Anne Speak – Director
Anne joined Richmond Good Neighbours in May 2018 as the Organiser. She is now the Director of RGN and also holds the role of Nominated Safeguarding Person. She has a background in high street retailing, which included a period working in Hong Kong. On returning to the UK she started an online business which she ran for 14 years. Anne has lived in Richmond since 1987 with her husband and three sons where she has been involved in a range of local voluntary activities. Anne enjoys walking her spaniel in Richmond Park, cooking, reading and travelling.
Sara Elvin – Volunteer Co-ordinator
Sara joined Richmond Good Neighbours as Volunteer Co-ordinator in August 2025. She moved to Twickenham in 2001, and has worked in the jewellery industry since 2008, as a demonstrator, teacher and maker. Sara has also been a Scout volunteer since 2018 as a Scout Leader and Quarter Master and has a grown-up family. Rugby forms a big part of her life, as a Harlequins supporter and season ticket holder, she is also a member at Richmond Rugby Club. Sara has an interest in live music too.
RGN Trustees
Louise Taggart – Chair
Louise started volunteering with Richmond Good Neighbours in March 2020, taking on the role of Chair in October 2023. Louise moved to the area in 2017 following several years in East London. She has spent time living abroad, including stints in Paris and Russia, and now works in geopolitical risk and cyber threat intelligence. A proud Teessider, Louise is a supporter of Middlesbrough FC and also spends time enjoying the green spaces around Richmond.
Chris Long
Chris is a long time resident of Richmond and has a background in HR roles in industry, commerce and in particular, the international drinks sector. This was followed by 15 years in senior recruitment, specialising in consumer markets. After retiring, Chris volunteered in fundraising for Cancer Research for 8 years. He joined the board of trustees in April 2026 to focus on putting something back into his local community.
Matt Lund
Matt has held a variety of senior management positions in the IT sector and worked in both Germany and the USA. Since 2008 he has worked for the local NHS in communications, quality and organisational development roles across south west London. In 2016, Matt took a sabbatical and travelled extensively through Australia, New Zealand and south east Asia. He moved to Richmond in 2002 and has been a volunteer and trustee for Richmond Good Neighbours since 2012.
Sheelagh O’Neill
Sheelagh grew up in Dublin and lived in Australia, but settled in Richmond many years ago, and brought her family up here. Volunteering for RGN since 2020, together with the caring needs of a family member have given her some insight into the lives of elderly people in the community. She has been involved in the Charity and Arts sectors for many years as a Trustee, and holds the Diploma in Corporate Governance from the Institute of Directors. She is an impact investor with an interest in environmental and agriculture projects. A keen dog walker and fair-weather cyclist, she loves travelling.
Richard Seaborne
Richard grew up in the West Midlands before studying Earth Sciences at Manchester University. He then spent 35 years working in technical and management roles in the Oil industry. Nearly half of his career was spent living and working overseas, with the balance spent in Surrey. He retired in 2014 and then served two terms as a borough councillor on Waverley Council where he was vice chair of the Audit committee and chair of the Housing O&S Committee. He moved to Richmond in 2023 to be closer to his family and is keen to use his skills in supporting and developing Richmond Good Neighbours, with which he has also enrolled as a volunteer.
Susan Stewart
Susan has lived and worked in multilingual education in South Africa, Belgium, Sweden, UAE, Oman and Thailand, before moving to the UK thirteen years ago. Susan started volunteering for Richmond Good Neighbours in April 2023, after moving to the area. Previously, she was a volunteer in the visually impaired community in Surrey. A mother of two incredible adult children, Susan enjoys a mix of work, walking in nature, piano playing and clothes-making.
Russell Stuart – Treasurer
Russell joined Richmond Good Neighbours as a volunteer in October 2016 and became a trustee in September 2020. He moved to Richmond in September 2016 after living in the US for two years. Russell works in asset management, is married with a young family and is a big fan of anything sport or fitness related. He is involved with the Wellington Management UK Foundation which gives annual grants to charities around London, as well as being on the finance committee for The Passage, the UK’s largest homeless shelter.
