Directors and Staff

Greville says: 'It has been both a privilege and a joy to be involved in the creation of Guernsey's Hospice. Having already lived in Guernsey for some 10 years, Lisa - who had the idea first -and I believed Guernsey needed a Hospice - though the Powers that be at that time disagreed. With construction as my background, I personally paid for the purchase and the redevelopment of the Open Market Property Les Bourgs into Andrew Mitchell House. Having spent time in some 8 Hospices on the Mainland, I co-ordinated the design, project managed the Development and paid the first years running costs becoming the Hospices first Chairman. Subsequently the old Andrew Mitchell House was given to the people of Guernsey for the site of the New Hospice. In the meantime I remain a Trustee and will continue to support the Hospice going forward in any way I can' Lisa says: 'It was a joy to be involved in the creation of the original Andrew Mitchell House and for many years I enjoyed frequent visits to play the piano. Originally a Governor I am now Administrator of the Hospice Store and have been involved with the Store since it began. I continue to be an active supporter of the Hospice and enjoy visiting and meeting with the Day Patients.'

In those early days he set up the Ecumenical Chaplaincy Team and assisted in the training of volunteers. Soon after returning to the island in 2014, John was invited to renew his association with the hospice and in January 2018, was appointed Chair of the Board.

I joined the Hospice in the mid nineties as a Governor and joined the Management Committee at that time. I am the Chair of that Committee that provides support to the Hospice Director in the day to day issues that arise in the non-medical aspects of running the “business” of Les Bourgs Hospice. In particular, given my retail background, I have been involved in the retail activities of Les Bourgs which has become such a valuable source of funds to the organisation. I am married to Helen and we have 3 children and currently 4 grandchildren. Helen is from Melbourne, Australia and our daughter, husband and 2 of our grandchildren are now “downunder”. Holidays are now spent visiting that wonderful country. I am a keen golfer and tennis player (but not much good and either!) and try to play both regularly

Chris offers a combination of chairmanship, entrepreneurial and leadership skills in corporate, trust, partnership and non profit making environments. He has served on the boards of several charities in Guernsey Forward thinking, Chris looks to the future embracing and leading change. His characteristics are a strong and industrious work ethic with stamina and determination to help others formulate and achieve objectives. Extensive experience over many years at Board level of insurance, fiduciary services, investment for pension and endowment purposes, real estate investment and development.

He is a family GP who has a particular interest in men's health, sexual health, minor surgery, oncology and palliative care.

Then later at the UK’s IMRO before her appointment as Deputy Director of Investment Business at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission; following which she established the Channel Islands Stock Exchange LBG as Founding Director and Chief Executive.

After retirement he joined the management of Les Bourgs Hospice as company secretary. He stood down from this role in 2009 to pursue other interests in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector but retuned to Les Bourgs as a director in 2017. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and the Chartered Institute of Bankers and is a member of Rotary Club of Guernsey and is currently Chairman of the trustees of Guernsey Symphony Orchestra.

Since arriving in Guernsey he has held the posts of Deputy Medical Officer of Health for over 25 years, Lead for Emergency Department for 10 years Past Chair of BMA (Guernsey and Alderney Division). Past Chair of Primary Care Committee. Past Chair of St John Ambulance Clinical Governance Committee. Fellow of Royal College of Physicians.

Adrian is a member of the Institute of Directors and holds the Diploma in Company Direction and also a Post Graduate Diploma in Surveying from the College of Estate Management. Adrian is also the General Manager of J&D Norman Ltd, a family office investment company that, inter alia, owns commercial and residential property in Guernsey, Jersey and the UK. The early part of his career was spent at Kleinwort Benson where he was Senior Project Manager responsible for the delivery of multi million pound and multi-jurisdiction system migration projects and other initiatives for the financial services group.

Whilst an Advocate in private practice, he was Chairman of the Governors of Les Bourgs Hospice from 1997 to 2001 and rejoined the Board of the charity as a Director on 2021, following his retirement. He is involved with a number of other charities and organisations in the Bailiwick’s third sector including as Chairman of the Guernsey Community Foundation.

I was introduced to Jo and the staff at the hospice through a friend. I started doing some bank work as a Band 5 nurse and soon realised that this is why I decided to do my nurse training. It is a privilege to be able to look after patients and their families, to give them the support, reassurance and care that they deserve. A post became available as the nurse manager and I applied for it. Since then I have not looked back. Working at the hospice enriches my life. It is a pleasure every day to come to work and know that the nursing team we have are here because they want to be here and will give their best for the patients and their families. I have been able to continue my development and will be completing a 2 year diploma course in counselling in May 2013. With this learning experience we introduced a further bereavement follow up service for relatives and friends.

My background is in secretarial and marketing within the legal sector and, having taken a career break to have my two children, I was keen to look for something a little different and more rewarding. As soon as I saw the Volunteer Co-ordinator post come up, I knew it was for me. I was right; it is a wonderful place to work and I love being part of such an amazing team of staff and volunteers. My role is to support our fantastic group of dedicated volunteers, both at the Hospice and at our shops in St Martins. I am really enjoying getting to know them all, as they each bring with them a unique set of skills which are invaluable to the Hospice. Anyone can volunteer so please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to know more about what we do here at the Hospice.