Meet the team
Meet the team…….
Meet the team
Meet the team…….
Sylvia Taylor
Diocesan President
Sylvia has been the branch leader at West Horsley for many years and served as Faith & Policy coordinator (from 2016 to 2021) before taking on the role of Joint Diocesan President with Diana Wood and is now sole Diocesan President.
Kim Darby
Vice President
American by birth, Kim has lived in the UK since coming over to study in 1989.
Kim Darby
Vice President
American by birth, Kim has lived in the UK since coming over to study in 1989.
She has volunteered in various school and church settings and trained as a MU Parenting Facilitator in 2012.
She is a member of the Ashtead branch and active in the Parish as Churchwarden.
Edwin Catt
Vice President
Edwin is a member of HGB branch in Farnham and is now serving his second term as Vice President. He has served his parish church as churchwarden, and has also been a member of Diocesan Synod and the Diocesan Board of Education.
Celia Richardson
Finance Coordinator
Liz Newhouse
General Trustee
Liz joined MU in 2016, having been an active member of Ashtead parish church for many years.
Liz Newhouse
General Trustee
Liz joined MU in 2016, having been an active member of Ashtead parish church for many years. She is a member of the PCC and World Mission Team.
Liz is married, has four children and now twin granddaughters. She was a teacher for forty years, working in schools both in the UK and overseas. As well as teaching maths, she held a number of roles – she found that one of the most rewarding was coordinating charity fundraising projects, particularly supporting local refugee programmes.
Jenny Banks
General Trustee (Safeguarding)
She is now starting her second term as General Trustee for Guildford Diocese, with responsibility for safeguarding. She has extensive knowledge in this area from her career with the NHS and as a previous member of the Diocesan Safeguarding Panel.
Kate Pearmain
General Trustee
Lesley Templeman
Administrator