Our Trustees
Our trustees dedicate their time to guiding the charity
Andy King
Andy has spent 40 years in retail and brings a range of commercial and business experience which he hopes will benefit the charity and enable it to achieve its goals. Andy has a daughter living with autism so has lived experience and is passionate about enabling children and adults to fulfil their potential.
Guy Deterding
Guy joined Autism Unlimited as a trustee in 2024. After a long career in IT, he is keen to bring his experience to bear in benefiting the charity. He is passionate about working to grow the charity and maximise the support it can deliver for neurodivergent adults and kids.
James Brazier - Interim Chair of Trustees
James is enthusiastic, empathetic and proactive in his approach, and his vision for Autism Unlimited is to support the charity externally and help Autism Unlimited to grow in both stature and size.
James Sturman
Trustee - With over 30 years of finance and management experience I would like to take this skillset and use for the benefit of the charity and the young people it helps in order to achieve its goals and ambitions.
Jan Thurgood
Jan joined Autism Unlimited as a Trustee in July 2022. She brings experience of autism though her career in children's and adult social services and her personal life. She is passionate about enabling children and adults to fulfil their potential and about providing the best possible support and development opportunities to staff.
Mary Redcliffe
Mary became a part of Autism Unlimited in July 2024, bringing with her more than two decades of HR experience in both retail and financial services. She resides in Christchurch with her husband and two children. Mary is committed to leveraging her expertise to help the Autism Unlimited team thrive and contribute to the charity’s goals. She is passionate about creating an environment where all team members and young people can flourish and reach their potential.
Shane Rae
Shane has been working in the field of education for over 30 years. He was a classroom teacher before moving to the field of Education Technology where he now works as a Chief Product Officer for global education providers. He is incredibly passionate about creating educational technology that can support each learner's unique requirements. He has also been a National Leader of School Governance and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts for his work in Education Innovation.
Andy King
Andy has spent 40 years in retail and brings a range of commercial and business experience which he hopes will benefit the charity and enable it to achieve its goals. Andy has a daughter living with autism so has lived experience and is passionate about enabling children and adults to fulfil their potential.
Guy Deterding
Guy joined Autism Unlimited as a trustee in 2024. After a long career in IT, he is keen to bring his experience to bear in benefiting the charity. He is passionate about working to grow the charity and maximise the support it can deliver for neurodivergent adults and kids.
James Brazier - Interim Chair of Trustees
James is enthusiastic, empathetic and proactive in his approach, and his vision for Autism Unlimited is to support the charity externally and help Autism Unlimited to grow in both stature and size.
James Sturman
Trustee - With over 30 years of finance and management experience I would like to take this skillset and use for the benefit of the charity and the young people it helps in order to achieve its goals and ambitions.
Jan Thurgood
Jan joined Autism Unlimited as a Trustee in July 2022. She brings experience of autism though her career in children's and adult social services and her personal life. She is passionate about enabling children and adults to fulfil their potential and about providing the best possible support and development opportunities to staff.
Mary Redcliffe
Mary became a part of Autism Unlimited in July 2024, bringing with her more than two decades of HR experience in both retail and financial services. She resides in Christchurch with her husband and two children. Mary is committed to leveraging her expertise to help the Autism Unlimited team thrive and contribute to the charity’s goals. She is passionate about creating an environment where all team members and young people can flourish and reach their potential.
Shane Rae
Shane has been working in the field of education for over 30 years. He was a classroom teacher before moving to the field of Education Technology where he now works as a Chief Product Officer for global education providers. He is incredibly passionate about creating educational technology that can support each learner's unique requirements. He has also been a National Leader of School Governance and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts for his work in Education Innovation.
