Our Team

First Touch employs two part time members of staff, who oversee the running of the charity.

Sarah Collins, Charity Director, works 16 hours per week. Sarah's eldest daughter was born at St George's in 2001, three months prematurely. She has worked for the charity since 2004, and previously worked in children's arts administration and fundraising.

Sonja Timpson, Charity Co-ordinator, works 10 hours per week, based at St George's for 8 hours on a Tuesday and 2 hours at home. She is a mother of three and has a background in paediatric nursing. She joined First Touch in 2008.

As a team, Sarah and Sonja are the first point of contact for all enquiries to the charity. They lead all fundraising campaigns and organise events, and help our supporters, both individual and corporate, to raise money. They also manage social networking strategies and the First Touch website, with the help of Dusted Design Partners Ltd. They oversee the financial management of the charity and liaise with the neonatal unit's equipment committee and medical physics department to order equipment. Sarah and Sonja work closely with the trustees to ensure all monies raised are spent in the most appropriate way.