{"id":80,"date":"2025-05-26T19:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T19:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/httef.tlewis.opalstacked.com\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:47:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:47:53","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helgatoddfoundation.org\/?page_id=80","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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OUR FOUNDER<\/h5><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ram Todd (1932-2020) – in his own words

Ram arrived in London from Mumbai as a penniless student with the aim to educate himself and to improve his future life prospects. He started work as a messenger boy in a London advertising agency and attended evening classes to qualify as an advertising and marketing professional. Fortunately, he had a number of lucky breaks and made good progress early in his career, specialising in managing fast moving consumer products. He met and married Helga Drews from Germany, who had come to London to work as an au pair and to learn English. Later he joined Cadbury UK, later working in various international positions in Africa, Asia and London. After over 20 years with Cadbury international he took early retirement to live somewhere interesting and warmer in the southern part of Europe. Following Helga\u2019s death in October 2003, Ram decided to devote his time, knowledge and experience to return something to society, particularly in the five countries – England, Germany, India, Indonesia and Nigeria – where they had lived and worked. He decided to establish a charity in memory of Helga and so the Helga Todd Teachers\u2019 Education Foundation was registered with the Charities Commission England in March 2008, to advance teacher education and training. Ram believes in the following three philosophical and humanitarian teachings: \u201cJust as little drops of water together make the ocean, so little acts of kindness and compassion can and will make a difference\u201d. \u201cThe truly wealthy man is not one who has but one who gives away what he has\u201d. \u201cWorldly possessions matter very little. We cannot take them with us to the world beyond\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

OUR TRUSTEES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kate Moorse<\/a><\/strong>
Secretary and Archivist<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Richard Pook<\/strong>
Treasurer and Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Marion Thomas<\/a>
Volunteering and Teacher Exchange<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Catherine Thompson<\/a>
Policies Procedures and Governance<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Denise Reardon<\/a>
University links and research potential<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Elizabeth Taylor<\/a>
Website Development and Communications<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Keith Smithard<\/a>
School Partnership and New Practices<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

OUR ASSOCIATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ben Taubman<\/a><\/strong>
Distance learning and Cross-Organisational Links<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chris Owen<\/a><\/strong>
Distance learning and NGO links<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hilary Street<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fiona Wickes<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Anne Dobson<\/a><\/strong>
University links<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Team Member<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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