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Welcome trustees Josephine and Shaun

Cornwall Community Foundation is thrilled to welcome two new trustees, Josephine Ashby and Shaun Sawyer QPM Hon. LLB, to the Board of Trustees. We look forward to the insights they will bring as we continue to work towards a more positive Cornwall for one and all. With their dedication and passion for local causes, Josephine and Shaun bring fresh perspectives that will strengthen our work and help us make an even greater impact.

Josephine Ashby
Managing partner of John Bray Estates, a niche estate agency in North Cornwall, Josephine has 30 years’ experience in property. She began her agency life in the Central London market and soon moved to Knight Frank’s International Team. In 2003, she returned to the West Country to head up Knight Frank’s Residential Development Team.

It was here that she came to meet the team at John Bray and returned to her Cornish roots. Now, she and her husband, James, live on a farm in North Cornwall with their three teenage children, a feral lurcher, and too many horses.

With her wealth of experience in property, Josephine supports the Foundation by raising awareness of the charity among the second home community. Striving to find a better balance of the wealth disparity across the region, she helps this community learn and see how they can get involved and make a difference. Joesphine also chairs the Friends and Events Committee.

Shaun Sawyer QPM Hon. LLB
As Chief Constable for Cornwall and Devon, 2012-2022, Shaun held several National Policing portfolios. These included combatting modern slavery and human trafficking, and developing the National Volunteer Police Cadets. He was also the senior accountable officer for the 2021 G7 Conference in Cornwall.

Outside of this role, Shaun has dedicated his time to supporting vulnerable communities. As well as joining Cornwall Community Foundation’s board of trustees, Shaun is a member of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s Expert Advisory Panel. He is Visiting Chair and Speaker at the Windsor Leadership Trust, providing leadership development programmes for leaders of private, public and charitable sector organisations.

In this role, Shaun is determined to celebrate and communicate Cornish successes. His is passionate about working in partnership with communities to resolve the immediate and systemic challenges affecting Cornwall, its people, communities and environment.

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