Paddy Gilfeather (Founder and Trustee)
Paddy founded ‘Building Schools for Burma’ after several fascinating visits to the country. He was a pupil of Dr Challoner’s Grammar School, Amersham, and also a graduate in Media and Culture Studies from Nottingham Trent University.
He loves to travel and his regular visits to Burma have seen him build vitally important relationships with people within the country.
His love of the country is clear and has even begun Burmese language lessons!
 
Ben Gilfeather (Trustee)
Ben is a private GP and Sports injuries specialist based in Windsor. He has been the medical officer for the England Rugby Team (1987-1993), British and Irish Lions (1989) and the London Wasps (1972-present).
Born in Dumfries, Scotland and educated at the University of Glasgow Medical School, Ben went onto be a full time GP in Slough from 1972-2006.
Ben’s parents moved to Burma in the early 1930’s and were married in Rangoon in 1935. Two of his sisters were also born there.
Lynsey Baker (Trustee)
Lynsey was born, raised and currently lives in west London and is a Logistics and Facilities Manager for Sky Sports, where she has worked for 11 years.
Over the past ten years she has been involved in a mentoring scheme, working with young children in the local area.
She is a keen traveller and also a qualified diver, regularly going on dive trips around the world.
Johnny Ball (Trustee)
Johnny is a populariser of science and mathematics, writing and presenting 23 Solo Television series, with "Think of a Number", "Think Again"(BBC), and "Johnny Ball Reveals All" (ITV). His TV shows and videos won 12 awards, including a BAFTA, a New York International Emmy nomination, and the ITVA "Presenter of the Year" Craft Award.
As a late 60's comedian, he appeared in Val Doonican and Harry Secombe TV Shows, compered ITV's 1967 Christmas Night Spectacular, the first Rolling Stones Tour, starred in Sadlers Wells Opera and featured in Playschool for 17 years.
Johnny has three honorary doctorates in Science from Glasgow (1997) Sheffield Hallam (1998) and Salford Universities (2001), one in Arts from Leicester (2007) and is an honorary fellow of John Moores University (2006) and Fellow of the RSA.