Our Trustees
Jim Minton
Chair of Dost since
June 2017.
Chief Executive of the
Mayors Fund for London.
Former Chief Executive of the anti-poverty charity Toynbee Hall.
Spent 5 years as a director at London Youth, following a range of other roles in government, charities and international development.
Former Chair of school governors and trustee of an East London community arts charity.
Holds an MBA from London Business School.
Zoe Mellis
Joined Dost as a trustee in
February 2023.
Director of Delivery
London Youth.
Zoe joined London Youth in 2003 to support young people to take up volunteering opportunities.
She then became Head of Volunteering before leaving London Youth to spend six months at Sport England as London Regional Manager.
When she returned to London Youth in 2009, she led the Sports Development team and plays an integral role in the organisation’s strategic direction.
Winnie Sham
Joined Dost as a trustee in
July 2022.
Passionate about creating safe environments for people, no matter their background.
An immigrant child who moved with her family from Hong Kong to Canada as a young child. Fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Has mainly worked in the financial services sector in Hong Kong and London, spanning financial crimes compliance and learning & development functions.
Currently a regional financial crimes training officer at an international bank.
Michael Harvard
Joined Dost as a trustee in
June 2017.
20 year’s experience in new income and new business in the private and charity sector.
Headed new business teams at organisations focusing on homelessness, children’s services and community crowdfunding. Developed income strategies that includes trusts and foundations, corporates, commissioned services, social enterprises and crowdfunding.
Currently providing freelance business development and fundraising advice whilst studying for Master’s in Sustainability and Behaviour Change.
Stella Ogunlade
Joined Dost as a trustee in
January 2021.
First came to Dost as a young person in 2014. Became involved in the programmes and immediately felt a strong sense of belonging and acceptance.
Volunteered in the UK and overseas to provide sporting opportunities and resources for young people living in impoverished communities.
Currently completing my doctoral training in Clinical Psychology, with experience working with children, working-age adults, and older adults facing mental health and neurological conditions. Committed to delivering person-centred care and evidence-based interventions.
Tommy Edwards
Joined Dost as a trustee in December 2018.
A professional film-maker with a wealth of experience of creative programme management within the Youth Sector.
Worked for 14 years as a leader within the creative education sector, developing and delivering differentiated inclusions programmes to young people with learning disabilities, complex needs, mental health problems and those that are at risk of isolation.
Currently working as a freelance Writer/Director in Film and TV.
Bejal Shah
Joined Dost as a trustee in
July 2023.
Interim Chief Executive of Hackney Centre for Voluntary Service.
Passionate about supporting people from marginalised communities to thrive. Former CEO of ReachOut, a youth charity working across England. Joined ReachOut in 2017 to lead programme delivery in London, became Director of Programmes nationally in 2019, before becoming CEO in 2021.
Prior to joining the charity sector, worked for Explore Learning for 7 years managing education centres, leading teams to provide high quality support to children and their families.
