Board of Trustees
trustees@portsmouthpride.org.uk
The Portsmouth Pride Board of Trustees shapes and approves the strategy of Portsmouth Pride Trust. They ensure we are taking action to achieve our main objectives to keep Pride an event that is free and for more than one day.
Tally Aslam (she/her)
Chair &
Commercial Manager
Tally chairs board meetings, as well as 'making sure that we can get the money to do all of the stuff that we want to do, so we don't charge'.
CP Robinson (he/him)
Vice Chair &
Campaign Manager
CP manages our Queer All Year Campaign and events as well as co-ordinating the Main Day parade.
Dan Hickin (he/him)
Head of Operations & Safeguarding
Dan leads the operations, logistics, planning and safe delivery of our Main Day event and is the trustee responsible for safeguarding.
Chris Parker (he/him)
Entertainments Manager
Chris does 'anything and everything to do with entertainment, on [Main] Day I run around like a headless chicken'!
Ryan McCormick (he/him)
Staging & Production Manager
Ryan works alongside the Entertainments Manager and co-ordinates the staging and production for our Main Day event.
Fran White (she/her)
Secretary & Governance Trustee
Fran completes all of the 'super exciting paperwork to make sure that we're compliant'.
What is the Role of the Board of Trustees?
The Board shapes and approves the strategy of Portsmouth Pride Trust, ensuring we are taking action to achieve our main objectives of keeping pride an event that is for more than one day, as well as remaining free for all. They also ensure we are meeting our legal and financial obligations.
The Trustees must act in the best interests of Portsmouth Pride Trust as a whole. They are the team who delegate authority for day-to-day activities to appropriate volunteers and staff.
The Board meets quarterly. They are also expected to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Portsmouth Pride Trust.
Our Trustees are volunteers and do not get paid for the time they give to Portsmouth Pride Trust – although they can claim reimbursement for expenses, in accordance with our Expenses Policy.
Being a Trustee is challenging, rewarding and enjoyable and is an effective way to influence Portsmouth Pride.