# Mark Astarita to continue to chair Institute of Fundraising

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/07/03/mark-astarita-continue-chair-institute-fundraising/
- Published: 2013-07-03T09:17:07+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Mark Astarita, Director of Fundraising at the British Red Cross, will serve as Chair
of the Institute of Fundraising for a third year. The announcement was made at the
AGM of the Institute of Fundraising, held in London during the organisation's National
Convention.

**Stephen George**, Fundraising Director at Maggie's, will continue to serve as 
Vice Chair and Helen Elliot, of auditors Sayer Vincent, will serve a second term
as Treasurer.

**Di Flatt**, of Epilepsy Action and Chair of the Institute of Fundraising's Yorkshire
regional group, was elected the Institute's Honorary Secretary.

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Mark Astarita said: "It is a privilege to chair the Institute for a third year. 
As the economic climate hands out challenge after challenge to our fundraising teams,
I am honoured to lead the Institute in its work to give fundraisers an influential
voice to government, and to continue to grow our membership and professional development
programmes".

## Three new trustees

At the same meeting, the results of the trustee election to the Board were announced.

The new trustees are:

 *  **Adrian Sargeant**, Professor of Marketing and Fundraising at the University
   of Plymouth Business School
 *  **Karen McKenzie**, Director of Income Generation at Douglas MacMillan Hospice
   in Staffordshire
 *  **Mags Tierney**, Joint Secretary of the Link Centre in Belfast.

Trustees are elected by members of the [Institute of Fundraising](http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk)
and they meet six times a year. Elections take place annually, and all members are
invited to consider standing.

Trustees stand for three years and can be re-elected for a further three-year term.
The trustees also have the power to co-opt additional members onto the Board for
their specific skills.