"A truly remarkable charity..." Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, Patron
PATRON
Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE
Sir Ranulph says: "The crews that work with this remarkable charity tend to be a special breed of person - like the people I used to select for my expeditions - personally motivated to succeed, persevering through setbacks and giving up all their time to the task."
AMBASSADOR
Dominic West (actor)
EXECUTIVE
Chief Executive Officer
Fergus Beeley recently retired from NHS South Western Ambulance Service Trust where he worked on the frontline emergency response.
Fergus volunteered to assist in the medical evacuation of patients in Ukraine in March 2022. Concerned about the lack of standardisation in skills in pre-hospital care in Ukraine, Fergus founded Medevac Frontline.
Earlier in his career, Fergus was a media Executive both at the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol and in the Independent Sector. He was responsible for the budgeting, health and safety, planning and logistics for large teams entering remote and sometimes hostile environments such as the Canadian High Arctic, the wilds of Kamchatka, Afghanistan and the rainforests of South America. Those skills have proved to be valuable today when Medevac Frontline's personnel are deployed overseas to humanitarian disasters or conflict zones.
Fergus is not new to the charitable sector. He has been a Trustee and Chair of NGO’s in wildlife conservation, though it was Ukraine that sealed his commitment to the humanitarian sector and particularly emergency pre-hospital care.
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING
Director of Training
Peter Reeve is responsible for our deployments to train overseas. He has over 17 years experience responding to pre-hospital emergencies. Since 2018 he has worked as a critical care paramedic for an air ambulance charity in the Southwest of the UK, responding to the most critically ill and injured patients that present to the ambulance service. Prior to that he worked as a part of the Hazardous Area Response Team as an enhanced skills HART operative and the specialist lead for marauding terrorist attacks. His work included developing existing response models to acts of terrorism as well as designing new response models for emerging threats such as deliberate vehicle attacks. Pete is currently training HART operatives and other specialist roles. He has worked with Norwegian Search and Rescue service (SAR), offshore medics, Ukrainian emergency services and Ukrainian combat medical technicians.
OPERATIONS COMMANDER
Tim Harcourt is part of our Senior Management Team on the ground at a response. He has over ten years of military experience in the field of deployed medical leadership, management, planning and execution, with a particular focus on battlefield Cas/MedEvac. In 2012 he commissioned as a Medical Support Officer of the Royal Army Medical Corps where he served for several years before transferring to The Rifles. Amongst other roles, he served as the Battlegroup Med Ops Officer in Kenya, MedEvac Watchkeeper in Afghanistan, Observer-Mentor for Infantry and Medical units under training in Canada, and Joint Operations Officer for the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia. In late 2023, Tim became a part-time Reservist in order to pursue a career in the humanitarian sector.
Tim’s experiences and observations of the limitations and risks of the public and military medical sectors, both in the firm-base and on austere deployments, have developed a keen ethos for the pragmatism, prioritisation and adaptability required in today’s increasingly common and unpredictable conflict and disaster zones.
BOARD of TRUSTEES
AMBASSADOR ERIN E. MCKEE
AMBASSADOR ERIN E. MCKEE
AMBASSADOR ERIN E. MCKEE
Ambassador Erin E. McKee is a distinguished global strategist with proven leadership in U.S. national security, governance, and economic diplomacy. Throughout her career, she has implemented critical international policies, built strategic partnerships, and led complex initiatives in challenging geopolitical environments. Her expertise
Ambassador Erin E. McKee is a distinguished global strategist with proven leadership in U.S. national security, governance, and economic diplomacy. Throughout her career, she has implemented critical international policies, built strategic partnerships, and led complex initiatives in challenging geopolitical environments. Her expertise spans both public and private sectors, consistently maximizing resources and delivering measurable impact worldwide.
Serving under five U.S. presidential administrations with two Senate confirmations, Ambassador McKee has held executive leadership positions since 2009. Most recently as USAID's Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, she managed a $30 billion budget and 750 professionals across 17 locations. As U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, she strengthened America's strategic position in the Indo-Pacific.
Her exceptional service has earned her the Presidential Distinguished Service Award among numerous honors. Ambassador McKee holds an MBA and MA in International Studies from the University of Washington and speaks three foreign languages. She and her family reside in Washington, D.C.
ANGELA BURNS M.B.E.
AMBASSADOR ERIN E. MCKEE
AMBASSADOR ERIN E. MCKEE
Angela Burns spent most of her early career in business working with companies as diverse as the John Lewis Partnership, Asda, and Thorn Emi as well as running her own businesses within the software and product development spheres.
In 2007 she stood for the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire seat in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament
Angela Burns spent most of her early career in business working with companies as diverse as the John Lewis Partnership, Asda, and Thorn Emi as well as running her own businesses within the software and product development spheres.
In 2007 she stood for the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire seat in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament winning by 98 votes. She subsequently stood again in 2011 and 2016 increasing her majority each time. During her time at the Senedd Angela served as Shadow Minister for the Environment, Shadow Minister for Education, and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing (including through Covid where she worked closely with both the Welsh and UK Governments). During her time at the Senedd, Angela held a number of committee positions including Chair of the Senedd’s Finance Committee, she was a Commissioner for the National Assembly for Wales and the Commissioner on the Audit & Risk Assurance Committee.
Angela stood down in 2021, and subsequently undertook a 2 year term as the Chair of Camlas – Public Affairs, she is a Member of the Welsh Advisory Group for the Stroke Association, and is an advisor to the Board of Hywel Dda University Health Board and Director of the Centre for Social Innovation.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for political and public service.
DR ARDIANA GJINI
NICHOLAS GILODI-JOHNSON
NICHOLAS GILODI-JOHNSON
Trustee, Dr Ardiana Gjini is an Executive Director for Public Health at NHS Wales. She brings over 20 years' experience of working in health and care services across the NHS, civil service, local government, academia, as well as overseas work in humanitarian emergencies.
Dr Gjini grew up and trained as a doctor in Kosovo, developed an int
Trustee, Dr Ardiana Gjini is an Executive Director for Public Health at NHS Wales. She brings over 20 years' experience of working in health and care services across the NHS, civil service, local government, academia, as well as overseas work in humanitarian emergencies.
Dr Gjini grew up and trained as a doctor in Kosovo, developed an interest in preventative public health approaches to medicine during the Balkan wars and built a passion for the UK public health profession working with colleagues as part of the World Health Organisation. She came to the UK in early 2000s to further her professional development, completing her Master of Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, her PhD and Public Health Speciality Training, and taking on local and regional consultant and academic roles.
NICHOLAS GILODI-JOHNSON
NICHOLAS GILODI-JOHNSON
NICHOLAS GILODI-JOHNSON
Trustee,
Nick Gilodi-Johnson founded Karibu Homes in Kenya, recognised by the London Stock Exchange in 2019 as 1 of 360 Companies to Inspire Africa.
Prior to Karibu Homes, Nick was a board director of European Home Retail plc, corporate strategy manager at UPC NV (now Liberty Global) and sales executive at News International plc (now Ne
Trustee,
Nick Gilodi-Johnson founded Karibu Homes in Kenya, recognised by the London Stock Exchange in 2019 as 1 of 360 Companies to Inspire Africa.
Prior to Karibu Homes, Nick was a board director of European Home Retail plc, corporate strategy manager at UPC NV (now Liberty Global) and sales executive at News International plc (now News UK).
Nick holds a BA from Bristol University, an MBA from Oxford University and a masters in International Real Estate and Planning from UCL.
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