Announcement of new CBF CEO
Announcement from Dr David Allen, Chair of Trustees on behalf of the Trustee Board
I am delighted to announce that as a result of our proactive succession planning process, we have recruited Jacqui Shurlock as the new CEO of the CBF. Her appointment will commence in January 2025. This successful appointment is the result of a long and careful process to ensure we have the right person to take the CBF and its work forward.
Jacqui is passionate about the work of the CBF – she was a key part of our team for nearly a decade until 2021 and has worked in partnership with families throughout her career. We are confident that Jacqui has the right mix of skills and values to take the CBF through this important transition, building on and developing previous work. She is committed to ensuring that family carers remain at the centre of all our work. As Jacqui is not a family carer of a child/ adult with a severe learning disability whose behaviour challenges, we have also put a range of additional structures in place to support her to ensure that families remain absolutely at the centre of all our work. Family carers are embedded in all levels of the CBF and this will continue to be our focus.
Jacqui said:
“Since Viv Cooper founded the CBF 27 years ago, this small charity has supported hundreds of family carers and their relatives, driven by the principle that family carers must have access to timely information and support.
Partnership working is at the core of the CBF, making a difference by working alongside family carers, professionals and everyone interested in championing the rights of people with severe learning disabilities. It is an immense privilege to take on the leadership of the CBF, I look forward to working with everyone in the CBF community to safeguard Viv’s legacy and build on the work that has gone before”
We look forward to continuing our work with families and a range of other stakeholders in line with our vision to ensure that families get the right support in the right place at the right time and that children and adults with severe learning disabilities have the quality of life they have a right to.