflict resolution organisation, building on a career in research and international development, and escapes to explore green spaces whenever she can.
Anna Westacott
Treasurer
Anna is a chartered accountant with many years of experience in the charity sector. As a Southwark resident for 9 years, she got to know and love the Garden through participating in a gardening workshop. Anna now lives in Munich, working for a travel start-up and spending as much time as possible hiking and biking in the Alps.
Kishma Smithurst
Kishma is a Volunteer Management and Human Resources professional and has been responsible for the recruitment, training, and engagement of volunteers for national charities. With a background in HR, mainly within the charity sector, Kishma also has extensive knowledge of employment law and several years of personal experience of volunteering in a range of roles and environments, including as a Games Maker during the London 2012 Paralympics.
Sui-Te Wu
Sui-Te, a Non-Executive Director and a Trustee of the Aquinas Trust Board, and a Trustee for Walworth Garden, who is a leader in architecture profession, with reputable track records in world class design, providing sustainable benefits for the built environment. Through influencing, she consistently engages, integrates, and creates collaboratively to guide the organisations and stakeholders in complex circumstances.
Sui-Te is a client adviser consultant, also leads the Steering Group of RIBA Client Advisers Register as a Co-Chair. Her previous experiences include the world class Jubilee Line Extension Project for London Underground, the advisory role as a CABE Enabler, the strategic Client Advisor on a number of major BSF Programs, as well as strategic advisor for Academy Trust and Local Authorities in London and in UK.
Jasmeet Phagoora
Jasmeet is an expert in impact and evaluation. An economist by training, her specialism is in quantitative analysis and modelling. Her work ranges across several topics from nature access and engagement, to health and well-being. She has supported a variety of organisations, charities and local authorities in impact and evaluation, and regularly delivers training in measuring social impact to a range of stakeholders. In her spare time she likes to get out for a bike ride or walk in one of her local green spaces.
Caroline Jack
Caroline is a manager in the public sector who specialises in soft power projection and international work. She's written and delivered strategies, developed physical and virtual teams, advised Government Ministers and managed short and long term crises. She's particularly interested in current affairs, geopolitics, wildlife and design and can be found in the woods whenever she's not at a desk.
Sophie King
Sophie is a Senior Buying Director for a High Street food retailer, currently heading up a fresh food department and specialising in commercial management and procurement, with a remit to promote sustainable agriculture methods.
Having moved to Walworth in October 2020, she got to know the Walworth Garden as a haven during various lockdowns, and her pot plant collection is all the better for it!
When not at work she enjoys exploring London by foot, collecting antique and vintage clothing and trying to finish some of the many painting projects she has on the go."
Claire Richards
Claire joined the Board of Trustees in 2022 and as an SE Londoner has been visiting Walworth Garden for several years.
With a background in art history, Claire has experience delivering projects in higher education administration, equality and diversity workplace campaigns and more recently the public sector.
Claire is a keen gardener, working on turning her balcony into an urban oasis. In her spare time she enjoys propagating pelargoniums and is constantly re-homing cuttings.
Alison Flynn
Alison joined the Board of Trustees in 2023 and has lived in the area for several years. Her gardening and vegetable growing have benefited from attending workshops at the garden.
One of Alison's interests as a Clinical Psychologist is in the way in which modern life can separate us from nature and community. She was drawn to the way the garden combines environmental, education, therapeutic and community projects. Alison works with adults, children and families in the NHS and private practice.
Yue Ang
Dr Yue S. Ang is an Associate Professor of Law at London South Bank University. Her research lies in corporate governance, corporate law and sustainability, the circular economy, and the rights of nature. She is proud to serve Walworth Garden’s board of trustees.
Interested in becoming a trustee?
Walworth Garden is a South London charity whose mission is to improve lives by providing excellent learning and horticultural therapy, with through a garden that’s open to all. We aim to be a highly stimulating, valued, and life enhancing garden that is sustainably growing for the future. Trustees help steer the direction of the organisation and plan for the future.