Media Trust has appointed a group of volunteer champions from across the media industry to encourage more media, communications and digital professionals to donate their time and share their skills.

The Volunteer Champions will work to promote the benefits of volunteering, to encourage other media professionals to share their time, resources and skills, to advise charities on digital and communications strategies and campaigns, as well as mentoring young people. 

Caroline Diehl, Chief Executive at Media Trust said, “Media Trust's Volunteer Champions are a group of exceptional individuals who have experience of volunteering with Media Trust and feel strongly about the benefits that volunteering can bring both to our charities and communities. Combining a wealth of expertise and experience in the media industry with a passion for volunteering, skills development and making a difference to others – the perfect combination for Media Trust.”

The newly appointed Volunteer Champions are:

Kamal Ahmed, Business Editor, The Sunday Telegraph
Basi Akpabio, Creative Director, The Africa Channel
Paul Appleby, Chair, Bristol Media
Hannah Bayman, Presenter, BBC Look North
David Brewer, Director, Media Ideas International
Ben Fox, Director, Fox Communications
Louisa James, Reporter and Presenter, ITV Central
Dean Russell, Director – Digital, Fleishman Hillard
Anjana Sharma, Filmmaker and Presentation Planner EMEA, BBC Worldwide
Charlene White, Presenter, ITV News

If you are a media professional interested in getting involved with Media Trust, please go to www.mediatrust.org/volunteering.