Our leadership team

Meet our Chief Officer and Board of Trustees

Daniel Bamford

Chief Officer

Daniel Bamford

Chief Officer

Daniel joined Citizens Advice Barnet in 2010 as a volunteer adviser and has been Chief Officer since 2017. Outside of work, he is a keen musician and also holds degrees in Law and Music and has a Ph.D in Historical Musicology.

Kimberly Ong

Trustee - Acting Chair

Kimberly Ong

Trustee - Acting Chair

Kimberly Ong is a Divisional Director in Howden’s Climate Risk and Resilience Team (CRR). Her role involves engaging with clients on climate and nature related risks and brings together Howden’s insurance expertise and the advisory capabilities of the CRR. Previously Kim was an Executive Director at JPMorgan Asset Management and the Lead Business Manager for the European Multi-Asset Solutions Business. She is passionate about Citizens Advice ethos of providing free, impartial advice that empowers people with the information needed to enable them to help themselves and seeks to apply her skillset towards making a direct impact and contribution to her local community where she lives with her husband and two young children.

Alison Blair

Trustee

Alison Blair

Trustee

Alison is an experienced healthcare leader working in commissioning, health service development, strategic planning and organisational development. She has held senior positions in a range of NHS organisations including in Barnet. Most recently she has been working with NHS and local authority partners to develop more joined up services.<br /> Alison is a local Barnet resident. She is committed to supporting Citizens Advice Barnet to ensure people are given the quality advice and support they need to find their way forward in challenging times.

Ellis Mandelstam

Trustee

Ellis Mandelstam

Trustee

Ellis Mandelstam has spent much of his career working in consulting, most recently as Executive Director with global responsibility for real estate and support functions at Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm. In recent years, Ellis has devoted considerable time working to improve diversity & inclusion and mental health in the workplace. He has a particular passion for gender equality and has acted as mentor in that field. He is also an enthusiastic musician and plays drums in a couple of local bands. Ellis lives locally with his wife Karen and has three grown up daughters.

Julian Shaw

Trustee - Treasurer

Julian Shaw

Trustee - Treasurer

Julian Shaw is passionate about reading and literacy and is Business Development Director at Bolinda, whose BorrowBox app provides solutions for libraries to lend digital content to their members. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Julian has previously worked for Sky Television, Telegraph Media Group and several book publishers including Hachette and Simon & Schuster. Julian is delighted to be able to contribute to Citizens Advice Barnet whose free, impartial advice empowers, informs and assists people in the local community. He is also treasurer of a local Sunday School.

Wendy Alcock

Trustee

Wendy Alcock

Trustee

Wendy works as a community food grower helping people across the London borough of Barnet connect with each other and nature via the power of growing food. In previous roles she worked part time as the Communications Manager for the benefits calculator entitledto and as the Campaigns Manager at MoneySavingExpert.com. She has always believed in the importance of the work carried out by Citizens Advice around the UK and her trustee role is the fourth time she has volunteered for the charity.

Paul Ouseley

Trustee

Paul Ouseley

Trustee

Paul is passionate about sport and community. He works at UK Anti-Doping as Head of Assurance, supporting UK sports with their anti-doping responsibilities. A lifelong Barnet local, Paul joined the board to give back to the community he grew up in. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his young children, heading to the park or zoo on weekends, and watching or playing just about any sport.

Danielle Donougher

Trustee

Danielle Donougher

Trustee

Danielle has been part of Citizens Advice for over a decade, volunteering as an adviser before joining the trustee board. She wanted to continue contributing to a cause she strongly believes in while taking on a new challenge. With deep experience on the front line, Danielle brings valuable insight to the board. Outside of Citizens Advice, she enjoys staying connected with the team and is often seen at volunteer events and coffee mornings.

Our leadership team

Meet our Chief Officer and Board of Trustees

Daniel Bamford

Daniel Bamford

Kimberly Ong

Kimberly Ong

Alison Blair

Alison Blair

Ellis Mandelstam

Ellis Mandelstam

Julian Shaw

Julian Shaw

Wendy Alcock

Wendy Alcock

Paul Ouseley

Paul Ouseley

Danielle Donougher

Danielle Donougher

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