Governance
& Trustees

Ian has served as a Trustee of Highway Trust since 2024. With over 30 years of Christian lay ministry including 21 years in the academic field as lecturer and tutor, Ian brings experience in leadership and development. He is a member of his local Methodist Church in Kendal offering discipleship teaching, worship leading and preaching ministries. He heads up Micah68, a ministry serving the peoples of the Middle East. He attends live music and theatre whenever he can, plays guitar and drums energetically, enjoys walking and kayaking as well as reading and finding new coffee shops.

Ruth has been a trustee of the Highway Trust since 2017. Trained as a librarian and teacher of English as a Foreign Language, Ruth lived and worked in Turkey for 22 years. She worked in English-medium high schools in Istanbul and Tarsus. The experience of living and working in another country has had a lasting impact; she still has many friends in Turkey and maintains a keen interest in the land of Paul’s birth and early missionary journeys. On returning to live in the UK, Ruth worked as a part-time duty manager at Thornleigh Hotel for over ten years. She is a member of Grange Methodist Church where she holds the role of Pastoral Secretary. Ruth enjoys gardening, reading and needlecraft when she can find the spare time!

Heather has served as a trustee of Highway Trust since 2019. Heather worked in Adult Social Care for over 40 years and is passionate in working towards social inclusion for all. Heather is involved in a Christian organisation supporting people with sight loss, and she works with people who are seeking sanctuary in the UK. She is also involved with children’s work and outreach activities within the Church that she attends. Heather enjoys spending time with people, walking, reading and learning British Sign Language, and she loves the Lake District!

Colin has served as a trustee of Highway Trust since 2007, following appointment as Treasurer of Highway Projects, one of the arms of Highway Trust at that time. Colin was appointed Treasurer of Highway Trust a few years later, and has worked closely with all of the Trust’s operations. Colin has a degree in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management, and is a Chartered Management Accountant. Whilst training and working as an auditor, Colin worked with Hotels, Multinationals, the Police, Serious Fraud Office and FBI. Home interests include cookery and computing. Colin is involved in a local scout group as a volunteer, and treasurer, helping at and running weekly meetings, weekend activities and both weekend and week long camps.