Our Organisation

Olivia joined Elizabeth Finn Homes in early 2023, bringing significant experience of leadership in the non-profit sector. She was most recently Chief Executive of the Vision Foundation, an award-winning charity which worked to prevent sight loss and promote the inclusion and empowerment of blind and partially sighted people in our society. Prior to this she headed up fundraising and communications at children’s mental health charity Place2Be and autism research charity Autistica. Before joining the charity sector, she was a researcher and lecturer in evolutionary biology.

Outside of her paid roles, Olivia is a Board Member of Care England, a registered charity and the leading representative body for small, medium and large adult social care providers in England. She also sits on the Board of Helen Bamber Foundation, which supports the victims of trafficking and torture through counselling, housing, medical and legal support. Olivia was previously a Board Trustee of Turn2us, Elizabeth Finn Homes’ parent charity, and is passionate about addressing financial insecurity in the UK and bringing the work of Turn2us and Elizabeth Finn closer together.

Jonathan is a qualified accountant and ‘learnt his trade’ working in the financial services sector, largely in insurance. He made the move into the care sector in 2007 spending ten years working with a charity operating five care homes in South London in various Board level roles.

He then worked in the education sector for three years before returning to the care sector. He worked as the Finance Director for a large privately-owned care group operating in the South East. Jonathan joined Elizabeth Finn Homes in 2021 and is the Finance Director with responsibility for Finance, IT, premises and hotel services.

David started his career as a qualified chef working in restaurants and hotels for eight years. He found he had a passion for people, and moved into Human Resources formally in 2000. His twenty-three years of human resource experience has spanned various sectors including hospitality, funeral care, logistics, food retail and social care.

David joined Elizabeth Finn Homes in early 2020 as the Human Resources Director. He has always taken a keen interest in the charity sector and has worked previously for award winning organisations with a high focus on social responsibility and caring for others. David is passionate about the values of Elizabeth Finn Homes, which is an organisation that truly believes in those it employs, who consistently deliver exceptional person-centred care. Recently David has been focussing on the People and Culture elements of the Elizabeth Finn Homes five-year strategy, committed to providing the best opportunities for career advancement and financial wellbeing, whilst continuing to build upon the positive culture. David is particularly passionate about equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging and how this can benefit our care homes, local communities and residents. A high point for David since joining Elizabeth Finn Homes was when the team won best Care Home Employer at The Great British Care Awards. This accolade focussed on Elizabeth Finn Homes’ commitment to developing staff.

Anna Boyes is an experienced marketing director with a career that has incorporated strategic marketing roles across a variety of sectors including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food and lifecycle brands. Anna joined Elizabeth Finn Homes late 2023 having worked in senior leadership roles in elderly residential care and housing for ten years.

Anna is a strategic thinker, passionate about understanding and reaching new customers. She has conceptualised, researched, successfully launched and managed products and services. Anna is driven by the opportunities to optimise business effectiveness and efficiency whilst ensuring the best service and support for customers, remaining true to the core vision and values of Elizabeth Finn Homes.

Thomas Lawson has worked in the social sector since the early 90s in international development at UNICEF, HIV at Terrence Higgins Trust and NAM (the charity behind aidsmap.com), criminal justice at Prisoners Abroad and in youth work at the award-winning Leap Confronting Conflict.

Recently he has been challenging the sector to address the barriers to success in the sector for people from Black, Asian and other minoritised ethnic communities. Tom has served on the boards of the charities: Centre for Youth Impact, Heart ‘n Soul and the National Peace Council. Until summer 2023, Tom was non-executive chair of his family’s retail firm, Lawsons, and is the chair for Elizabeth Finn Homes Ltd, which is Turn2us’s wholly owned subsidiary care home business.

Thomas joined Turn2us as Chief Executive in March 2019. He became a member of the Elizabeth Finn Homes board in April 2019, before being appointed as its Chair in August 2021. Thomas is interested in how the social sector can work with, and challenge, state bodies and companies to create an inclusive society in which everyone can thrive. He is passionate about the role that people with lived expertise can play in the future of the leadership of the social sector and in addressing the complex problems we face.

Carrie Stokes joined both Turn2us as Chair of the board and Elizabeth Finn Homes as a Non-Executive Director, in April 2022. She also Chairs our Nominations & Remuneration Committee.

Carrie is an independent strategic brand consultant and executive facilitator with 30 years’ experience influencing and advising boards and executive teams in the private and non-for-profit sectors. Her clients have included The John Lewis Partnership, London 2012 Olympics, London Business School, Leap Confronting Conflict and Radar (now Disability Rights).

Passionate about addressing foundational issues that impact people’s potential to grow, broaden their horizons and succeed, she has balanced being a Director of a WPP owned agency and then her own business, with working pro bono for charities that focus on food security, financial insecurity, disability rights, adult literacy and youth issues.

Edwina joined the Board of Trustees for both Turn2us and Elizabeth Finn Homes in December 2020 as Lead Trustee for Safeguarding and Chair of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee.

Edwina retired from Choice Care in August 2020 where she was CEO from 2009 and prior to that Finance Director from 2002. Choice Care provides residential care and supported living services to adults with learning disabilities and mental health disorders. Prior to Choice, Edwina was Finance Director of a listed import and distribution business, having previously qualified as an ACA with Price Waterhouse.

Edwina is based between Newbury and South Devon and is married with three grown up daughters and one grandson.

Alistair has a broad depth of experience with a particular focus on health social care and joined Elizabeth Finn in September 2022.

The first half of his career was in marketing and business development with organisations including Kodak, ICI and Boots. For the last 25 years he has run care operations in both the specialist and elderly care sectors for organisations such as Bupa, Four Seasons Healthcare, Eden Futures and Akaricare. He is now a professional non-executive director for a number of organisations and continues to be a trusted adviser for care homes.

His non-executive roles are in healthcare and social housing. He is chair of Henshaws, a specialist charity supporting individuals with visual impairments and complex needs. He has been a non-executive director for two housing associations; Your Housing Group, and Johnnie Johnson and now sits on the board of Encircle, a specialist housing association providing solutions for those with mental health, disabilities and homelessness. He is a non-executive director for MoreLife, a healthcare intervention joint venture with Leeds Beckett University and an advisor for Thalamos, a mental health service application for psychiatrists.

He graduated from Southampton University with a degree in Geography. He has an MBA from Warwick University and is also a graduate of the Wharton School – University of Philadelphia.

In his spare time Alistair enjoys the outdoors and is a keen photographer.

As an experienced board member dedicated to the care and housing sectors Liz brings a diverse skill set to the boardroom, including a track record of strategic vision and governance expertise. A chartered surveyor by profession, Liz has held senior roles in the commercial real estate industry and is currently an adviser at a leading youth charity and a property advice charity. Liz is also a trustee of the McCarthy Stone Foundation.