Our Trustees

“Seeing Send a Cow’s practical and hands-on approach at first hand has left me in no doubt of the enormous impact our work is having in Africa. I was overwhelmed by the generosity, spirit and sheer hard work of both the farmers and staff.”

Mike Perreau, Chair of Trustees.

Mike Perreau 

Mike serves on the Board of several organisations in the UK and overseas in non exec, board or trustee roles including advisory roles to government.

Mike founded his own global business in the late 1980s and now works with organisations in areas of leadership and organisational development, corporate transformation, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. He is a founding member of the Transformational Business Network to alleviate poverty. He became Chairman in 2010.

Alison Blackwell

Alison has a wealth of international experience, from a land husbandry education scheme in Uganda to a food for work programme in Afghanistan. She has been a Trustee since 2002.

Florence Kasirye

Florence has extensive experience in agriculture and veterinary medicine, specifically in the dairy sector. She has led national dairy development in Uganda since 2000. She has been Chair of the Send a Cow Uganda Board since 2004 and became a UK Trustee in 2010.

Rev Gerald Osborne

MA, MSc Gerald is an organic farmer with beef cattle, laying hens and arable crops. He is also a non-stipendiary priest in the Church of England and Assistant Curate in Salisbury diocese. He became a Trustee in 2008.

Jane Rodger

Jane is in senior management in a bank. She has many years experience of strategy, programme management and consultancy within the Financial Services Sector. She became a Trustee in 2005, having started as a Send a Cow Ambassador.

Adrian White

Adrian is a chartered management accountant who is the Director of Finance at the Church Mission Society. He was previously Head of Finance at IFES. He has been a trustee since 2007 and Treasurer since 2009.

Jenny Hemming

Jenny is a commercial lawyer. She has been a Trustee and member of the Send a Cow Management Committee since 2002.

Elizabeth Hampshire

Elizabeth has VSO experience from Kenya and has also lived in Botswana. She has worked as a business consultant for Genus and has been a Trustee since 2002.

Tim Elliot

Tim has held a number of senior management positions including as the Director of Resources for an HIV/Aids organisation in Kampala. Trained in agricultural sciences, Tim has been a member of the Send a Cow Uganda Board and became a UK Trustee in 2009.