Meet Our Trustees

Our Trustees bring their invaluable skills, knowledge and lived experience to Treasures Foundation and actively participate with the governance, strategic direction and management of the charity.

Verna Wilks (Chair)
Verna is an HR professional, currently working as a People Business Partner, and has worked in a range of different organisations in the private, public and not for profit/ charity sectors. She is a qualified trainer, coach and mentor. Verna worked for the Fire Service during a period of great change, involved in the strategic changes to the service and the work done to encourage people from underrepresented groups. Verna has a degree in Law & Politics, is CIPD qualified and has various management and other professional qualifications. She is an active member of her church, where she teaches in Sunday School and is a part of the music and creative arts department. She loves travelling, cooking and reading.

Mechelle Jones 

Mechelle worked in community voluntary youth work before getting involved in fundraising. She was a key part in fundraising for the building of the African Caribbean Centre in Bolton. She worked in housing for a number of years before joining the probation service in 1989 where she remained until 2021. Mechelle is a mother and grandmother and enjoys spending time with her family. She spends her spare time doing puzzles and reading as well as continuing to volunteer – both at Glastonbury for Shelter, and the local food kitchen.

Aleisha LaTouche

Devoted, strategic, and values-driven professional offering a unique combination of academic legal training, multi-sector clinical compliance, and deeply impactful lived experience. Currently an LL.B Law undergraduate student in my second year, I possess a rigorous foundation in statutory interpretation, human rights, and social justice. This academic path has given me an intimate understanding of thecomplex legal frameworks that shape society and a passion for navigating regulatory systems to protect and
uplift marginalised communities.