Board Members

Suzie is a founding member of RICF and has been a Board member since 1999. She is also the chair and founder of the UK registered charity JLR.

She was born in England, and first visited Romania in 1994 when she was 17 years old. Motivated by her Christian faith, and by the evident need, she set up JLR (1997) and then RICF (1999) to offer abandoned and orphaned children the chance of experiencing family life.

Suzie studied medicine at Cambridge University, and is now working part-time as a doctor in family practice. For the rest of the time, she works voluntarily for RICF and JLR. Suzie and her husband David have a daughter called Abigail

Suzie Marsden

 Diana Paxton

Diana is a founding member of RICF. She has been a Board member since RICF began its work in 1999. 

Alice Horton

Ruth Barley

Ruth first visited RICF in the summer of 2003. She was appointed as a JLR regional representative in October 2005 and in June 2008 was appointed as a RICF board member. Ruth works as a Sociology Lecturer in Sheffield and is also studying for her PhD part time.