Our Trustees
Our Executive Team
Joshua Schunmann
CEO
Joshua Schunmann is the Chief Executive of Newmarket Charitable Foundation, bringing extensive experience in developing and leading both charitable organisations and businesses.
He holds law qualifications and has a strong background in governance and strategic oversight. Joshua has also served as an elected member of local authorities, giving him a deep understanding of community needs and public service.
Under his leadership, Newmarket Charitable Foundation has delivered innovative projects across town infrastructure, youth engagement, and community development, combining practical experience with a commitment to creating sustainable impact.
Our Trustees
James Crowhurst
Trustee, Chair
James graduated in 1978 from the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge.
Having worked in Queensland, Kentucky and New South Wales, he returned to the UK to work with Professor ‘Twink’ Allen at ARC before joining Greenwood Ellis & Partners in 1981. He became a partner in 1984 and is now a Consultant Equine Veterinary surgeon with Newmarket Equine Hospital, also managing a small Stud in Newmarket, where he was born.
James is also a Trustee of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Chair of their Veterinary Committee, and served as a Trustee of the Animal Health Trust.
James’s principal interest is stud medicine and he was Chairman of the Newmarket Stud Farmers Association between 2001 and 2006.
Nick Patton
Trustee
Nick joined Jockey Club Estates as Training Grounds Manager in 2010, taking over as Managing Director in 2017.
Previously Nick was Clerk of the Course at Market Rasen and Nottingham Racecourses (Jockey Club Racecourses) for 6 years.
He has a degree in Rural Estates Management from Royal Agricultural University. He also undertakes outside consultancy work advising racecourses internationally and private trainers nationally.
Nick lives in Norfolk with his wife, Victoria, three children and a variety of pets.
Paul Cullen
Trustee
Paul joined Price Bailey in 1988 as a trainee, qualified in 1992 and became a partner in 2004. Having always worked in Audit, he took over as Head of Audit & Assurance in 2014. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2017. He is based in Cambridge but spends his time across the business. He is well known around Cambridgeshire and a regular contributor to various local networks.
Paul specialises in various sectors from Colleges and Education, Science Park business, Public Sector work, Construction and Manufacturing businesses.
Away from work, his passion is sport. He’s a season ticket holder at Liverpool FC and a member at Newmarket racecourse. He has been an active committee member of The Newmarket Festival for over 10 years. This is a group of Newmarket business people who work with the Racecourse in organizing events to raise money for local youth in their advancement in Education, the Arts and Sports. In addition to this, Paul also regularly mentors students at Newmarket Academy.
Laraine Moody
Trustee
Laraine Moody is the Principal of Strategic Growth and Partnerships at West Suffolk College which incorporates the College’s work with businesses across East Anglia and beyond to use education as a catalyst for positive change.
Laraine is a member of the Council of Governors at West Suffolk Hospital, the Board of the West Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, the Board of the Smart Manufacturing Alliance
Laraine has worked in Further Education for over 30 years and although she was not born in Newmarket, both of her children were and it is the town she is very proud to call home.
Kevin Hancock
Trustee
Kevin is Managing Director of Yutree Insurance, a Chartered Insurance Brokerage based in Newmarket. He is also the chair of the Society of Insurance Broking, with a core objective to improve consumer confidence and trust in the profession.
Kevin is a former Director of the British Insurance Brokers Association and was chair of BIBA’s General Insurance Brokers Committee, the Smaller Brokers’ Advisory Board and also the national Broker Panel for Pool Re.
He founded the local business networking group, the Newmarket Network and, more recently, the Anglia Business Club. Kevin lives near Newmarket with his wife, Laura, with three children, a giant cat and some normal-sized chickens.
Giles Dobson
Trustee
Giles has spent over 25 years providing strategic consultancy to private landed estate owning families, specialising in long-term estate plans, succession advice, diversification strategies, and residential and commercial development guidance. His approach is marked by personalised, friendly, and ongoing support that ensures the success and growth of those estate.
Giles worked for Bidwells in Cambridge for 25 years, leading the Rural team across the UK for the last eight years.
Giles is now an independent consultant, working for private landowning clients across the whole of the UK.
Tom Norton
Trustee
Tom Norton is Partner in the Client and Product Solutions group at Apollo and leads the European Global Family Office team, working with family office, charity, endowment and foundation clients.
Prior to joining in 2011, Tom operated a Singapore-based consultancy focused exclusively on Asia-Pacific business development for European financial institutions seeking to establish a regional foothold. Previously, Tom worked for the Royal Bank of Canada and Merrill Lynch in London structuring investment portfolios for high net worth and family office clients.
Tom graduated with BA Hons from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.