Dr Juliet Rayment  - Strategy & Impact Trustee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Juliet leads on external relations and strategy and has done OCVA’s Good Governance training.

 “I found OBS (then Baby Cafe) in 2015, when I was struggling to breastfeed my tiny new daughter and their support made an enormous difference to our experience in those early months. Even once our breastfeeding was going smoothly, I still went to the Drop-Ins because it was a friendly, welcoming space where I could hang out, drink tea and chat to other adults and it wasn’t all about the babies. I went along to a fundraising meeting in 2016 to offer my support in whatever way I could, and came away from the meeting as the Chair!  I feel passionately that no woman should need to stop breastfeeding before she wants to just because of a lack of support, and I feel lucky to be able to help OBS to support women in my community through my role as Chair. There’s never a dull moment being a trustee: I often use skills from my day job as a maternity services researcher, but there’s always a fresh challenge or something new to learn. Thanks to the commitment and diligence of OBS’ facilitators, trustees and volunteers, I’m really excited about what the future will bring for our charity and for breastfeeding families in Oxfordshire”. 

Louise Ellis - Treasurer & Volunteer Breastfeeding Counsellor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

“I valued the support I received from skilled helpers when I struggled to breastfeed my first child. I am now grateful that I can use my financial background (I am a chartered accountant and work in the finance team of a large school) to support a cause I feel so strongly about. Knowledgeable, community-based support is invaluable for women who want to breastfeed and I believe it should be easily available to any mother who needs it.”

Khatsha Ali - External Communication Lead Trustee

Rain Irshad - Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead Trustee

Rain is the OBS Equality Diversity and Inclusion Trustee. She has a background in Physics and Engineering and has spent nearly 20 years working in the space sector. She is passionate about ED&I and has led ED&I studies reviewing diversity, bias and accessibility in the workplace as well as initiatives aimed at increasing diversity and accessibility in professional environments.

“OBS is an incredibly valuable resource for families in Oxfordshire and the support they provide can be crucial, particularly for new mothers. I’m very excited to be working with them and look forward to making a positive impact.”

Ashvina Segaran - Secretary Trustee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ashvina: "I'd had a baby in 2022, and was directed to OBS, and was enormously grateful for the support that I received-- it definitely eased me into motherhood! I'm grateful that I can now give back by offering my time and expertise as a trustee/secretary to this wonderful community resource."

Hannah Marshall - Fundraising Lead Trustee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hannah has 15+ years of fundraising experience and currently works as Senior Philanthropy Manager at Earthwatch, an environmental charity based in Oxford.

"OBS supported me whilst I was feeding my second child, who had slow weight gain. The OBS facilitators and volunteers were extremely welcoming and supportive. I am so grateful for the timely support that I received and I look forward to helping OBS as a trustee. I am pleased to be able to use my fundraising experience in order to help OBS reach more Oxfordshire families."

Zoe Townsend - Team Liaison Trustee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Zoe is the Team Liaison Trustee helping to represent the OBS facilitators, staff and volunteers at Board meetings and easing internal communication throughout the organisation.

"I have personal experience of the extraordinary help OBS provides to families in Oxfordshire and have been a dedicated supporter of the charity ever since. I'm excited to use my professional experience of almost 15 years working within Higher Education management to help OBS grow and develop its services. Walking in to an OBS session is like being enveloped in the most knowledgeable, welcoming, reassuring hug imaginable and I'm delighted to help other mothers experience that."

Laura Prentice This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.