The Dons Trust Board (DTB) runs the Trust and is elected by the Trust’s members. The DTB and PLC work closely to give the Trust and the club unified, strategic leadership and direction.
There is a clear line of accountability running from the football club’s directors, through the club’s CEO, and up to the fully elected DTB which is, in turn, accountable to the membership as a whole. Discover more about our corporate structure.
The role of the DTB is to set and agree the club’s strategic direction and to scrutinise the performance of the FCB.
The DTB consists of nine elected members (plus currently an additional co-opted member). The Chair (or Co-Chairs) and Vice-Chair are both responsible for representing the Trust at monthly Football Club Board meetings and for the day-to-day liaison between the two boards.
The board usually meets once a month and minutes of board meetings are published, along with regular summaries of their discussions.
The Dons Trust Board is supported by a number of working groups, outlined below. We rely on the support of our fans. Get in touch via volunteerofficer@afcwimbledon.ltd.uk if you would like to find out about how you could get involved.
Board members are listed below. Each board member has a specific area of responsibility for 2021, which focus specifically on the priorities we agreed as a board at the beginning of the year.
You can meet board members on matchdays at the Dons Trust kiosk, or at one of the general meetings held throughout the year. You can also pose direct questions to the board via The Dons Trust proboards forum or by emailing a particular member of the board using the email address alongside their name below.
2021/22 board members
Kris Stewart (Chair)
(kris.stewart@thedonstrust.org or chair@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2021 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead:
· DTb Co-Chair
· DTb Liaison with AFCW Interim Chair (with Xavier)
· Chairing of DTB and DT meetings
Projects:
· Electoral tbc
Part of:
· DT D&I group (with Hannah and Niall)
Michele Little (Vice-Chair and Treasurer)
(michele.little@thedonstrust.org or treasurer@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2021 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead:
· Dons Trust board Vice Chair
· Dons Trust Treasurer
· Dons Trust board Finance Committee representative
· Dons Trust board Education representative
Projects:
· Plough Lane Bond
Part of:
· DT membership group (with Hannah)
· AFCW PLC
Niall Couper
(niall.couper@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2021 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead:
· DTb liaison with WiSH
· DTb liaison with the FSA
· DTb liaison with AFCW comms team
· DTb liaison with One Club comms team
·Projects:
· Ethics (Fair Game CEO)
Part of:
· DT comms group (with Hannah, Charlie, Graham)
· DT environment and sustainability group
Freddy Flaxman
(freddy.flaxman@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2021 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead:
· Big new business ideas working group
Projects:
· Equity: Find equity buyers – continuing ongoing work and sourcing from within own network.
· Commercial: Bringing in additional sponsors.
· Strategy: Partnering with the business team, including by expanding AFC Wimbledon’s presence globally.
Part of:
· PLC Board of Directors
· Support team for club commercial group and finance committee
Hannah Kitcher
(hannah.kitcher@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2020 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead:
· DTb rep on the AFCW Women’s board
· DTb rep for Junior Dons
Projects:
· Scoping the possibility of a youth rep to be co-opted to the DTb
Part of:
· DT comms group (with Niall, Charlie, Graham)
· DT membership group (with Michele)
· DT D&I group (with Kris)
· DTb social media team (Twitter, Insta, ProBoards, DTOS) with Graham
Luke Mackenzie
(luke.mackenzie@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2020 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead:
· DTb rep on AFCW honours Committee
Matchday Volunteer Liaison
Projects:
· The creation of a Memorial Garden at The Cherry Red Records stadium
Part of:
tbc
Graham Stacey
(graham.stacey@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2021 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead:
· DTb Comms group
· AFCW Social Media policy working group
Projects:
· Meet The DTB and spin-offs (Meet The CEO, Meet The Manager, Meet The Academy etc)
· Increasing two-way fan engagement
· Making the Dons Trust more relevant to newer fans
Part of:
· DTb social media team (Twitter, Insta, ProBoards, DTOS) with Hannah
Charlie Talbot
(charlie.talbot@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: December 2020 (for 2 years)
Responsibilities:
Lead: Plough Lane Bond
Part of:
· DTb Comms group (with Hannah, Niall, Graham)
· Football Panel (observer)
· AFCW PLC
Projects:
tbc
Graeme Price
(graeme.price@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: Appointed to fill a casual vacancy: April 2022 (until December 2022)
Responsibilties:
Lead: TBC
Part of: Finance Working Group
Projects:
TBC
Anne-Marie Godfrey
(annemarie.godfrey@thedonstrust.org)
Elected: Co-Opted April 2022 (until December 2022)
Responsibilities:
Lead: Dons 4 Diversity/Diversity & Inclusion Working Group
Part of:
TBC
Projects:
TBC
The board is supported by a Secretariat including:
Martin Newton
(secretary@thedonstrust.org)
Secretary
Conor Daly Minutes
Roger Edmonds-Brown Minutes
The Dons Trust’s membership secretary is John Stembridge (membership@thedonstrust.org).