International Voluntary Service
Volunteering for Peace and Social Justice

Hilary Campbell - Chair

Hilary first joined IVS in the 1960’s and worked with Coventry Local Group, also participating in workcamps in the UK, Poland, Nigeria and Togo. She did a stint as an MTV at the Cheshire Home in Wolverhampton.  Latterly rather a lapsed member, but rejoined earlier this year.  Professionally she has worked in Senior Management in the public and voluntary sector.

Samantha Coope - Vice Chair

Sam has been on the board of IVS since late 2008. Sam has a long standing interest in, and passion for, volunteering, travelling and combining the joys of both through international volunteering  - and most recently had the most amazing Christmas at her first IVS workcamp, based in a Palestinian refugee camp in Bethlehem. In her day job Sam is head of Tackling Poverty policy in Scottish Government and has a professional background in social policy research and management.

Tim Marc

Tim joined Croydon local group in 1963 and remained with it until 1978. He was secretary of the group in 1968/69 and chair for six months in 1969/70. During this time he was for a short while on the London Regional Committee. In I980 Tim joined Ealing local group and became its secretary and remained so until the group folded in about 2003. Tim was also on another incarnation of the London Regional Committee. This changed into the Southern Region Action Group (SORAG), on which he stayed until the reorganisation of IVS. Then he became a member of the board and is currently the Gift Aid Officer. Tim did do an international camp in Germany in 1969.

Ben Moon

Ben started volunteering through IVS as a student in 1998, working on a project with Traveller children in Ireland. Unable to enjoy a 'normal' holiday since, he's taken part in over a dozen further workcamps across three continents. No two have been alike, but all have been memorable experiences. He believes that volunteering through IVS offers great opportunities for personal and social development, and allows people to gain a bit of perspective of life too often lacking from being trapped in routines. After a hiatus of 4 of 5 years due to professional commitments (working as a water resources specialist) Ben is making more time for volunteering again and has rejoined the IVS board and looks forward to more active contribution to the SCI movement!

Bob Thomas

Bob graduated from Cambridge University in 2010 with a degree in Philosophy and Business. He started work for a strategic consultancy in London in September 2010, where he performs operational and financial research and analysis. Bob thinks that helping people working together is a good way to meet them, get to know them, and have fun. The empowering quality of working for change led him to volunteering and IVS in 2009, when he participated in a workcamp in Bethlehem. He looks forward to many more years working with IVS, its partners and its excellent volunteers.

Peter Thomas

Joined the Board in 2003. Company Secretary, also on the Fund Raising sub group.

Retired Probation Officer. Been in IVS since 1960's. Been on 15  International Workcamps and jointly organised the Rotherham IVS Workcamp for 19 years up to 1999.Was active in the Northern Regional Group and Managed the Development Worker based in the Leeds office. Been Company Secretary since 2007

Kris von Wald – Treasurer

Kris is a consultant across the commercial, charity and public sectors in the UK and the United States for nearly 12 years. She has provided specialist services in outcomes-based research and programme evaluation, organisational and leadership development, supporting and facilitating change, strategic and development planning and training. She is experienced in working with Senior Staff, Boards and Executive Committees and her particular interests are in the fields of youth development, education, restorative justice and regeneration. Kris’ experience in the commercial and non profit sectors – with qualifications in business, education, leadership and change – provides a unique perspective that joins up enterprise and voluntary action from the academic and practical points of view.

Richard Williams

Richard first became actively involved in IVS as a member of a local group. He has participated in international voluntary projects in the British Isles, Europe and further afield. He has served on IVS Committees in southern England, Scotland, at national level, and internationally through SCI. He was IVS Hon Treasurer 2008-Oct 2009. Whilst 'Action not Words' is a good motto to follow, he believes that amongst the many words expressed amongst Trustees is a duty which includes ensuring that there are as many opportunities as possible, in a variety of ways, for people to volunteer for active community service with IVS.

He believes that ideally people's first involvement with IVS should be as a volunteer.