Wycombe Museum is governed by Wycombe Heritage & Arts Trust through its Board of Trustees who oversee our strategy, activity and performance, our finances and our polices.
WHAT formed in 2014 to enhance the cultural life and learning of the local community. WHAT serves the three historic market towns and surrounding areas of High Wycombe, Princes Risborough and Marlow.
Our Trustees come from a variety of backgrounds and offer support and advice to the Museum’s executive team across its range of activities.
Guy Foreman, Chair of Trustees
Guy has many years of senior leadership experience across the media, publishing and charity sectors. After a successful 20-year career in media – including founding an independent publishing company- he now works in the heritage and not-for-profit sector, where he focusses on development, organisational strategy and the stewardship and sustainability of cultural assets.
He has served as a volunteer, advisor, and mentor across a range of charitable organisations, contributing expertise in commercial strategy, audience engagement, financial planning, and the development of effective brand and community partnerships. Guy’s work is driven by a commitment to supporting individuals and communities in building networks and enterprises that create meaningful social value. He grew up in the Wycombe area, and now lives locally.Â
He brings to Wycombe Museum a blend of entrepreneurial insight, strategic vision, and a belief in the power of heritage to inspire and enrich local communities.
Susan Leighs, Trustee
Susan has been a volunteer at Wycombe Museum since 2017, having discovered it by chance on a day out. She has supported various areas of the Museum’s work but most recently the Collections Team. She enjoys working in such a beautiful environment surrounded by fascinating objects.
She has known the Wycombe area since she was a child, visiting various relatives who lived there. Going to Wycombe shopping used to be a regular outing, so she has seen how the town has grown and developed over the past few decades. She would like to see the Museum form an integral part of the tons development.
Susan has been involved in Education all her working life; firstly, as a Senior Leader in Secondary Education then moving into Higher Education. She believes that cultural education is a vital part of a young person’s educational experience.
Having been involved in scouting all her married life she is now Chair of a Scout Groups Executive Committee.
Lyndsey Feeney, Trustee
Lyndsey became a Trustee in March 2022 after moving to Buckinghamshire and looking for opportunities to get more involved with local heritage attractions and communities. Lyndsey has worked in heritage for 16 years and works within projects and programmes for the National Trust, specialising in the development and re-presentation of houses and collections. She has held a variety of roles across the country with the National Trust and at the National Portrait Gallery, and brings expertise in projects and programme management, stakeholder engagement, governance and the visitor experience and operations.
Lyndsey is interested in the interactions we can all find with nature, and finding ways to ensure everyone feels connected to the places and stories around them, believing that nature, beauty and history can be beneficial to all. She enjoys spending time outdoors with her young family and finding ways for all ages and family groups to have quality experiences together.
Interested in becoming a trustee?
For information about current vacancies, see the link below.
Fay Ewing, Trustee
Fay became a trustee in December 2023. She grew up on Priory Avenue, visiting Wycombe Museum from an early age.
A varied career in Local Government in Information Technology, Community Engagement and Libraries, managing the Wycombe District area and developing health partnerships, provided a foundation for her current role as High Wycombe Community Board Manager. The Community Boards bring the Council, and community together to look at local issues and find ways of improving them collaboratively.
As a resident of High Wycombe Fay is passionate about the Museum and hopes that her community engagement skills will enable the Museum to foster positive partnerships, supporting it to develop and grow.
Rosie Brake, Trustee
Rosie joined the Board of Trustees in 2025. She has lived in the area for 40 years and worked for local government in Buckinghamshire for 20 years until retiring in 2023.
Working as a planner for both Wycombe and then Buckinghamshire, has given Rosie insight into a wide range of interest groups and individuals across the town. Planning for the area has needed understanding of the issues in Wycombe and its strengths as a local centre.
She is keen to use these connections and knowledge to further develop the Museum’s role in supporting the social, economic and diverse cultural life of the town. This will help achieve wider recognition of Wycombe as a great place to live, work and visit.
Jim Peters, Trustee
Jim became a Trustee in 2025 having lived in Wycombe all his life and visited the museum many many times. He started volunteering at Wycombe Museum as a teenager, completing his work experience there and helped with exhibition and gallery installs during this time.
After several years as a Archaeologist (briefly working for Bucks County Archaeology Service and excavating in High Wycombe) Jim started work at The British Museum where he has been Collections Manager of the Britain, Europe & Prehistory collections for 25 years.
Jim hopes to bring his museum experience to the role of trustee and give back to the local museum where his career started. A great supporter of his town, its history and football club, Jim looks forward to getting involved in taking Wycombe Museum forward and helping develop the museum within the community.
David Stack, Trustee
David joined the Board of Trustees in 2026, having lived in High Wycombe since 2020. He is passionate about the role museums play in preserving local heritage, inspiring learning and strengthening community connections.
Professionally, David is a Senior Commercial Manager at NHS England with extensive experience in commercial strategy, procurement, governance and contract management across both the NHS and central government. He previously held senior commercial roles within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Transport for London (TfL) – leading complex programmes and procurements. David is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply and has also been awarded Fellowships with the Institute of Leadership and the Institute of Supply Chain Management.
Alongside his professional career, David is committed to supporting local people and communities through volunteering and mentoring. He has volunteered as a Befriender with Buckinghamshire Mind, supporting adults experiencing loneliness and social isolation, and currently volunteers at the Wycombe Wanderers Foundation Warm Hub, helping to provide a welcoming space for older members of the local community. He also volunteers with South Bucks Talking Newspaper as an article reader for visually impaired residents.
As a Trustee, David brings expertise in strategy, governance, stakeholder engagement and organisational development. He is keen to support Wycombe Museum’s future growth and sustainability, helping to ensure it remains a vibrant and inclusive cultural resource for the local community.
Eleftheria (Ria) Neep, Trustee
Eleftheria brings a global perspective and over a decade of experience in the Tech sector to her role as a Trustee of the High Wycombe Museum. With academic credentials that include a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, an MBA, and an LLB in Law, she blends business acumen with a deep commitment to social impact. Â
Her dedication to the charitable sector spans a few years and includes active involvement in causes supporting women, children and education. She is a founding member of The Female Forum, a global network that supports women in leadership, and a mentor with a non-profit dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology. She is a Trustee of Life Charity, which supports women through pregnancy and volunteers as a fundraiser for Growing Hope UK, a charity providing therapy for children with additional needs in partnership with local churches. In joining the High Wycombe Museum as a Trustee, Eleftheria is excited to help preserve and share the rich cultural heritage of the region, while supporting the museum’s mission to inspire and engage the local community through history and storytelling.
David Gilbert, Trustee
David Gilbert is an experienced and highly successful retail entrepreneur, digital specialist, Creative Industries Chair and Trustee, and is now also an author. He has an MA in Comparative Literature from Sussex University and has studied Philosophy for many years.
His career has included being Managing Director of Currys Stores UK, and Waterstones Booksellers. He continued his career working with Goldman Sachs Private Equity, and the Arts Council. He has chaired many Arts and Heritage organisations, and worked for many museums, including the Imperial War Museum. He was Chair of the National Centre for Writing and the Association of Illustrators for many years.
His new children’s book “Silver Serpent and the Wild Ice Child, is based on the Saxon archaeology of the Thames Valley, from both historical and supernatural perspectives.
David lives in Beaconsfield, and is a Trustee of Friends of Cookham Abbey archaeology, working with the University of Reading on the highly successful dig in Cookham of an early mediaeval monastery..Â
David’s other current roles are, Board Advisor to Koalaa Prosthetics who supply affordable prostheses to war zones,and Board advisor to Tatty Devine iconic London Jewellers.
Poppy Carr, Trustee
Poppy became a Trustee in December 2025 and has lived in High Wycombe with her young family since 2018. She is passionate about the role of local museums as spaces for connection, storytelling, and community life. As a Trustee, she hopes to support and contribute towards Wycombe Museum’s ambitions to be a vibrant and inclusive cultural hub for the town and local community.
Poppy brings over eight years of experience working in the arts and culture sector, with a background in strategic planning, research and evaluation, and stakeholder engagement across the cultural and heritage sectors.
Jonathan Lea, Trustee
Jonathan is a qualified accountant, was previously the CFO of a large FTSE250 plc and is an experienced non-executive director and charity trustee. He is particularly interested in history, has a MPhil in Latin American history and is a Trustee of the Sutton Hoo Ships Company, which is building a reconstruction of the C7th Anglo-Saxon burial ship, discovered at Sutton Hoo, as project in experimental archaeology.
Jonathan is also currently a director of the UK Agritech Centre. He grew up and lives in South Bucks.
Interested in becoming a trustee?
For information about current vacancies, see the link below.
