IRT's board of trustees, who are all deeply committed to the work of IRT, bring to their governance role a wealth of experience from the non-profit, commercial and public sectors. Several have worked in the international as well as the development arenas, as has Chief Executive Adrian Hatch, or have been involved in community development or educational work. Drawing on their diverse skills and experience, trustees are also actively engaged in the work of sub-committees which advise and report to the board.

		Simon Whitfield (Chairman) has been a Trustee of IRT since 2001 and was elected Chairman in 2010. Formerly a theatre director, he has been Managing Director of his own conference organising company since the mid-eighties when it began as a two-man operation. The company is now one of the leading conference and exhibition organisers in the medical and healthcare sector, specialising in primary care and with many healthcare charity clients. Simon has brought to IRT a wealth of experience in the management of small businesses, marketing, financial planning and human resources. He is married with two children and lives in Oxfordshire; he is a parent governor of Lord Williams’s School in Thame.
		Mike Hall spent much of his childhood in West Africa and has worked in the airline industry for over 30 years. His experience includes work in HR, strategy, alliances and international affairs. Since retiring from British Airways as Head of International Relations, he works as a special adviser to foreign airlines operating into the UK.
		Christopher Muwanguzi joined the IRT Board in June 2010. He has worked in East, Central and Southern Africa where he developed media tools for public health with UNICEF and Straight Talk Foundation. In 2002 he moved to London to pursue a Masters Degree in Multimedia Production while also working for the BBC on Network Africa, producing and presenting Focus on Africa. He moved into the charity sector in 2003 when he joined African Child and worked as a project coordinator for their youth service. Since 2004 he has worked for Coram Children’s Charity, one of England’s oldest charities.Whilst at Coram Chris has been involved in developing innovative projects that engage young people at risk. Most recently he has been involved in supporting various Boroughs across London to develop inclusive practices and approaches to engaging men and fathers to enable them to make a positive contribution to their children’s lives. As a Ugandan, he is an active member of the Uganda Diaspora Organisation in London.
		Kate Power has been Head of Marketing & PR for BBC Children in Need, a position she held for six years. Prior to that she had a successful career as a filmmaker, working on many single films in the UK and abroad and also on many popular and ground breaking television series. She has long had a keen interest in improving the lives of people in need since her early teens. She lives with her family in West London where she is an active member of the community, currently serving as a school governor and having previously served as a Mayoress.
		Phillida Purvis MBE; Founder and Director of Links Japan which promotes sharing and joint projects between civil society organisations in the UK and Japan, Phillida has been a trustee of IRT since 2004. She is also a Trustee of Lattitude Global Volunteering, arranging volunteering placements for young people around the world; Trustee and Executive Director of Japan Arena, and trustee of the Kobokan, a settlement house in Japan. She is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Global Links Initiative; Secretary to the International Friendship and Reconciliation Trust; Advisor on Japan to ACEVO; on Asia Pacific to the Global African Diaspora Coalition and to Linking Japan and Mending the Gap, to promote Japanese community links with Kenya and Uganda. Before establishing Links Japan, Phillida was Deputy Director of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, after working in Tokyo and Singapore for the Diplomatic Service.
		Daniel Turton joined the IRT board in March 2008. After graduating in international law he spent six years working with refugees in Kosovo, Ethiopia and Darfur, first with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and then with the International Rescue Committee. He is now back in the UK, while he trains to be a doctor.
		Anna Twomey joined IRT in 2004. She has been a secondary school English and Drama teacher for ten years. In addition to being an IRT trustee, she is also on the management committee of a charity delivering foundation skills tutoring to young offenders at the Feltham Young Offender Institution. Previously she worked for BBC radio as a production assistant, researcher and reporter. She recently completed her Masters degree in Victorian Studies and is now researching her PhD.