Our Trustees
RSACC has a Board of Trustees that provides a range of specialist knowledge to ensure our charity is run effectively and efficiently. We regularly seek new trustees, and run recruitment campaigns to help attract people who can bring a diverse range of experiences and knowledge that will benefit our work and the management of RSACC. Recruitment campaigns are advertised on our website and across our social media sites.
“Being a feminist, I am extremely passionate about the work that RSACC does, providing a person centred approach to supporting survivors and we are blessed to have such dedicated, specialist and compassionate staff and volunteers. Giving back my time to such an important and worthwhile cause, whilst also being able to spend time with like minded women is something I deeply value and for which I am very grateful.”
Katie Bradshaw, Chair of RSACC Board of Trustees
Meet our trustees
Katie Bradshaw
Katie is the Chair of the Board of Trustees. Katie is Senior Network Manager North - The Girls Network.
Grace Bananga
With a background in higher education development and charity sector fundraising, Grace has been a major gifts fundraiser for 10+ years, securing donations for scholarships, research, capital builds and outreach activities. Currently, she works at Durham University and supports their Faculty of Sciences.
Geetanjali Gangoli
Professor Geetanjali Gangoli, Centre for Research in Violence and Abuse and Department of Sociology, Durham University. Geetanjali works on violence and abuse, and her specialism is addressing the intersecting roles of class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability in the perpetuation, experience, and prevention of violence and abuse.
Nicole West marland
Nicole works as a Professor of Criminology at Durham University and she is Director of the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA). She is the author of many books and articles on violence and abuse. She was a trustee of Tyneside Rape Crisis for 10 years, was Chair of Rape Crisis (England and Wales) for 3 years.
Linda Wright
Linda worked for the Prison and Probation Service for around 25 years, in a variety of roles, including prisons (male and female) and Headquarters. Since leaving around 10 years ago, she has worked in the voluntary and community sector with small/medium organisations supporting them to identify challenges, and generate solutions to improve delivery and resilience. Linda has also been a Trustee with numerous organisations, and is currently a trustee of a local hospice alongside her role with RSACC. Linda joined RSACC in 2024.
We are a feminist, women led charity working to end rape and sexual violence by supporting and empowering survivors across Darlington and County Durham
We offer free, safe support to anyone who has experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.
Vision
We are a feminist, women led charity working to end rape and sexual violence by supporting and empowering survivors across Darlington and County Durham.
Values
- Feminist
We are a feminist, women led organisation that work from an intersectional feminist perspective, recognising sexual violence as a crime of violence, abuse of power and a cause and consequence of gender inequality. - Empowering
We believe the best way to support survivors is to empower them. This means we work to create an environment where individuals are able to use their own agency and achieve their full potential - Person Centred
We work from a person centred approach and believed that individuals have within themselves the capacity to effect change. - Specialist
We are specialists in sexual violence. We have built this specialism, knowledge and expertise with survivors, based on their experience and understanding. We will continue to do this.