who's who in miracles

MIRACLES’ BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MARIA ABAROA
Maria Puig de la Bellacasa is from Madrid, now based in London. Maria is pictured with Gema Parrilla at the MIRACLES Birthday Party at London’s Roof Garden.

ARANTXA ALBERT
Arantxa de Miguel is from Barcelona, now living in London. She holds a Grand Diploma as a Cordon Bleu Chef. She is pictured with her son, Guillermo, and one of MIRACLES’ guests on a Thames Riverboat outing.

ROBERT BEAN
Robert Bean is MIRACLES’ Honorary Treasurer. He is a partner with London Accountants, Grunberg & Co. He is pictured with his wife, Anna, at MIRACLES’ Goodwood Ball in Sussex. Anna has now accepted an invitation to join the board.

IAN BEYTS
Ian Beyts is a specialist in regulatory compliance. He is pictured at one of the MIRACLES Board Meetings which are held bi-monthly in the Kensington home of Chairman, Marie-Antoinette Pereire.

THEO ELLERT
With over forty years of experience in charity, Founder Trustee, Theo Ellert oversees MIRACLES on a day-to-day basis from its Head Office based in her home on the South Coast. She is pictured with one of the children at the Handicapped Children’s Kindergarten in Mostar, BiH.

SILVIA GIL-ALBERDI
Silvia is another of our Spanish Trustees and a key member of the MIRACLES Events Committee.

FATHER MICHAEL O’MALLEY
Father Michael is a frequent visitor to Bosnia, leading pilgrimages to the Shrine of Medjugorje. He is pictured with Marie-Antoinette Pereire at the Opening of a special Workshop sponsored by MIRACLES at the Rotimlija Rehabilitation Centre near Mostar.

MARIE-ANTOINETTE PEREIRE
Marie-Antoinette is Chair of the MIRACLES’ Board of Trustees. She and her husband Marc have been the mainstay of MIRACLES siince its inception. Their home in Kensington is the MIRACLES London base and thanks to Marc, we have Mirabaud as our Bankers and sponsors. Marie-Antoinette is pictured with Ann Hutley and disabled Mum, Nikki Malins, at a MIRACLES’ Picnic on the Wintershall Estate.

MIRACLES’ MANAGEMENT TEAM

ROBERT LINLEY-MUNRO is MIRACLES’ Chief Executive—a Master Mariner with 35 years of sea-going experience. He joined MIRACLES in l999.

MATTHEW PROCTER MBE is Head of Mission for MIRACLES Bosnia who joined MIRACLES at its conception during the Bosnian War. He was awarded an MBE in 2006 for his humanitarian work amongst the youngsters of that war-torn country.

JAMES BURTON is Project Director of MIRACLES Bosnia who joined MIRACLES in 2008 after ten years with The Financial Times. He is married to journalist, Caroline Scott.

James and Caroline are pictured with Marc Pereire at a MIRACLES’ Auction.

DEBORAH ALDRIDGE based at Head Office in Sussex, Debbie is the Casework Co-ordinator for MIRACLES’ volunteer Caseworkers in the UK. She also runs the MIRACLES’ charity E.Bay site.

MIRACLES’ PATRONS

The Earl of Bradford

Alan Frame

Lord Morris of Manchester