Meet the Cardiff & Vale Health Charity Team. We’re here to help you with your queries around makings donations, fundraising and how we can support hospital services to make a difference to patients and staff. Get in touch either by phone, email, or through the website.
Barbara John is Business and Operational Manager for the Communication, Arts, Health Charity and Engagement Teams and is proud to celebrate 30 years service at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board in 2022. She has relished the opportunity since 2018 to share her knowledge and experience of working with inpatient and community mental health services, and at Digital Health and Care Wales, to support the Health Charity Team wherever possible and has fundraised by taking part in the Cardiff Half Marathon and other events.
Barbara loves to travel and researching/planning her next trips – she is often jokingly referred by her colleagues as ‘HoliBabs!’
Barbara is responsible for:
Business and Financial Management
Administration Services
Third Sector Grant Scheme
Health Charity Annual Report and Strategy
Charitable Funds and Health Charity Trustee Committees engagement
Staff Benefits Group – promotions and partnerships
Lucie is passionate about developing the charity to make a lasting difference to the lives of those she loves – patients, staff and visitors, by creating opportunities to work with fundraisers, colleagues and local businesses. Every day she is lucky enough to meet people that wish to connect with the charity, and believes it is a privilege to get to know the supporters and their reasons for giving. She think it is great to be able to support innovative ideas and improve the services of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
In her spare time, Lucie likes to keep fit, regularly taking part in charity events, including the Cardiff Half Marathon and the Welsh Three Peaks, and she loves nothing more than long walks with her pet dog, Maggie.
Lucie is responsible for:
Justine is the Senior Marketing and Fundraising Officer for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity, including The Arts Programme, and has a background in running the communication channels for health board charities after developing a passion for the world of public services and fundraising during her childhood.
She has a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing and actively writes and publishes novels in the fantasy genre. For Justine, writing creates an escape which nurtures her mental health and wellbeing, and provides entertainment for her readers.
Justine is a member of the CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations) and is currently working on her chartership. By increasing her skillset, she can ensure the great work of the Health Charity and Arts Teams reach the audience they deserve.
She also hates coffee.
Justine is responsible for:
Channing is currently a Fundraising Support Officer for Cardiff & Vale Health Charity. Channing joined the Health Charity as part of the Kickstart Scheme as Charity Support, and by increasing her skills and working hard she has been able to officially join the team as Fundraising Support Officer.
Channing enjoys working for the Health Charity as it brings her immense pleasure to contribute towards such important work. She has always felt the need to help others and believes it is important to be kind and compassionate at all times.
In her spare time, she enjoys time out with friends and eating lots and lots of takeaways.
Channing is responsible for assisting with:
