Boyden in the Community

So many of our Boyden staff do great work for their communities. See below to learn about the wide variety of organisations and activities that we support, and check back often to find events of interest.

John Ellis

In June 2011 John put together a team of eight golfers to attempt to play 100 holes of golf in a day to raise money for a breast cancer charity.  Starting at 04.15am they completed the task in 15 hours and raised over £12,000.  In June 2012 he is putting together another team to see how many holes they can complete in one day.  He will be seeking sponsorship on behalf of another cancer prevention charity for every hole over 100.

Phil Peters

Phil is one of a team of Boyden UK consultants who are undertaking a significant project with the Hammersmith Academy. This is a local, inner city state school.

The idea is to mentor a group of lower 6th students who are considering A level choices and career options. They come and meet us in a typical work environment and for many, it will be their first experience of seeing a typical office environment. Our consultants will give them guidance and a wide variety of issues and give them support through the quagmire of selecting the right options at A Level, securing a university place and encouragement to look at and prepare for realistic options for employment afterwards.

The mentoring is a long term commitment and we are very much looking forward to watching the students blossom and reach their full potential.
Please do get in contact with me, if you could offer a two week work placement to our eager students!

Sue Lloyd

Sue is one of the Boyden UK Consultants undertaking a significant project with the Hammersmith Academy. This is a local, inner city state school.

Mark Soden

Mark, Partner in the Technology, Media and Telecoms Practice is Vice Chairman of Art for Youth (www.artforyouth.com). Art for Youth is a charity art exhibition held on an annual basis and which enables promising artists to show their work and to raise funds for the national youth charity, UK Youth. Over 24 years of successful exhibitions, Art for Youth raised more than £1 million for UK Youth.

Tim Blackstone

Tim, Partner in the UK Interim Practice completed his first Wooden Spoon Four Peaks Challenge, which involves 60 teams, 4 mountains, 4 peaks, 2 days and money pledged for Spoon projects throughout the UK and Ireland. Wooden Spoon is a children’s charity founded in 1983 and dedicated to helping underprivileged children and young people all over the UK and Ireland to live happier, richer lives.

Tim, also in 2009, completed two charity bike rides; one in Scotland and one in Kent. These were in aid of Action Medical Research a leading independent medical research charity specialising in childrens' health.

Vicky Maxwell Davies

Vicky, Partner in the CIO/Technology Practice, completed the London to Brighton bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Vicky was one of the 27,000 cyclists who took part in the bike ride June 2009, 2010, 2011 and has vowed to repeat the event next year.

Vicky has acted as one of the support team for the annual Aedas Cycle2Cannes team in aid of a number of charities including the Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust offering educational and vocational training opportunities to those who might not otherwise benefit.

Vicky is also involved in women@thewell, a charity that aims to create a society in which all women are empowered to achieve their full potential free from discrimination, abuse and neglect.

Vicky is also one of the Boyden UK Consultants who are undertaking a significant project with the Hammersmith Academy. This is a local, inner city state school. Please see under Phil Peter's listing below for more information on this project.

Cathy Holley

Cathy, Partner in the CIO/Technology Practice, is closely involved with the The Information Technologists' Company (ITC). Cathy is one of a number of members that gives their time and expertise to provide free advice to members of The Royal Signals following completion of active duty, to return to roles outside the Forces. The ITC is the 100th Livery Company of the City of London. Its work brings together the centuries-old livery tradition and IT, the key industry of the 21st century. As well as working to promote the industry, they run a significant programme of charitable and educational activities. The Company launched an appeal among its members to raise funds to build Hammersmith Academy, a technology school, jointly with the Mercers' Company and Hammersmith and Fulham Council. Boyden was also a donor to this charity.

Cathy is one of the Boyden team mentoring Hammersmith Academy six formers.

Victoria Stead

Victoria, Partner in the Consumer & Retail Practice, ran her second half-marathon in aid of Cancer Research. Cancer Research UK, the UK's leading cancer charity. Her top sponsorship is with the Cats Protection. Cats Protection is the UK¹s leading cat welfare charity, rehoming and reuniting 55,500 cats and kittens every year. In addition Victoria fosters cats and kittens prior to their adoption and re-homing.  She also retains a strong link with The Pennies Foundation, a new charity set up one year ago to enable the public to donate pennies to charity by rounding up their cost of goods at the electronic point of sale.

Lisa Gerhardt

Lisa Gerhardt has and continues to carry out a certain number of 'pro bono' consultancy and assignments on behalf of various charities, including People 1st

Kimberley Tiley

Kimberley joined Boyden as a Research Consultant in May 2010 and has an extensive background in recruitment within the renewable energy arena.  This experience extends to a personal interest as she is involved with a major renewable energy project in her local community.  Kimberley’s local parish church, St George the Martyr, Wash Common, Newbury has an ambitious plan to become the country’s first ‘carbon neutral’ church an in February 2011 Phase 1 was completed with the installation of 129 solar panels on the church roof.  Work is now underway to raise funds for Phase 2 which is focused on draught reduction and insulation and Phase 3 will see ground source heat pumps.   Kimberley sits on the main Project Management Group leading the project and is responsible for all media and communications activities.
www.georgegoesgreen.org

Melanie Peirce

Mel is proud to have completed the BUPA 10k London Run – Time: 1 hour 4 mins and 36 seconds for SSAFA – Soldiers, Sailors, Air force, Families Association SUPER HEROS 5k Run in aid of Florence Nightingale – 28 minutes (timed) and and recently completed “Santa’s Dash” in aid of Iain Rennie Hospice

Richard Hollister

Richard supports good causes and charities in his unique way, by attending fund raising events. Recently this has included;
Oxfam (leading aid and development charity),
Prince's Trust (helps change young lives - Around one in five young people in the UK are not in work, education or training. Youth unemployment costs the UK economy £10 million a day in lost productivity, while youth crime costs £1 billion every year. We address this by giving practical and financial support to the young people who need it most. We help develop key skills, confidence and motivation, enabling young people to move into work, education or training.
Crisis (the national charity for single homeless people)
KINOE (Kids In Need of Education)

Please contact each individual for more information about each charity, or to make a contribution.

Well done Boyden staff and carry on the good work !