The Panacea Charitable Trust currently employs 13 people throughout the charity.
The Senior Staff in the charity are:
Sean Gillen
Sean is a third-sector professional with nearly twenty years' experience working with non-profit organisations. Before working at The Panacea Charitable Trust, Sean spent five years with YMCA Bedfordshire as their Business Manager and before that was the interim CEO of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. He completed a Master's degree in Charity Management in 2017.
Sean is also a Board member of Bedford Giving, a partnership the charity co-founded.
David McLynn
David is an experienced professional having worked with for The Panacea Charitable Trust for 25 years. David trained and qualified as a chartered management accountant in 1985, and worked for the Guardian Media Group, Mirror Group Newspapers, and the Express Newspaper Group in a number of financial and management roles prior to working for the charity.
David was previously the charity's Executive Officer and now offers support to Sean and other staff where necessary
Vicki Manners
Vicki works two days a week as Archivist and Conservator for the Panacea Charitable Trust. When not working at the charity Vicki lectures at numerous organisations, as she has number of post-graduate qualifications in the field of heritage management and local history.
Zara Matthews
Zara is an experienced museums professional and joined the Trust in 2022. Zara has extensive experience leading museums including Harborough Museum, Melton Carnegie Museum, Ely Museum, in partnership at Charnwood Museum and led the refurbishment of Harborough Museum and Market Harborough Library. Zara has also worked for Arts Council England, and is a Trustee of the Cromwell Museum. Zara is currently Chair of Heritage Bedford and the East of England Museum Managers Network.
For contact details of the above staff, please visit the contact us page
