The Support Cambodia Board
The Support Cambodia Board consists of six members: three officially appointed Charity Commission Trustees and three Associate Members.
Associates are formally appointed but are not Trustees [ie:no legal obligations] but undertake to use their particular skills and expertise to assist the Trustees in the smooth running of the charity.
The Board meets formally about four times a year, mostly by video link and the AGM, held online in April/May, is open to anyone who wishes to attend.
Visits by the official Trustees [not funded by the charity] are made when possible and regular communication with all our Cambodian contacts ensures that money is spent accountably.
Katie Maidment
(Chair)
After 30 years teaching music to primary age children, Katie became involved in the charity business through visits to Egypt, South Africa and since 2007, Cambodia. Together with her late husband Bob and three others, Katie established Support Cambodia in 2015 and has to date visited the country 17 times. She is now Chair of Trustees and when not glued to a computer screen, enjoys cooking, gardening and running her local church choir.
David Pattrick
(Treasurer)
David is a retired Petroleum Geologist, whose career included six years working in SE Asia. He first visited Cambodia, as a tourist, in 2004 and became a Trustee of the Support Cambodia charity in 2019. David took on the role of Treasurer in 2020, following the death of the previous Treasurer, Bob Maidment. Since that time he has made two further visits to Cambodia and has become impressively meticulous in attention to financial detail – we are very fortunate have him!
Maria Brown
(Trustee)
Maria has been involved with Cambodia for a number of years, visiting the country five times with pastoral groups. As a Support Cambodia Trustee, she has taken her responsibilities very seriously when her health allows. After a long career in nursing, Maria now enjoys gardening and textile crafting.
Fran Ludden
Associate
Fran is a retired Primary School teacher and leader, and has visited Cambodia several times, leaving a small bit of her heart there every time. While teaching she initiated and led a successful twinning with a school in Cambodia.
She has been a stalwart of Support Cambodia before and since its inception and plays an active part in organising fundraising events as well as supporting the Board in all its activities. Fran brings her vast practical experience to the role of Associate.
Sonia Warder
Sonia has assisted Support Cambodia with its online marketing since 2024.She has run her own digital marketing consultancy since 2012 and was introduced to Support Cambodia through one of her Norfolk-based clients.
Inspired by the charity’s practical approach and the difference it makes to communities in Cambodia, Sonia enjoys using her professional skills to help raise awareness of its work.
In April 2026, Sonia became an Associate Member of the Support Cambodia Board, enabling her to contribute further professional expertise and support to the charity.
Dr Nhor Chamrom
Associate
Chamrom is a Cambodian medical doctor and Manager of the Welcome Centre for the Sick in Battambang. Qualifying in 2018, she has been associated with Support Cambodia since her days as a student so is very familiar with both the UK-based personnel and the ethos of the charity. Over the years Chamrom has shown huge dedication to the work of Support Cambodia, working tirelessly to facilitate our projects and oversee arrangements when we visit. Despite maintaining a demanding schedule, she consistently goes above and beyond: we are really fortunate to have such an exceptional member of the team on the ground in Cambodia.
Battambang:
Father Glenn Diaz
Dr Nhor Chamrom
Ms Theara Kao
Mr Sok Piseth
Ms Mom Mean
Salesians of Don Bosco
[also in Phnom Penh]
Siem Reap:
Ms Betty Millena
Father Totet Banayal
Father Yacob Chilka
Pailin
Sister Norma Esperas
Brother Gustavo
Personal connections are at the heart of this charity and the fact we have been able to deliver our projects so successfully has depended largely on the immense contribution of our Cambodian contacts, most of whom we have known for many years. They are all very much part of “Team Cambodia” and we couldn’t do this work without them.