The Pink Singers is a registered charity and is run by a board of trustees who are responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the choir.
The trustees provide independent oversight to the Leadership Team, which is composed of singing members responsible for the operational running of the choir’s rehearsals, performances and community activities.
Current trustees
Tom Phillips (Chair)
Tom joined the board in March 2023 and sings countertenor, one of a rare breed in the choir at present. After teaching at home and abroad, Tom moved to London to begin legal training. He was called to the bar of England and Wales in 2024 and works in the legal industry. Tom volunteers for the cleaners union CAIWU by supporting its members through disciplinary and grievance proceedings as well as bringing claims at the Employment Tribunal. He can be spotted on his bicycle zooming down hills across the metropolis or in his garden making just war on overgrown rose bushes and tending forlornly to his undersized pond.
Chris Chimonas (Vice-Chair)
Christopher has sung with the choir since 2010. Raised in a Greek family, he went on to study in Japan and teach at universities in France. He later returned to London and gained business experience in startups. Christopher has also worked for many years as a Speech and Language Therapist in schools, where he has led various LGBT+ initiatives to improve visibility and inclusion. This has made him particularly interested in the intersection of queerness with neurodiversity, disability, race and socioeconomic disadvantage. Christopher’s passions are learning languages, music, and good food.
Stanila Teneva (Finance)
Stanila joined the board in October 2023. Originally from Bulgaria, she migrated to the UK over a decade ago, where she completed a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance, and obtained her accounting qualification with CIMA. Stanila has worked in various industries, from crunching numbers in construction companies to skilfully manoeuvring through paperwork in fashion: she’s seen it all. Stanila’s passion for numbers is matched only by her fascination with people’s quirks. When not balancing books, she’s balancing her love for crime documentaries, because nothing says “fun” like a spreadsheet and an enthralling murder mystery.
Suzanne Fuller
Suzanne became a trustee for the Pink Singers in 2024, but has been a ‘WAG’ since 2019. With a background in Forensic Psychology, she now spends her time recruiting CFOs, and consults with private equity investors on executive team diversity hiring. She is passionate about getting more women on UK boards and advises various tech start-ups on their long-term people strategy. Outside of work Suzanne can be found doing the usual – travelling; playing piano; walking her dog; and collecting and sampling any and all hot sauces.
Will Durham
Will has a background in charities and the third sector and currently works within the senior leadership team at a national education charity. He has successful experiences in both trust and foundation and corporate fundraising, as well as developing training opportunities and charity compliance work. He has been a school governor and trustee for the last decade, and also volunteers as a cricket coach and safeguarding lead at his local cricket club. A born Londoner, he now lives in Sussex but is frequently back in the City. Outside of work and volunteering, he is a keen runner and can often be found running around the hills of Sussex listening to history podcasts.
Ali Milton-Doyle
Ali has been part of the Pink Singers since 2014 and has held positions including Alto Section Leader and Trustee (2020-21). She was part of the India project focusing on fundraising, and led the governance review for the PS@40 National Lottery project as well as being on the Project Board. Ali is an experienced voluntary sector leader, having been CEO of several charities supporting disadvantaged children and young people, and those with neurological conditions and disabilities. She has held trustee positions and volunteered for a number of charities including Metro and the Albert Kennedy Trust. Through these roles Ali has developed extensive experience in building organisations through strategy development, financial management, and good governance. More recently Ali qualified as a psychotherapist and now has a busy private practice with a special interest in supporting the LGBT+ community.