Our Trustees

Bridges is guided by a committed group of volunteer trustees who provide oversight, experience and strategic direction to the charity. Together they ensure that the organisation remains focused on its mission, operates responsibly, and continues to respond to the needs of our community.

Our trustees bring a wide range of professional skills and lived experience, supporting the leadership team while helping to shape the future of the charity. Their role is to safeguard the long-term sustainability of Bridges and ensure that the work we do continues to make a positive difference across Monmouthshire.

Mark Walton, Chair of Trustees (past Centre Director)

Mark’s background was in teaching, beginning at the Royal Forest of Dean Grammar School and later at the Royal Forest of Dean College, where he became Vice Principal. He also spent time as a volunteer teacher in the Solomon Islands and Sierra Leone.

Mark served as Centre Director at Bridges from 2007 to 2019, a period he regards as the most fulfilling of his working life. He joined the Trustees in 2022 and was Co-Chair with Ann Rosser for several years, before becoming Chair in November 2025, just prior to the devastating flood.

He remains very confident that Bridges will recover as successfully from this as it did following the prolonged Covid closure.

Steve Popisil –  Co-Chair & Trustee 

Steve is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 year’s experience in industry and commerce.  His main areas of interest are finance and corporate governance.

The passion and enthusiasm of Bridges’ people – staff and service users – inform his efforts to ensure a sound platform for the long-term stability and sustainability of Bridges’ work throughout the county and beyond.

Susan Eldridge – Trustee and Charity Company Secretary

Sue brings professional skills in management, leadership, strategic planning and business innovation gained from over 30 years experience in finance, law and business ownership. As Company Secretary she ensures the charity complies with legal obligations and governance standards. Her business experience supports fundraising initiatives, project planning and development.

Sue is passionate about the services the charity delivers and is committed to support the work and strategic direction of the organisation to make a difference to our local community.

Geoff Quinn –  Treasurer & Trustee 

Originally from London, Geoff moved to Monmouth via the Forest of Dean almost 40 years ago.

A qualified chartered accountant Geoff spent most of his career as a as a director of a group of companies involved in manufacturing, distribution and retail and partly in the motor trade. However, for a time, he was also a director of a cancer charity in Bristol.

Since retiring, he has been involved in several charities in Momouth and has been Trustee treasurer of Bridges for almost 7 years. Geoff says; “Bridges is a super community facility and I am proud to be part of the Bridges story”.

Ann Rosser  ( aka Dr Mary Ann Fellowes)  Trustee (past chair)

Ann graduated in Medicine in 1976 from Birmingham University, and worked in various specialties as a junior hospital doctor before becoming a GP in 1982. She worked in the same practice in Bromsgove for 28 years, during which time the group expanded from two to five partners.

Having worked as a GP in a local community Ann understands the importance of providing wellbeing services, preventing social isolation and general support within the community to improve health. She believes Bridges has a big role to play in providing this care across Monmouthshire and is therefore committed to ensuring Bridges continues to thrive.

Jane Gunter –  Trustee 

A former town councillor and past Mayor Jane has lived and worked in Monmouth for over 45 years.

Now retired Jane spent many years working in retail and hospitality in the town and brings knowledge of the many organisations and groups that make Monmouth special.

Transparency & Accountability

We are proud to operate as a registered charity and to be accountable to our community, supporters and regulators. You can view our full Charity Commission record — including trustee details, financial filings and governing documents — through the link below.

Charity Commission