Our Trustees

Mandy Wearne

Chair of the Board of Trustees

Mandy was a Non-Executive Director at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and has an extensive background in NHS leadership, management, clinical practice and public health, working in a variety of health and social care settings. She has held a number of executive director roles, including health care strategy, performance, and provider and market development, as well as being policy advisor to the Department of Health (DH) on the development of social value led provider models. She was previously Non-Executive Director at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

As the first Regional Director of Service Experience in England in 2008, she led the DH Patient Experience Policy Programme working on the development of national indicators and a review of the national survey architecture. Acclaimed as a passionate and practical force for change, she was nominated for the NHS Inspiration Leadership Award in 2010. She is committed to supporting NHS leadership and service experience improvement through her own independent company and as an executive coach and mentor to many aspiring and future leaders.

Keith Rhodes

Keith has held a number of roles throughout his career in financial services, primarily focused on treasury activities, risk management, oversight and prudential regulation. This has included establishing appropriate frameworks and policies for the management and oversight of risks.

Shaun Gallagher

Shaun Gallagher is currently Director of Strategy & Policy at the General Medical Council. He was previously Director-General, Strategy Delivery, in Defra and prior to that he worked in the Ministry of Justice and for most of his career in the Department of Health, including several years as the Director responsible for social care policy.

Amanda De Ryk

Amanda is an elected Councillor for Blackheath, London, and is Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources at Lewisham Borough Council. She has extensive experience in the political sphere, combining public service with community engagement and management expertise. As a member of the political executive in Lewisham, she provides leadership, strategic advice and policy development.

Wallace Dobbin

Wallace Dobbin is a senior Director with over thirty years’ experience in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, governance and risk management. He is a qualified Barrister and is currently Chairman of The Exeter, a Non Executive Director of FNZ and Helix Resilience. He is also a presenter on local radio.

Wallace was a founder of Intrinsic Financial Services, one of the most successful start-ups in financial services distribution. He was formerly a main Board Director of Zurich’s UK, Southern African and Asia Pacific business and Strategy Director of BAT Financial Services.

His public-sector experience includes being a former Vice Chair and Senior Independent Director of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Trustee of Sir Steve Redgrave’s Charitable Trust.

Janet Ryan

Janet is a qualified accountant with broad international experience working for global chemical and food processing businesses. She has held roles in finance, business leadership and strategy. Originally from the North West of England she has also lived in Asia, USA, Latin America and Belgium.

Janet’s past experience includes roles such as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Illovo Africa, Director of Cabot’s Office of Compliance and Director of Cabot’s charitable foundation.

She is currently an independent member of Cancer Research UK’s Audit Committee, a ‘Women of Influence’ mentor for Cancer Research UK’s senior female scientists as well as a mentor for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Sue Tunmore

Sue Tunmore is an experienced People Director, who has led business transformation and organisational effectiveness programmes in a variety of companies. Sue is Head of People Services at M&S (Marks & Spencer), a major British and multi-national retailer serving 32 million customers and employing more than 55,000 colleagues in the UK. She previously held senior leadership roles with Asda, The Co-op, Britvic Soft Drinks and Deloitte.

After joining the Community Integrated Care Board in 2021 as a Trustee, Sue was appointed as Chair of the Workforce Committee in 2025. Previous Board experience was gained as a Director for the Co-op Legal Services Board and as Chair of Governors for Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff, which provides nursery and primary education to over 400 children in Stoke-on Trent.

From 2016-2022 Sue was a volunteer governor for Co-op Multi Academy Trust (MAT), where she chaired sub-committees focused on finance, risk and student wellbeing. Co-op MAT is one of the most diverse in the country and educates students across 38 primary, secondary, special schools and colleges in the North of England.

Jon Akehurst

Jon is currently Group Chief Financial Officer at Baxters Food Group, the family owned international food manufacturing business, where he is responsible for the finance and IT functions.

Jon has held a number of senior roles throughout his career, including senior appointments at Hotel Chocolat, Mars, Aggreko and Terumo Corporation. Jon has extensive expertise across a range of industries, including branded consumer goods, manufacturing and international business development.

His passion for the care sector stems from his own personal experiences of caring for his daughter, who has complex needs.

Dinesh Mangaru

Dinesh brings a wealth of experience to Community Integrated Care's Board of Trustees, with a career as a technology leader, advisor, and social entrepreneur spanning over 25 years.

Throughout his incredible career, he has harnessed his expertise in digital innovation to drive customer experience and organisational change in senior roles across three continents.

In 2020, Dinesh founded CIKNOW, a cutting-edge IT consultancy that has worked with iconic global brands like Heineken, the London Stock Exchange Group and IAG, Twinings. Dinesh is also the founder of Make It Write, a social enterprise that donates essential stationery to rural schools, broadening possibilities for countless young people.

Ryan Roberts

Ryan is a senior marketing and communications executive with two decades of international experience in the media and entertainment sector. As SVP of International Marketing at NBCUniversal, he leads media strategy, consumer advertising, and digital transformation across global markets. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and is passionate about using storytelling and strategic insight to drive marketing engagement.

Ryan’s commitment to social care is rooted in personal experience—his family received charitable support that enabled a terminally ill loved one to remain at home with dignity and a high quality of life. This experience motivates him to contribute to causes that support individuals and families in meaningful, compassionate ways.

Imogen Shillito

Community Integrated Care is delighted to announce the appointment of Imogen Shillito to its Board of Trustees, as of March 2025. Imogen has worked in a range of senior communications and policy roles for national health and social care organisations, most recently as Director of Public Engagement for the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

She has been responsible for several UK-wide services to help make research opportunities accessible for the public, including the NHS COVID-19 Vaccine Research Registry, Be Part of Research and Join Dementia Research. 

Passionate about improving access to high-quality care, this has been a theme spanning Imogen’s 25-year career with roles spanning the NHS to the social care workforce regulator, charities, the pharmaceutical industry and national government. Imogen has expertise in digital and public engagement, communications and public policy.

Kathryn Marsden

Kathryn is Chief Executive Officer at Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity, a vital, independent, charitable-funded helicopter emergency service providing rapid, life‑saving medical care across Yorkshire. Previously, Kathryn was the CEO at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), a charity that drives innovation in social care through consultancy, training, and workforce development. During her 35 year career, she has also held senior leadership roles at the Alzheimer’s Society and Scope.

Kathryn has also contributed to shaping the future of social care by teaching at The University of Leeds and The Open University, and she holds a personal connection to the sector through family members who have lived with dementia. She joined Community Integrated Care as Trustee in November 2025, at a pivotal moment as we launched our new five-year strategy – Best Lives, Bolder.