Our Team
The branch has generous and supportive patrons, a motivated president and an excellent vice president. Flanked by passionately engaged Branch officers, the committee is elected at the AGM each April.
A welcome from our chair
Barbara Albon
BRANCH COMMITTEE CHAIR
I always knew that I wanted to volunteer for the MND Association, I didn’t expect to find myself as Chair just yet! However when Maureen invited me to take over from her, I thought, ‘a big act to follow, but why not give it a go!’
My lovely husband John was diagnosed with MND in 2018 and as you can imagine it was devastating news. The wonderful people who volunteer and work for the Association were so very supportive to John & I through the most difficult time of our lives. That is something you never forget.
We both enjoyed working with our friends within MNDA & the fundraising just snowballed and many memories were made. When John sadly passed in 2020 I knew that I wanted to be part of the ‘team’ that supported him.
So here I am! Looking forward to getting to grips with the role & I just know that I will once again get 100% support from the MND Association and in particular the West Sussex South Branch.
Branch Patrons
Nick Gibb MP
Kay Glendinning MBE
Branch President & Vice Presidents
President: Dr Robert Clifford-Jones
Vice Presidents: Rachel Thomson
Regional Care
Sandra Holden
MND Clinical Nurse Specialist,
Sussex Community NHS Trust
Debbie South
MND Specialist Practitioner,
Community Neuro Rehab Team
Branch Committee
Chair: Barbara Albon
Vice Chair: Judith Allen
Secretary: Nicci O’Neill
Treasurer: Alastair Sharp
Kate Taylor
Pippa O’Dwyer
Dean Donaldson
Frances Ramsden
Sue Kruegar
Lynette Chaney
Frances Wakeham
Dr Maureen O’Neill
Ros Davis
Sue Acaster
Area Support
Becky Griffiths
Area Support Coordinator
MND Association
Association Visitors
Co-ordinator: Sue Reeves
Angela Burgess
Pattie Shaw
Pru Tearall
Anne Coleman
Valerie Sharp
For more information on our AV’s please visit Your Visitors page.
More information about Nicci coming soon…
Hi, I’m Sue Krueger and I’ve been involved with our branch since 2006, when my partner, Terry, was diagnosed with MND. Although our neurologist in Chichester told us that there was a local branch “but we wouldn’t need it just yet”, I looked it up immediately and was invited to visit the wonderful Julia Franklin, who was the chairman at the time.
I’ve been involved with the branch since 2018, and was asked to join the committee the following year.
Committee meetings are held on the 4th Monday at 6pm before branch meetings.
The branch organizes and accepts offers of fundraising to provide specialized equipment and to contribute towards holiday grants or transport or other costs which can improve quality of life. Requests for funding are made via Association Visitors (AV).