The Dons Trust Board (DTB) runs the Dons Trust and is currently made up of eight elected and one appointed members.
The board must have no fewer than eight and not more than twelve members. Up to three further members may be co-opted, to help with the work of the board and to add diversity, skills and experience.
As well as ensuring that the Dons Trust is run according to the decisions and aspirations of members, the role of the DTB is to set and embed the culture, mission and strategic direction of the Trust and Club, in consultation with members, and to ensure that AFC Wimbledon is managed to achieve that direction.
The DTB appoints the operational board (the board of AFCW PLC) and is represented on that board. It also approves annual budgets and significant investment decisions.
The board usually meets once a month and minutes of board meetings are published, along with regular summaries of the discussions. The board also produces a monthly newsletter which is emailed to members.
The board takes collective responsibility for its work. All board members are engaged together in consulting, agreeing, monitoring and updating our strategic direction. The rest of the board’s work is organised into working groups.
Each group has terms of reference and membership agreed by the full board. Any significant proposals or recommendations come to the full board for discussion and decision.
Board members are listed below. Each board member plays a part in at least one of the working groups and individual responsibilities are agreed within the groups.
We hold at least three members’ meetings a year – all at our stadium of course. There are other events organised (online and in-person) where you can chat to board members – keep an eye on the website and the Dons Trust on BlueSky @thedonstrust.bsky.social, Facebook The Dons Trust and X @TheDonsTrust
Board members are always on hand at the Dons Trust kiosk (behind the Paul Strank South stand) before home matches. Share your thoughts by email to info@thedonstrust.org or with an individual board member using the addresses below, and members can engage with fellow members and the board on the Dons Trust Discord forum – follow the instructions here to sign-up.
2026 Board members
Angus Fox (Chair)
(chair@thedonstrust.org, angus.fox@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2023 (for 3 years)
Graeme Price (Vice Chair)
(graeme.price@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2024 (for 3 years)
Chris Atkinson
(chris.atkinson@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2025 (for 3 years)
Martin Drake
(martin.drake@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2025 (for 3 years)
Alex Folkes
(alex.folkes@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2025 (for 3 year)
Hannah Kitcher
(hannah.kitcher@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2023 (for 3 years)
James Ledward
(james.ledward@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2025 (for 2 years)
James Longhurst
(james.longhurst@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2024 (for 2 years)
David Rey
(david.rey@thedonstrust.org)
Casual Vacancy: December 2025 until AGM in December 2026
Working groups
- Communications: Alex Folkes (Chair), Martin Drake, Hannah Kitcher, James Longhurst
- Constitution: James Ledward (Chair), George Jones, Dave Boyle, and other members.
- Youth engagement and advisory group: James Longhurst (Chair), George Jones, Reece Wheeler-Kelly and other members.
Other board member responsibilities
- Women’s board representative: Hannah Kitcher
- PLC board representatives: Angus Fox, Graeme Price, James Longhurst
- DTB liaison with AFC Wimbledon Foundation, WiSH and DLAG: Angus Fox
- DTB lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: James Ledward
- DTB programme copy coordinator and calendar coordinator: Martin Drake
The board is supported by a Treasurer:
Michele Little (Treasurer)
(treasurer@thedonstrust.org)
The board is supported by a Secretariat including:
George Jones
(secretary@thedonstrust.org)
Secretary
Reece Wheeler-Kelly
(asst.sec@thedonstrust.org)
Assistant Secretary
Dave Boyle
Advisor to the Secretariat
The Dons Trust’s membership secretary is Stephen Godfrey (membership@thedonstrust.org).