Sue Morrison, Chair

I am privileged to have been intermittently part of the NU community since 2005.

I am passionate about social justice and equality, and this has been reflected in both my personal and professional choices.

I am a doctor educator and have been a director in Health Education England. I have also worked at grass roots level in health education and provision in Bangladesh and Kenya. I have a particular interest in Coaching for Loss, Bereavement and End of Life.

My work as a GP and a coach with a background in psychotherapy helps me develop rapport with a wide range of people and meet some of the challenges in effective group process. I am a good networker with a forward planning focus and I hope these skills will usefully inform my role as a trustee. I do tend to focus on people rather than tasks and this can be both a strength and a weakness!

Vick Ryder, Vice Chair

I have been a member of New Unity for 12 years and I was previously a trustee for 3 years. During those early years I was responsible for refurbishing the church. I was then liaison between contractors, surveyors, architect and trustees during the renovation of the Newington Green apartment and I assisted during the major refurbishment of the church.

I am a semi-retired Apple Mac hardware engineer. I am also Cisco Networking certified. I previously taught for many years at City & Islington College and was Head Of Centre. I also have been involved in performing arts and music over the years.

I am passionate about New Unity and I hope to continue to support it for many years to come.

Lisa Roskam, Treasurer

I am incredibly grateful for the support and inspiration that I have found here at New Unity since moving to Hackney in 2022.  I hope that I may use my background in technology and leadership to be of service to our community. I am particularly passionate about diversity, tolerance, and social justice.

Mary Wright

I discovered New Unity after moving to London 8 years ago, and it has been a huge part of my life ever since!

My passions are theatre/drama, children and climate justice, and, as a Trustee, I’ll be taking a lead on sustainability.

In my pre-retirement days, I worked largely with children, as social worker, teacher and school counsellor. I was instrumental in setting up and running two third sector counselling services for children, and also acted as supervisor and trainer. I also helped to set up, and as a Trustee, to run Action for Sustainable Living, a Manchester based charity; many of our projects are still going strong.

I love the New Unity community, and hope to encourage its members to get more involved in creating a sustainable future for us all.