Our people

Lynn Michael was elected Chair of Trustees in 2024. She is a lawyer and works in central London. She has a wide ranging legal practice but specialises in property development and charity law. Lynn is also a member of the Animal Welfare Committee.

A dedicated cat lover, Lynn’s very first two rescue cats came from Woodgreen back in 1992 and she has subsequently rehomed another four from the Charity over the years!

Lynn is very proud of the amazing work undertaken by the Charity’s dedicated teams and is very excited by the innovations that Woodgreen have already put in place, to either keep pets in their homes or to rehome them.

Sarah is Vice Chair of Trustees. She is an Executive Coach and runs Cambridge based coaching and development company Managing Change. She has an honours degree in Psychology, an MBA and an M.Sc in Occupational Psychology. Sarah’s earlier career was in technology and financial services in the City.

Sarah has been involved in animal welfare for many years and has rehabilitated several wonderful rescue dogs (two of them from Woodgreen!). She has a daughter who is at university.

For over 40 years, Pam was the owner of a successful licensed boarding kennels and cattery, incorporating professional grooming and retail sales.

Former Director of the Pet Care Trust, Pam is now a Trustee of Woodgreen Pets Charity and Chairman of the Pet Services Committee.

She has broad experience in the governance and regulatory requirements of the boarding industry, animal care and welfare, with attendance at the Canine & Feline Sector Group. Pam has regularly shown miniature and standard poodles at Championship Show level and is a professionally qualified dog groomer.

Caleb is a consultant with expertise in international business development, digital transformation, and strategic planning in the financial services sector. He sits on a number of advisory boards and is passionate about pets. Caleb is thrilled to join Woodgreen at such an exciting time as the charity continues to develop the way pets and their owners receive support.

Caleb lives in London with his partner and enjoys playing tennis as well as investing and providing assistance to early-stage tech start-ups.

Sophie is a veterinary surgeon and qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2010. She is currently Director of Equine at CVS Group plc and manages a group of veterinary referral hospitals and practices in the UK. She has broad management experience across the veterinary and animal health sector and her previous roles include working for a large pharmaceutical company, Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd.

With a passion for the value that animals bring to peoples’ lives, she has gained voluntary experience with several charities including Our Special Friends, Crisis, and Riding for the Disabled. Sophie has also rehomed several dogs including two ex-racing Greyhounds and a rescue Lurcher. In her spare time, she enjoys walking with her Irish Terrier, Fenton, and exploring the coastline of Norfolk.

Sacha has over 22 years of financial markets experience, having worked in a variety of senior roles at large investment banks. After graduating from The University of Manchester in 2001, he began his banking career in Commodities at Morgan Stanley, before moving to JP Morgan to manage various operational and trade support teams.

For the last seven years, Sacha has been a director at NatWest Markets (the investment bank of NatWest) in multiple roles to deliver strategic future state operating models, whilst also running governance and assurance teams. More recently, Sacha has been a programme manager of multiple large scale regulatory and strategic change projects, in addition to delivering the bank’s first foray into the Voluntary Carbon Markets.

Sacha lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two boys. He’s a keen traveller, devoted Tottenham Hotspur fan, and loves to run – completing eight marathons to date! With a passion for animals, he has two French Bulldogs, Hank and Lola, and a tortoise called Shelly.

He says he is thrilled to be joining Woodgreen at such an exciting time, and looks forward to supporting the charity with implementing a new strategy for the future.

Paul joined Woodgreen as a trustee in June 2023. He has 20 years’ experience in marketing roles in B2C, B2B and not-for-profit organisations.

He started his career in journalism and public relations before moving into marketing, where he has worked in multiple industries including finance, healthcare, automotive, technology and retail. His most recent leadership positions have been as the head of marketing for a large automotive dealer group in the East of England, before becoming the marketing director for a global B2B technology publisher and marketing services organisation. His passion is in collaborative marketing and brand strategy.

Paul is married with two daughters and is a passionate sports fan who has volunteered for his beloved Cambridge United Football Club. He has also undertaken several freelance writing positions, which have culminated in supporting Cambridge Marketing College. As part of this, he has contributed to several publications including study guides and magazines, and published a book on marketing communications.