Meet the Team

Susan joined St John in December 2021. She leads the London team, providing strategic direction, and oversight of the Order’s global activity. She heads the team’s work with the Order’s governing bodies on risks and opportunities. The Secretary General is also responsible for the safeguarding the work of the Order’s Honours and Awards system.

Before joining St John International, Susan was a British diplomat, ending her career as High Commissioner in Canada. In her 36 year foreign service career, she served as Ambassador to Austria and concurrently Permanent Representative to the UN organisations in Vienna, Human Resources director, deputy Ambassador in Colombia and Venezuela, and also worked in the USA, Singapore, France and the UK representation to the EU. 

Jenny joined the St John International Office in January 2023, after 19 years at the UK Foreign Office in London and overseas—in Burundi, Japan, Rwanda, and Canada.

Her responsibilities include supporting strategy delivery and business planning, liaising with Trustees and other senior members of the Order on the management of our global governance systems and events, reviewing our office administration systems and policies, and being the focal point for the International Youth and Women’s networks.

Steven joined the International Office in January 2018. Steven’s role is to manage the Order as a Crown Order of Chivalry. He has responsibility for all aspects of the honours and awards system, including admission to and promotion within the Order, other awards, ceremonial events, and relations with other orders of chivalry.

Formerly a military diplomat in Beijing with a 35-year career as an officer in the Royal Air Force with experience with defence relations with China and as a fast jet fighter navigator.

Gareth joined the St John International Office in September 2018. Gareth’s work focuses on developing ways for the international family of St John establishments to work together, learn together, and ultimately deliver better and more effective services all around the world.

Gareth has over 20 years of experience working with international humanitarian and development organisations to address the rapid onset and chronic population needs developing from conflict, floods, cyclones, droughts, and epidemics such as cholera and Ebola.

David joined the St John International Office in January 2023. His role is to manage the existing IT solutions and contracts within St John International to ensure we have the appropriate solutions and are getting value from them. David provides a first point of contact for St John International for any technology issues and is available to offer advice and assistance from a technology perspective for any ongoing projects staff may have.

Prior to joining St John International, David had over 15 years of experience with IT support and project management in both the charity and private sectors.

Tracy joined the St John International Office in September 2021. Tracy’s role is to create original content for St John online platforms (website and social media platforms), contribute to the creation and delivery of the annual communications plan, and support all overseas St John establishments with communications activities.

Tracy has nearly 15 years of extensive knowledge and experience working within the charity sector; some of her roles include working in direct marketing, communications, and fundraising.

Chris joined the St John International Office in February 2023. Chris’ responsibilities are to look after all thing’s ‘finance’ for St John International, be it producing the Order’s statutory accounts and managing the external audit process, strategic financial planning and putting together the annual budgets for approval by the Board of Trustees, managing the day-to-day operational activities including payroll and much more.

Chris has accumulated nearly 20 years of charity finance experience and is thrilled to be working with such a wonderful organisation.

Jess joined the St John International Office in May 2023. In her role, Jess works in collaboration with St John Communications Teams around the world to develop and deliver the story of St John International and increase awareness of our shared global impact and value.

Through the development of our Global Image Library, our Communications Community of Practice and our shared Canva space, Jess oversees the continued development of our high-quality communications for international audiences. As the point of contact for any central branding and visual identity queries, Jess supports our consistent brand look and feel around the world, facilitating the sharing of expertise and resources in our Establishments.

Jess has a strong background in communications, raising awareness of student mental health, suicide prevention, and children’s human rights.

Sylvia joined the St John International Office in November 2014. Sylvia is responsible and accountable for providing broader maternal and child health-focused strategic and technical direction, coordination, and management across sub-Saharan Africa (St Johns in Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe).

Before joining St John International, Sylvia worked at Afya Mzuri in Zambia, providing oversight to the design of monitoring, evaluation, learning systems, programme implementation, and the production of quality, innovative, and impactful reports.

• Florence joined the St John International Office in November 2024. The Office Manager’s role is to ensure the running of the St John International office and oversee building administration, event management, dealing with routine correspondence, providing support to the Finance Director, and providing ad hoc assistance.
• Florence has 10 years of operations experience, supporting finance, HR, IT and office management within the private sector. She is excited to transition to the charity sector and use her skills in project management and logistics to support her colleagues in the London office – and around the world!

Rear Admiral Simon Williams CB CVO KStJ is the Prior of the Priory of England and the Islands of the Order of St John, and Chair of St John Ambulance. Simon provides governance and strategic oversight of The Priory. He is a member of both Boards of Trustees where he works collectively to ensure that the principles of the Order inform the work of St John. He is part of two other Orders of Chivalry: as a Companion of the Order of the Bath and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. He joined St John as Registrar of The Priory in 2021 and has been so impressed with the people, volunteers, and paid members alike, that he jumped at the opportunity to take a more leading role with his fellow Trustees. In his professional life, Simon remains a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy, now working part-time after a very successful career. He has commanded three warships, operating all around the world where he hunted mines, arrested drug smugglers in the Caribbean and conducted counter-terrorist operations in the Mediterranean. He commanded all new entry training for the Navy, including the Leadership Academy, and later also the volunteer Reserve. He spent three years working for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth before his last full-time role as the People Director of the Royal Navy. In semi-retirement, he takes Appeals for internal Royal Navy Service Complaints and is the Chairman of two Royal Navy Charities.

Photo credit: Rob Golding

Having been involved with St. John Ambulance since 2008, Laurie was invited to be a Board Participant on the Audit and Finance Committee for Alberta. She has since held numerous roles including participation on all of the Board Committees, Vice Chair and Chair of Audit and Finance, Vice Chair and finally Chair of the Alberta Council. At a National level, Laurie has been very active as a Chapter Representative, Finance and Audit Committee Member, Co-Chair of the Operating Agreement Committee, and a member of the CEO Search Committee. She started her tenure as Deputy Chancellor in June of 2022 and became Chancellor in June of 2024.

On a day-to-day basis, Laurie is a CPA and the Chief Financial Officer of ONE Properties, a national real estate development, asset, and property management company, overseeing all facets of ONE’s finance and accounting, including financial strategy and structuring, debt sourcing, reporting, taxation, procurement, and all treasury functions. She has been at ONE for 22 years and proud of what they have accomplished as an ever- growing team of 130+ employees. It is not just a ‘job’ – it is a part of her as a person. She believes that every problem has a solution, and with good communication and collaboration creates good solutions.

As a mother of a 23-year-old daughter who recently finished her Commerce degree and is now pursuing entrance to law school, Laurie is also a grateful heart transplant recipient in February 2021. She continues to be a strong supporter of health and community initiatives, and sat as a Board Member of the University Hospital Foundation and the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation in Edmonton. While she absolutely enjoyed her time on both Boards, St. John Ambulance is where Laurie’s long-term commitment and dedication remain. Currently a Commander in the Order and honoured with a Lifesaving Award in 2015, Laurie is very proud of the work that has been successfully completed at all levels of the organisation.

Datuk Seri Professor Sean Rozario, KStJ (Justice), OLM, BOE joined St John Singapore in October 2020 and was appointed Chairman of the Governance, HR, and Budget Committees.

A significant achievement under his leadership was the completion of nine Governance and Compliance manuals, which enabled St John Singapore to maintain its status as an Institution of a Public Character in its new term beginning 1st July 2024 to June 2027.

In May 2023, Professor Sean Rozario was knighted, Knight of Justice (KStJ) in the 1st year of his Majesty reign and subsequently elected Chairman of the National St John Council of Singapore (NSJCS) in June 2024. Among the major projects under his tenure is the renovation of St John Dementia Center, scheduled for completion by December 2024.

In February 2023, Professor Rozario was conferred the title Datuk Seri by HM Raja Yunus, Air Tiris, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

Professor Rozario is dedicated to upholding and enhancing St John’s high standards and contributions, positioning it as a leader and trendsetter in its field.

Dr. Robert Mutula, MBS,KStJ is the current Prior for the Priory of Kenya of the Most Venerable Order of St John. Dr. Robert has previously served as Chancellor for the Priory of Kenya for the last five years. He has been a member of St John Kenya since 1994, joining the organization as a cadet. Over a period of thirty years, he has volunteered within the brigade from the divisional level through to being Chancellor and consequently, Prior.

As Prior, Dr. Robert leads the Priory of Kenya with it’s approximately 40,000 volunteers and 80 staff in fulfilling its mandate of provision of emergency aid. Professionally, he is a practicing General Surgeon.His career progression into the health sector is mainly credited to his early volunteer years as a St John Cadet. His main philosophy both at work and in his volunteer service is that every small contribution each individual makes is important and plays a crucial part in serving humanity and saving lives.

Within St John Kenya, Dr. Robert is particularly passionate about the youth with a keen focus on cadet(13-17years) and links(18-26years) programs and development. The youth comprise of 65 percent of the membership of St John Kenya.

Dr. Robert is member of the Order of St John being a Knight of St John Kenya since the year 2021. Within the Republic of Kenya, he was awarded a state honours medal of the Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) for his service to country.

In his free time, Dr. Mutula enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, sports and a love for nature. The Prior is currently based in Kenya’s main capital of Nairobi Kenya and is available for engagements through email: prior@stjohnkenya.org and socially through twitter @Prior_KE

John is Chancellor of Hato Hone St John (New Zealand) and chairs the Priory Board, the Nominations and Appointment Panel and the Priory Honours Committee. He is an ex officio member of all the Committees of Priory Chapter and the Priory Board. 
John has wide-ranging public sector experience and was Secretary to the Treasury from 2003 to 2011. He has extensive governance experience, including as Executive Director on the Board of the World Bank Group, where he also chaired the Budget Committee and was a member of the Audit and Ethics committees. He is currently a director/trustee of a range of other charitable boards and has carried out a number of reviews for Government.
He and Eileen have six children/stepchildren and six grandchildren.

Andrew is the Chair of the St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG), a Trustee of the Executive Committee and is Chair of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. 
Prior to joining SJEHG, Andrew worked in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) at local, regional, and national level. He was a Chief Executive for many years, including at one of the largest Trusts in the country. He has also been non-executive Chair of one of the country’s Integrated Care Boards, was the founder Chair of the NHS Foundation Trust Network and Deputy Chair of the NHS Confederation which represents all employers in the NHS.  
Andrew has worked nationally on a number of occasions, most recently as a Director General particularly with the DH, NHS and MOD. He was knighted for services to health care in 2009. Andrew has an active family life, enjoys all sport and the outdoor life. 

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