Christina Noble OBE

Christina Noble OBE, has, by her own effort and example and with an unselfish willingness to serve, shown the world that street children are a vital part of humanity – that the abuse and maltreatment suffered by children can be stopped. By providing love, and by giving back dignity to over 700,000 of these special children and their families in Mongolia and Vietnam, she has shown us that they can be empowered to fulfil their proper role in society. They can, and will be their countries’ future. Since 1991 Christina Noble and her Foundation have established over 150 projects/programmes in Vietnam and Mongolia. Today the work of the Foundation impacts the lives of over 20,000 children and their families annually.

Helenita Noble

Helenita is a passionate humanitarian and staunch advocate of children’s rights who has worked alongside her mother Founder Christina Noble in the field since 1996.

In January 2016, Helenita accepted the role of CEO to initiate organisation change to secure her mother and the family’s legacy and the long-term sustainability and security of the Foundation.

Helenita who is currently based in Vietnam led the creation and development of the new CNCF International Board of Directors which she is a Director of.

Nicolas Pistolas

Thomas Minter

Thomas Minter is the Director of Operations CNCF Mongolia, and is also Christina Noble’s eldest grandson. His background is in business and entrepreneurship, having successfully run his own organisations for fifteen years before being asked by Christina Noble to take the reins in Mongolia. Thomas arrived in Mongolia in 2013, during which time the Foundation’s staff has more than doubled from thirty to sixty-five, and the number of community development programmes, working with the country’s most disadvantaged families, has increased from five to eleven.

Thomas, along with his mother and Foundation CEO Helenita Noble, sit on the Foundation’s International Board to ensure that Christina’s philosophy will always remain at the heart of, and forever continue to be the driving force of, the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation.

Thomas was appointed Director of the CNCF International Board in January 2018.

Androula Pistolas

Mark Devadason

Mark Devadason has 30 years of international banking experience with a geographically diverse and broad based background covering areas such as corporate and private banking leadership roles, human resources, 8 years as a country CEO, corporate communications and 5 years as Group Head of Sustainability for international bank Standard Chartered.

Mark is currently Senior Advisor Asia of the San Francisco based Business for Social Responsibility (BSR.org). He also serves on the board of Hong Kong based NGO, the Mekong Club, which is committed to tackling human trafficking and modern slavery in the supply chain. He is also a member and serves on the Hong Kong Committee of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the International Advisory Council of APCO Worldwide.

Mark was appointed Chair of the CNCF International Board in December 2017.

Mark took on the Chairmanship role of CNCF Australia in 2022. 

Michael Lonergan

Michael is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the UK and has spent the majority of his career working in Asia, principally in Hong Kong and the Philippines.

He has a wide ranging experience fulfilling the roles of CEO, COO and CFO for various public and private companies in the telecommunications and fund management industries.

Michael was appointed Director of Audit and Finance of the CNCF International Board in March 2018.

Christine Cameron

Christine Cameron is the Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Turner International. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing all legal matters arising from Turner’s operations internationally, including in relation to content distribution, advertising sales, business development/M&A, programming acquisition, original production, licensing and merchandising, employment and regulatory matters. She manages a team of lawyers and support staff in 16 countries and is based in Hong Kong.

Christine was appointed Director of Business and Legal of the CNCF International Board in March 2018. Prior to this Christine had also been a Director of CNCF Hong Kong since 2014.

Erik Davies

Erik has worked globally on sustainability issues for the last 30 years. His career has included management consulting, engineering sector work, supporting eco-start ups and global policy work for the United Nations. Erik has engaged business and governments to forge innovative partnerships to address a range of sustainability issues. This has required directly engaging heads of state, business leaders, and not for profits. His communications work has won international awards for innovation. He was able to further build upon this experience as External Affairs Officer for the United Nations working with a wide range of media to promote key messages and mobilize resources.

Erik was appointed Director of Communications and Media of the CNCF International Board in January 2019.

Phil Aldridge

Andy Robinson

Andy is currently the owner of Ellan Vannin Ltd, a consultancy business to the Life Insurance industry in Hong Kong, and Life Administration Services Limited, a master agent life insurance distributor in Asia-Pacific. He started his career in banking and finance in the UK and the Isle of Man, before locating to Hong Kong in 1994. Andy is a member of the Institute of Directors Hong Kong.

Andy was appointed Director of the CNCF International Board in January 2018. Prior to this he had been a member of the CNCF Hong Kong Board since 2014.

Trinh Son

Trinh previously enjoyed a long carer with CNCF having joined the Foundation in 2000 as Head of the Child Sponsorship Programme. Trinh was then made Vice Director in 2003 and promoted to Director of Operations Vietnam in 2016 after the Foundation localised the position for the first time since inception. Trinh gave eighteen years of excellent service to CNCF and the beneficiaries in its care. Alongside the responsibility of the organisation’s development, Trinh also managed all external relationships and partnerships with Government authorities.

Trinh has a masters degree in International and Community Development – Deakin University, Melbourne.

Trinh joined CNCF’s International Board in March 2018 as a Director and in 2021 was appointed Board Observer.

Amaraa Bor

Amaraa has been working for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation for 4 years. As a native Mongolian, who herself grew up in poverty in rural Mongolia, Amaraa deeply understands the challenges that face the children we support and the issues affecting her country. Amaraa is a highly capable, ambitious young woman who continuously strives for self-improvement and growth. She has a true humanitarian spirit and a heart filled with genuine love, understanding and compassion for all people. Through ongoing training and daily interactions with children and adults who have experienced severe trauma, Amaraa has developed an extensive knowledge about human psychology and how to truly support people who are In need. When Amaraa walks into our Blue Skies Ger Village children’s home, the smiles, love and happiness that surround her are testament to the beautiful person she is and the impact she has made on their lives.

Dr. Trinh Thi Thanh Ngan

Dr. Ngan is a pediatrician, serving at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) for the last 28 years. From 2005 to 2018, Ngan was the Director of the Centre for Social Assistance for Disadvantaged Children (CSADC), now the Sunshine Social and Medical Centre (SSMC), a partnership between MOLISA and the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF). SSMC has successfully provided international standards of healthcare, rehabilitation, and education to underprivileged and disadvantaged children, transforming them into healthy children and young adults. After retiring from her position at SSMC, in hopes of continuing her contribution to the healthcare of underprivileged children, she is now CNCF’s Healthcare Advisor.

Natalie Fairlie

Natalie has over 18 years of legal and management experience and a strong understanding of the importance of strategic management, development of culture and people, operational excellence and corporate governance at board, CEO and senior executive level. Natalie holds a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Arts and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Olivia Hearn

Olivia joined CNCF full-time after two months volunteering with the children at CNCF’s flagship project, the Sunshine Social and Medical Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. With over ten years of Marketing and Communications experience in London (UK) prior, Olivia relocated to Vietnam in 2018 to build and lead CNCF’s communications team out of the Foundation’s operations. Olivia is a passionate humanitarian who enjoys nothing more than being around the children and communicating the Foundation’s life-transforming work. Olivia now lives in the UK and continues to work for the Foundation from London.

Christophe Delorme

Christophe Delorme is a French national. Experienced Investor Relations with a demonstrated history of working in the investment management industry. Skilled in Volatility, Foreign Exchange (FX) Options, Options, Asset Management, and Securities. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) focused in SMEs from EDC Paris Business School. He is a director and co-owner of Akar de Nissim (a luxury furniture company based in Singapore). His main activity remains within his company RSR CAPITAL PTE LTD in Singapore as a consultant and capital raiser for mainly Hedge Funds and real estate.

Christophe Delorme has been invested in a few ventures in Asia (startups and real estate projects) where in keeps a role of activist for some of them.

Karine Dalle

Senior marketing executive with over 18 years of sales experience in developing and executing targeted marketing strategies for FMCG and Entertainment products.

Karine has a proven track record of growing market share, sales and profits, through strong consumer/shopper focus, strategic thinking and drive for results. Launched products and campaigns targeting both broad & niche consumer groups. Integrated & optimised campaigns across multiple functions including packaging & in-store creative, digital, publicity, media and promotions. Strong work ethics based on personal commitment, integrity and team work.

Eric Fiat

Eric joined CNCF in 2016 after 40 years in the Tourism and Hotel industry.

Eric’s first 20 years were dedicated in position of Sales Manager to D.O.S.M in various hotel companies such as Meridien, Hilton, Holiday Inn and George V in Paris then General Manager Bestern France. During the previous 20 years eric started hiw Consulting Company representing individual first-class Hotels, 4 and 5* Hotel Companies and DMC as well as foreign National Tourism office over Europe, specializing in Indian Ocean, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern destinations.

Caroline Faraud

Karine joined CNCF as a volunteer admistrator in January 2010 after a sucessful career as a landscape gardener and a DEUG in Biology-Geology – Karine later became the office manager and treasurer.

Jean-Antoine Bouchez

Jean-Antoine helped to establish l’Association Christina Noble France in 1993 shortly after meeting and being inpisred by Christina Noble. Jean-Antoine previously enjoyed a career as an economics and finance editor and publisher which he still enjoys to this day.

Sandy Burgess

Inspired by Christina Noble’s story, Sandra joined the Foundation in 2002 and is responsible for leading, organising and motivating a team of fellow volunteers to plan, promote and manage CNCF Hong Kong’s successful fundraising events portfolio.

Passionate about helping children in need, Sandra joined the Hong Kong fundraising board in 2008 and has collectively helped to raise over HK$12 million for CNCF.

Eileen O’Connell

Eileen has been involved with the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation in Hong Kong since 2007 when she first volunteered her time working with the Events team on the Dubai Rugby 7s. She then accepted the role of General Manager in early 2008 before moving back in to the commercial sector in August 2011.

She remains actively engaged with the Foundation as a Director on the Hong Kong fundraising board, continuing to maximise their opportunities for Corporate Social Development in the region.

Originally from an Irish family in the UK, Eileen moved to Hong Kong with Verizon at the end of 2003, and held a variety of regional roles with the company until March 2007. After 5 years of running BT’s APAC Collaboration business, Eileen joined EY’s Financial Services Organisation in 2017 as Alliance Leader for Asia Pacific. She is also the Global Client Executive with responsibility for managing EY’s relationship with the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX).

A Permanent Resident of Hong Kong SAR, Eileen attempts to speak passable Cantonese, and has been involved in many local community initiatives in Hong Kong. Eileen is the Vice Chair of the Women in Business Committee for the British Chamber of Commerce, has a BSc in from Goldsmith’s College/London University, and is an Alumnus of the Hong Kong University Board Directorship programme 2014.

Lesley-Anne K. Thadani

Lesley-Anne Thadani is a British expat who has been based in Hong Kong since 2010. She currently runs her own consultancy company and was previously a partner at KPMG. She has over 20 years of experience and has spent most of her career working with global financial services companies, helping them to implement large transformation programmes. She originally joined the Hong Kong Board in 2016 and then helped CNCF establish the International Board, serving on the International Board for a year. She now has returned to her role on the Hong Kong fundraising board.

Olivier Dang

Olivier Dang is the Global Chief Operating Officer for the Wholesale Digital Office of Nomura. He supports the development and implementation of the digital strategy of Nomura’s Wholesale business. Olivier has been at Nomura since 2010 and held various roles in Corporate Strategy and Business Management. Prior to this, he was a Management Consultant at McKinsey in London and he started his career as an entrepreneur building a mobile internet company in France. He holds a MSc in Telecommunications from Chalmers University of Technology, an engineering degree from the Institut Superieur d’Electronique de Paris and a M.B.A. from the London Business School.

Louise Finlay

Louise Finlay first visited South East Asia when fresh out of university and was touched by many of the children she met as she traveled around the region. Determined to support some of these vulnerable children, she soon learnt of the great work being carried out by CNCF and is now excited to be on the Board to see how she can help to bring more children a happy and safe childhood with opportunities for the future. Louise is from the UK originally and moved to Hong Kong in 2005. Having held various senior positions in Sourcing, Marketing Services & Design companies, Louise is now the APAC Strategic Sourcing Director for HH Global. Louise lives in Hong Kong with her husband and two young children.

Simon Page

Simon Page is an accomplished sales, branding and sponsorship professional, with more than twenty-seven years of experience in the Asia Pacific region. Presently he works with VODXS LLC as Vice President for Asia Pacific, where he is responsible for introducing the world’s first patented digital display faucets to Asia and for managing all distribution and advertising sales. Prior to VODXS, Simon has held senior positions with numerous blue-chip corporations, including almost ten years as Head of Brand and Marketing for Asia with Barclays Banks, as well as advertising sales leadership roles at Fox Networks, BBC World News and Dow Jones, where he had a proven track record for building sustainable client relationships, generating compelling advertising solutions and growing sales revenues

Greg Brutus

Kate Greer

Kate Greer’s background was in T.V.production, primarily for the BBC, where over the course of many years she had the privilege of working with major names across the music and drama industry. It was while working on a programme called, “This Is Your Life” that she met Christina Noble and became involved with the Foundation and invited to become a Trustee. She eventually worked as the senior administrator in the Foundation’s UK office finally retiring in 2017 but remains on the Board of Trustees.

Lady Beata Ogmore

Beata Ogmore’s background is in accounting and finance. She worked for Banham Patent Locks for a total of 17 years where she was the Financial Controller. She has now retired. Beata was invited onto the Board by Chairman, Tom Ward in 2011.

Shane Bannerton

Shane Bannerton is Head of Corporate and Legal at United Trust Bank Limited (UTB), a London based private bank. He was previously Head of Finance at both UTB and Aldermore Bank Limited, and Finance Director at Ruffler Bank Plc. He is a Certified Accountant with many years experience in senior finance roles in banking, industry and professional sports. Shane has been a Trustee of Christina Noble Children’s Foundation UK since 2011.

Tom Ward

Tom’s background is accountancy and taxation, having studied at North London University and London School of Accountancy in the 1980’s. He is currently the Finance Director for a group of prestigious London based security companies and acts as Chairman to a London based Charitable Foundation. Tom also has various private business interests and investments.
Tom is the original signatory to the Articles of CNCF which he helped Christina incorporate in 1992. He re-joined the Board as Trustee and Chairman in 2002.”

Karen Pocock

Founder and Chairman of Design by Appointment, her business clients are mostly based in the UAE.

Chris Mikosh

Chris is a partner and co-founder of Tor Investment Management, a Hong Kong based investment management business. Chris earned a dual degree BS in Finance and Computer Science/Management Information Systems from Boston College in 1994. He has lived and worked in HK since 2000, and is married with two lovely daughters. Chris became Chairman of the Board for CNCF-USA in 2012.

Erica Aiello

Erica Aiello is the Administrator of Kingo srl – Origamo, the number one brand for handmade greeting cards in Italy. Mother of two children, Giovanni and Adriano, she heard of CNCF thanks to the movie “Noble” and, together with her husband, she met Christina in June 2017. This encounter touched her so much that she decided to get involved and support CNCF’s efforts, she later founded the CNCF Italy office.

Furio Ceciliato

Furio Ceciliato is the founder of Origamo, the number one brand for handmade greeting cards in Italy. Furio developed a deep connection with Vietnam and the Vietnamese people over the years and it felt natural for him to decide to get involved and promote fundraising for the Foundation in Italy.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Nghia

Mr. Nguyen Huu Nghia holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Finance and Accounting and is the Chief Accountant and Vice Director of CNCF Vietnam. He has been serving the Foundation for more than ten years and now plays the role as head supervisor, managing the financial aspects of all CNCF Vietnam projects and office operational activities. Mr. Nghia is also head of CNCF’s capital projects which executes the building and equipping of kindergartens and water tanks and manages the human resources of CNCF Vietnam.

Eric Fiat

Eric a rejoint CNCF en 2016, après avoir travaillé 40 ans dans le Tourisme et l’Hôtellerie.

Durant les 20 premières années de sa carrière, Eric a été responsable des ventes, puis Directeur des Ventes et du Marketing de nombreuses compagnies hôtellières comme Meridian, Hilton, Holiday Inn et George V à Paris, puis Responsable Général de Western France. Puis les 20 années suivantes, Eric a créé sa compagnie de consulting pour les hotels individuels de première classe, les compagnies d’hôtels de 4 et 5* et DMC, et un Office de Tourisme national européen, se spécialisant dans les destinations de l’Océan Indien, du Moyen-Orient et de l’Extrême-Orient.

Karine Dalle

Cadre supérieur en marketing avec plus de 18 ans d’expérience dans la vente de stratégies de marketing ciblées pour les produits PGC et de divertissement, Karine a fait ses preuves en augmentant sa part de marché, les ventes et profits, grâce à une forte concentration des consommateurs/acheteurs, à une réflexion et une recherche sur la stratégique et les résultats : lancement de produits et de campagnes ciblant à la fois les grands groupes de consommateurs et les créneaux, des campagnes intégrées et optimisées dans plusieurs fonctions, y compris l’emballage et la création en magasin, le numérique, la publicité, les médias et les promotions. Karine a une solide éthique de travail fondée sur l’engagement personnel, l’intégrité et le travail d’équipe.

Caroline Faraud

En janvier 2010, Caroline a rejoint CNCF en tant que bénévole pour devenir administratrice, après une carrière réussie de paysagiste et un DEUG de Biologie-Géologie. Puis, Caroline est devenue responsable du bureau France et trésorière.

Marianne Tarpin-Lyonnet

Marianne a toujours été passionnée par l’humanitaire et a étudié les Sciences Humaines. Après avoir été diplôméee en Histoire de l’Art, Egyptologie et communication, elle a travaillé pour des institutions françaises avant de rejoindre CNCF en 2016 comme Chargée de Communication et Fundraising.

Greg Sugars

Chairman

Greg Sugars is the CEO of Preston Rowe Paterson Australasia, one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s
most experienced and well-regarded property services companies with expertise across the full spectrum of property classes. Greg has been involved with the valuation industry since 1989. He has been at the forefront of the valuation industry aggregation and technological advances, firstly as the founding CEO of Opteon and more recently with Preston Rowe Paterson. Greg is a proficient public speaker and has given many talks on the property sector around Australia.

Greg has always been a keen supporter of the Non Profit Sector and has served on numerous Boards
over 30 years. These include charities with a direct focus on youth homelessness and with educational and jobs programmes for the disadvantaged. Greg was a Rotarian for over 30 years and was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his community work in 2013. In 2015, Greg was awarded a Medal of The Order of Australia for his services to the community. Greg currently serves as a Board Member of Carrum Downs Financial Services (the holder of a Bendigo Community Bank franchise) and as a Director of The Peninsula School (A private grammar school in Melbourne). Greg was appointed Chairman of the CNCF Australia Board in 2020.

Angus Knoblanche

Finance Director

Angus is a Chartered Accountant who works as an Executive at Macquarie Group. Prior to this, he worked in audit at EY where
he was involved with developing the Sydney Foundation’s strategic initiatives to increase staff engagement. Angus has a strong belief in providing all children with equal opportunities and is passionate about removing obstacles that limit their ability to
develop to their full potential. He has spent time in Asia serving disadvantaged communities and has witnessed the transformative benefits of high-quality, long-term international development programs. Angus has experience in advising clients and building
control frameworks. Angus was
appointed Finance Director of the CNCF Australia Board in November 2019.

John Nguyen

Director

John Nguyen is a Data Scientist consultant and has been working in Finance and Banking with some of Australia’s largest corporations such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
Ernst & Young over the last 15 years.

John has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from UNSW majoring in Actuarial Studies and Computer Science and is a member of the Vietnamese community in Sydney. John is experienced in organising events and has operated multiple businesses. He is passionate about encouraging Vietnamese community leaders and influencers to bring relevance and impact to disadvantaged Vietnamese children.
John was appointed Director of the CNCF Australia Board in October 2019.

Fiona Geoghegan

Fiona has worked for Christina Noble Children’s Foundation for thirteen years. During this time she has worked in the UK office where she has organised various fundraising events and been the point of contact for fundraisers, and volunteers.

Before taking on the Office Manager role five years ago, Fiona was the Child Sponsorship administrator. Fiona has travelled to Vietnam on many occasions and spent two summers in Mongolia where she worked on the finish line to greet the participants of the Mongol Rally.

The Mongol rally is an annual event, which sees teams drive from the UK to Mongolia and raise money for charity, CNCF were a beneficiary charity for over 6 years Prior to working for the Foundation Fiona worked for 15 years in the travel industry.

Andrew Knott

Prior to joining CNCF, Andrew worked at the University of Central Florida as a writer and research analyst. He has also worked as a freelance writer and editor since 2006. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida (B.S. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology, 2003) and the University of Cambridge (M.Phil in Development Studies, 2011).

Ashley McIntosh

Graduated from Florida State University, in 2008, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and minor in Nutrition. Interned with the Women’s Shelter in 2009 with a school social worker. Substitute taught at Sneads Elementary and Sneads High School while earning a permanent teacher’s certification for Elementary Education K-6. Began employment as an elementary school teacher at Gadsden Elementary Magnet School 2013. Transitioned to Sneads Elementary in 2015 after gaining experience as an elementary school teacher and am the Wellness Team Leader of Sneads Elementary to promote health and wellness among faculty and students. Joined Christina Noble Children’s Foundation 2018 as Child Sponsorship Coordinator.

Rachel Malet

Graduated from Florida State University, in 2007, with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Worked for 5 years under the French Ministry of Education, as an English Professor and Tutor. Graduated in 2012, from Universite Paris Sud, with a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and Strategic Negotiation, and from the American Graduate School in Paris, with a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy. Began employment with CNCF USA in 2013, after two years of interning and fundraising for CNCF France. Other non-profit involvement includes: Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Childcare Center, Children’s Home Society, Capital City Youth Services, Parkinson’s Foundation, Parkinson’s Awareness Outreach, and Good News Outreach.

Ann Chan

Ann Chan is the General Manager for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Hong Kong and responsible for the day to day running of this fund raising office with the help from a small team and a group of dedicated volunteers. Ann was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada in her teens. She graduated from the University of Toronto, double majored in Economics & East Asian Studies; venturing into the real estate market as a real estate agent for 2 years in Toronto. Ann had then set her career path in the administration area at managerial level in the last 25 years, bringing extensive knowledge to set structure to this unique office and dedicated to support the ground work that CNCF does in Vietnam and Mongolia.

Angela Hsu

Angela graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and received a certification from UC Berkeley’s BASE Program (Business for Arts, Science, and Engineering), a certification from ICC (International Culinary Center) in Fine Cooking, and a Level 2 certification for WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust). For 6 years, Angela worked with Cisco Systems working as a Software Engineer before moving to Vietnam in 2016 to focus on her family’s business in furniture manufacturing. In 2019, Angela co-founded Furniture Industry for Education (FIFE) with Robert Kimbrell which raises funds to support CNCF’s Educational Programmes in Vietnam.

Brian Moss

Brian Moss qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was seconded to Hong Kong with KPMG. He then joined HSBC in Hong Kong where he spent almost 20 years in their investment banking division, running complex global businesses. He built a strong reputation for identifying ideas capable of delivering value and then creating structures to maximise that value. After leaving HSBC, he set up award-winning hospitality businesses. He has carried his business skills into the NGO sector and through large scale events, has been instrumental in raising large sums for CNCF. Brian became Chair of the CNCF Hong Kong Board in January 2019 and joined the International Board in May 2020. Brian is also chair of the Global Fundraising and Sponsorship Committee. Brian was appointed Chairman of CNCF’s International Board of Directors in January 2022.

Robert Kimbrell

Robert has a diverse background in the furniture industry spanning over 18 years. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Holland House Furniture, an importer of furniture from SE Asia. In 2019, Robert in partnership with Angela Hsu, formed the Furniture Industry for Education (FIFE), to raise funds to support CNCF’s Educational Programmes in Vietnam. In FIFE’s first 4 years alone, FIFE raised more than $450,000 USD to provide and support vulnerable children with the transformative power of education.

Andrew Lake

Director

Andy was appointed Director of the CNCF Australia Board in August 2020. Andy brings over 30 years’ experience as a Senior Business Executive in the Technology Sector and with extensive expertise in the JPAC region having lived and worked between Hong Kong and Sydney for the past 20 years. He is Vice President, Asia of a division of one the world’s leading Technology Companies where he helps Governments and Businesses in the Energy, Infrastructure, Engineering and Construction sectors. He has a passion for creating growth, developing culture, embracing diversity and providing strong and trusted leadership in a wide array of organizations from Non-Profit to self-owned and Public Companies including one of Australia’s most prominent Tech IPOs and Trade sales. Andy is an Engineer and an Accountant and is a graduate of Stanford University’s Executive Programme on Leadership and Corporate Governance.

Androula Pistolas

Androula is a psychotherapist and a full clinical member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy. She is the Designated Mental Health Lead at Christ’s Hospital, a charitable foundation for disadvantaged children founded in 1552 by King Edward VI. Androula is a clinician, specialising in treating developmental and complex trauma as well as PTSD. She is also involved in policy development and the implementation of an organisation-wide approach to nurturing healthy young minds through her training and consultation work with staff.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, Androula was a social worker with children and their families in the South East of England and worked in fostering and adoption, family support and child protection. Androula is committed to challenging stigma in mental health in order to bring about parity of esteem in mental and physical health.

Ms. Tran Thi Ngoc Thuy

Ms. Thuy holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Studies, specialising in Guidance, Counselling and Career, from the University of Queensland. Having previously worked for CNCF for 12 years before leaving to complete her master’s course, she returned to the Foundation in 2020 as Director of Operations. Ms. Thuy has a strong understanding of non-profit management and extensive experience in childhood development. “I am blessed to be with CNCF where every single child’s dream and hope is listened to, respected and treated with the effort to make sure it becomes a reality. I am proud that I am able to continue making a contribution to the work of CNCF which aims at sustainable and holistic growth for every child in its care.”

Orla Brennan

Orla served as a Director on the CNCF Ireland board for over a year before becoming Chair in 2021 and is an experienced commercial leader and advisor with over 20 years experience within private and public sectors. Orla has a degree in business from Dublin Business School, ELEVEN Executive Leadership Programme, Dublin Business School and has a Certificate in Leadership Communication with Impact from INSEAD European Business School.

Jane Barrell

Originally from the UK, Jane has been living in Dubai since 2004. Jane’s involvement with CNCF began back in 2011 but it was in 2015 when Jane completed her first CNCF CamNam Challenge, CNCF’s annual cycle challenge from Cambodia to Vietnam. Since then, Jane dedicates her time and energy to lead the challenge team and complete the annual CNCF challenges across Cambodia, Vietnam and Mongolia. These challenges are life-changing experiences which connect and provide people from all across the globe with memories that last a lifetime and raise much needed funds for CNCF’s humanitarian work.