Past Trustees
SFCP as an independent charity, was founded in 1940, with the aim to promote independent critical thinking in the transformative Socratic tradition.
Past Trustees
Information taken from posters prepared by Dieter Krohn.


1940
Walter Fliess (Chair)
Rush Rhees (Secretary)
Amy Moore
Eileen Thomas
George Green (Secretary)
1945
George Green
Rush Rhees (Chair)
Eileen Thomas
George Green (Secretary)
1954
George Green
Rush Rhees (Chair)
Mary Saran (Secretary)
1956
Allan Flanders
George Green
Mary Saran (Chair)
1958
Allan Flanders (Chair)
George Green
Mary Saran
1973
Paul Branton
George Green
Mary Saran (until her death in 1976)
1988
Paul Branton
George Green
Rene Saran (Chair)
1989
Paul Brantoon (until his death in 1990)
Pat Shipley
Rene Saran (Chair)
1990
Pat Shipley
Rene Saran (Chair)
1992
Morva Fordham
Rene Saran (Chair)
Pat Shipley
1994
Morva Fordham
Rene Saran (Chair)
Pat Shipley
Tamsyn Imison
1995
Morva Fordham
Rene Saran
Pat Shipley
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
1996
Rene Saran
Pat Shipley
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
1997
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Pat Shipley appointed Programme Developer
2003
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Keith Hammond
Kate Nathoo
2004
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Keith Hammond
Kate Nathoo
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2004
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Keith Hammond
Kate Nathoo
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2009
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Mike Cook
Celia Hawkesworth
Michael Strain
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2010
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison
Dorothy Moir
Mike Cook (Chair)
Celia Hawkesworth
Michael Strain
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2021
Julie-Marie ffrench Devitt (Chair)
Dieter Krohn
Dorothy Moir
Sarah Banks
Rachel Kellett (Administrator)
2024
Julie-Marie ffrench Devitt (Chair)
Dieter Krohn
Sarah Banks
Rachel Kellett (Administrator)
SFCP as an independent charity, was founded in 1940, with the aim to promote independent critical thinking in the transformative Socratic tradition.
Past Trustees
Information taken from posters prepared by Dieter Krohn.
1940
Walter Fliess (Chair)
Rush Rhees (Secretary)
Amy Moore
Eileen Thomas
George Green (Secretary)
1945
George Green
Rush Rhees (Chair)
Eileen Thomas
George Green (Secretary)
1954
George Green
Rush Rhees (Chair)
Mary Saran (Secretary)
1956
Allan Flanders
George Green
Mary Saran (Chair)
1958
Allan Flanders (Chair)
George Green
Mary Saran
1973
Paul Branton
George Green
Mary Saran (until her death in 1976)
1988
Paul Branton
George Green
Rene Saran (Chair)
1989
Paul Brantoon (until his death in 1990)
Pat Shipley
Rene Saran (Chair)
1990
Pat Shipley
Rene Saran (Chair)
1992
Morva Fordham
Rene Saran (Chair)
Pat Shipley
1994
Morva Fordham
Rene Saran (Chair)
Pat Shipley
Tamsyn Imison
1995
Morva Fordham
Rene Saran
Pat Shipley
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
1996
Rene Saran
Pat Shipley
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
1997
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Pat Shipley appointed Programme Developer
2003
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Keith Hammond
Kate Nathoo
2004
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Keith Hammond
Kate Nathoo
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2004
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Keith Hammond
Kate Nathoo
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2009
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison (Chair)
Dorothy Moir
Mike Cook
Celia Hawkesworth
Michael Strain
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2010
Rene Saran
Tamsyn Imison
Dorothy Moir
Mike Cook (Chair)
Celia Hawkesworth
Michael Strain
Keith Martin (Treasurer)
2021
Julie-Marie ffrench Devitt (Chair)
Dieter Krohn
Dorothy Moir
Sarah Banks
Rachel Kellett (Administrator)
2024
Julie-Marie ffrench Devitt (Chair)
Dieter Krohn
Sarah Banks
Rachel Kellett (Administrator)