Our Trustees

Jonathan Mogford
Chair

Jonathan has lived in South West London for nearly 30 years, and has contributed to Citizens Advice Wandsworth, as both chair and vice chair, for a number of years; he has been a national Trustee for Citizens Advice and now chairs Citizens Advice London. His executive career has been mostly in UK central government working on health, pharmaceuticals, regulation and EU and international business, mostly recently until September 2022 as Policy Director of the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

David King
Treasurer

David qualified as a chartered accountant with a Big 4 firm. His career has included experience in the accountancy profession and in banking where he held several finance, compliance and audit roles. In 2009, he became Bursar of an international day/boarding school in Surrey, retiring in 2017 when he was appointed to the Board, becoming Chair in 2020. He is also Chair of Governors of a local independent day school for girls. David has lived in the Borough for over 35 years. He became a Trustee of Age UK Richmond upon Thames in 2018 and was appointed Treasurer in November 2020.

Sandra Aldridge
Trustee

Sandra lives in Richmond and has been a trustee of Age UK Richmond upon Thames for 4 years, she is particularly interested in improving services for those with dementia and for those living in the Borough who are more isolated. She is a Business Psychologist and continues to run her own business which involves providing assessment, development and coaching services to senior managers in the corporate world. 

Judith Rutherford
Trustee

Judith joined Age UK Richmond as a Trustee in 2021 and is particularly interested in extending the reach of services to people living with dementia, people who are isolated and to under-represented parts of the community. She has recent experience in the NHS as a Non-Executive Director. Previously she was a Chief Executive of organisations involved in skills development, business support and regeneration prior to establishing her own consultancy business. Judith lives in the Borough of Richmond.

Liz Baran
Trustee

Liz Baran joined Age UK Richmond as a Trustee in late 2020. She has many years of experience working in business in IT and HR as well as a long-standing interest in helping older people. She has lived in the Richmond Borough for over 30 years and is passionate about being part of Age UK Richmond.

Denise Mahoney
Trustee

Denise was a journalist with the BBC for all of her career, working as a Health, Politics and Consumer Correspondent for the Six O’Clock TV News. She has been a producer and reporter on Panorama where she made documentaries about crime, education and social affairs. She now works freelance in Public Relations advising businesses and individuals on their comms strategies and well as working for the Church of England here in Richmond. She is particularly keen to support people living with dementia in the Borough as she cared for her parents who both had dementia. She has lived in Richmond for more than 20 years.

Alan McNab
Trustee

Alan joined the Board of Trustees in 2022 and has lived in Richmond Borough for 30 years. His career was in retail energy sector delivering customer-led improvement initiatives in many markets globally. Also a trustee at Healthwatch Richmond and Outward Housing based in Tottenham Hale, he is committed to reducing inequality, improving quality-of-life and enabling appropriate living-independence for each individual in the community.

Erin Coburn-Kutay
Trustee

Erin has been a third sector director covering fundraising, marketing and communications for more than a decade. Her experience spans donor engagement, events, grants, legacies, volunteer management and integrated marketing. She has lived in west London for almost twenty years, with the Richmond borough being one of her first bases upon moving to the UK. Her experience caring for her parents has made her a passionate advocate for improving the quality of life for both older people and their carers. Erin has a background in journalism, holds the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Advanced International Diploma in Fundraising, is a non-executive director of a London-based social enterprise and is a director at a national social inclusion charity. 

John Mikucki
Trustee

John is an experienced grants fundraiser and manager having worked in both the statutory and voluntary sectors. One of his recent posts was at Age UK Harrow and he now works for a national charitable trust. He hopes to bring his wide experience in fundraising to help Age UK Richmond. John lives in Richmond.