Key roles of the Committee
Committee members are the charity trustees of the Pre-School and meet to discuss key operational and strategic matters, as well as taking on specific responsibilities from reviewing policy changes, undertaking risk assessments and fundraising.
The Committee Members
Committee members are elected at our Annual General Meeting, which is normally held in October each year.
Hayley Simms
Committee Chair
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Hayley Simms
Hayley is mum to Margot and has been on the committee since 2021 when she joined as Deputy Chair before stepping up to the role of Committee Chair in November 2022.
Hayley originally trained as a midwife and now works in clinical audit for The Children’s Trust in Tadworth. In her spare time she enjoys long walks, reading and baking.
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Helen Smith
Deputy Chairperson
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Kristy Bond
Committee Member
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Kristy Bond
Kristy has lived in Epsom for the last 9 years with her cat, husband Iain and their two children Harrison and Jackson.
Originally from Fulham Kristy worked as a PA in the city for over 10 years, and has been a full time mum for the last 4 years. She completed her Reiki level 1 a few years ago, and is planning to continuing her studies once her children are at school.
Kristy enjoys being outdoors and travel, and in her younger years spent 3 months working in Greece and 6 months travelling Australia and Thailand. She also enjoys eating out and spending time with her family.
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Nick Speirs
Treasurer
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Nick Speirs
Nick joined the Committee as Treasurer in December 2020.
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Jennifer Hopkins
Member
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Jennifer Hopkins
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Carly Jukes
Member
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Carly Jukes
Originally from the Isle of Wight, Carly has lived in Epsom for 8 years with her partner Ben and two children, Maggie and Thomas.
Carly trained as an actor and has worked in theatre, voiceover, short film and commercials. She has also previously worked as a PA for a number of companies in London.
Carly enjoys all aspects of the arts, baking and travel, and has been lucky enough to experience amazing adventures such as trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Pichu, scuba-diving on the Great Barrier Reef and walking along the Great Wall of China.
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Henrietta Knell
Member
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Henrietta Knell
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Julia Jones
Committee Member
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Julia Jones
Julia joined the Committee in February 2025. Julia has two children, Harry who attends St Martin's School and Oscar, who is in his last year at Pre-School!
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Katherine Wilkinson
Committee Member
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Katherine Wilkinson
Katherine joined the Committee in February 2025. Katherine works as a teacher and her daughter, Hannah, attends the Pre-School!
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Emily Gray
Committee Member
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Emily Gray
Emily joined the Committee in February 2025. Emily's son Ray left Pre-School in 2024 and her younger son is due to start Pre-School in September 2025!
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