Trustees and CEO

Richard Mills - Chair

I joined the Board of Age UK Surrey in August 2024. My particular interests include strategic planning and fundraising. I have over 25 years of experience successfully helping public and private sector organisations plan and implement their future strategies. For the past 20 years, I was employed by The Boeing Company, ultimately becoming the Strategy Director for Europe. While at Boeing, I was also a Non-Executive Director for some of the company’s UK subsidiaries and sat on leadership teams and industry bodies.

Before my employment at Boeing, I worked as a management consultant for the global firm Kearney and as a Senior Research Fellow at University College London. In 1995 I was awarded a doctorate.

I have had a strong interest in making a positive social contribution during my career. Previously, I managed a portfolio of charitable university grants to encourage students into science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes and to reward academic excellence across Europe. I have also played an active role in promoting environmental sustainability.  

My wife and I have lived in Surrey since 2005.

Steve Avis - Treasurer

In September 2023, I retired after a 40-year career in the civil service and the wider public sector. Most recently, I was the Chief Financial Officer of a 31-school multi-academy trust based in Kent. I previously had a wide variety of finance-based roles in the Ministry of Defence and the Department for Education. I have lived in Surrey since 2010, and I joined the board of Age UK Surrey in August 2023 as honorary treasurer.

My wife and I have five grandchildren and very much enjoy spending time with them. I am a lifelong supporter of Leeds United Football Club and travel to see them play as much as I can. I am also a keen follower of cricket, rugby and horse racing - watching, not participating these days! 

Now that I have some free time, I am thoroughly enjoying helping the AUKS team as much as I can, with a particular focus on financial oversight.

Angela Boodoo

Born and educated in Surrey, I have lived in Runnymede and Woking for over 40 years. I have led a successful career in global enterprise software and became a full-time carer for my dear parents in 2023. I am proud to work part-time at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford as a Patient Safety Partner.

The mission of Age UK Surrey is something at the centre of my everyday lived experience as a carer and I am passionate about making a difference for older people in Surrey. 

Janet Trowse

I am an Independent HR (people) professional, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of People and Development (CIPD) and a certified Henley (University of Reading) coach.  I am delighted to continue my passion for people as an Age UK Surrey Trustee.

I have extensive business and people leadership experience, alongside a post-graduate degree in Human Resources Management, and I’ve delivered a variety of roles within both private and public sectors.

In the 2025 King's New Year's honours, I was awarded an MBE for services to the railway and to menopause awareness in the workplace. 

I live in Surrey Heath with my husband and have two grown-up children who also live in Surrey with their respective partners.   I am also blessed with a lively young granddaughter who often comes to stay.  We have two dogs whom I enjoy walking daily in Swinley Forest.