Rob Sargent is Chair of ABC Trustees, and also Chairman of The Acorn Group, a property company which he has helped grow from a single office in Grove Park to a London & Kent-wide group of 40 estate agency offices. In his downtime, he is a keen golfer and an avid reader.
Sandie Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Woman, The First Mistake, The Half Sister and The Guilt Trip. Her novels have been translated into fifteen languages. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
Rose Yazdani has been Company Secretary for Hays Financial Centre Ltd for the past 35 years. She is married with two children and has lived in Bromley all her life. Rose is passionate about her golf and has had the honour of being Lady Captain of Sundridge Park Golf Club.
Being Managing Director of T&C Printers Bromley whose customers include many high-street names both in the UK and overseas, David champions the printed word and how physical books can stimulate a child’s imagination and expand their grammar and communication skills. David is a keen skier and motorcyclist.
Tess currently works in the NHS as an Advocate and has previous experience in the charity sector. An avid reader all her life, she is also a champion of equality and this extends to the equality of access to books and reading spaces for all children.