President & VPs

Who's Who? President & VPs

The Milton Keynes Community Foundation manages and distributes charitable funds on behalf of individuals, families, companies, and charitable trusts to meet the needs of people living in the area. Through it’s Philanthropy Programme, the Foundation continues to build its endowment fund to provide a sustainable source of funding.

To support this effort, the Foundation has recently appointed Alexander Boswell as its first President. Alexander, together with our Vice Presidents will support the Foundation’s Philanthropy Programme to help create endowed funds to meet the needs of our local community now and in the future.

Alexander Boswell - President

Alexander Boswell - President Alexander developed his relationship with the Foundation in 2006 when he was the High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. He and his wife Jane live in North Crawley where his family have lived for many years.

Alexander is a man of many parts. He is an active arable farmer with a strong interest in the countryside and conservation. Other business interests include property management and food distribution. He is a Director of Stewkley-based Wiltshire Farm Foods, a frozen meals home delivery service which caters for the growing needs of the local elderly and infirm.

He has always been committed to hands-on voluntary work. He has served on many local committees and is actively involved with local charities. As well as his work for the Foundation, he is a supporter of MK SNAP, a Freeman of Lovat Fields Village and a Patron of Willen Hospice.

In his new role as President of the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, Alexander will be helping the Foundation to promote philanthropic giving in Milton Keynes, particularly highlighting the opportunities for people to support their local community.
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Malcolm Brighton - Vice President

Malcolm lives in Milton Keynes and began his career in market research before starting a specialist IT company, DRS plc based in Milton Keynes. Malcolm has a wealth of varied experience in leading local organisations.

He was a non-executive Director of the MK Development Corporation between 1984-92 and is currently the Chairman of both the Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust and DRS.

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Lady Elspeth Tudor Price - Vice President

Elspeth worked for many years as a Magistrate in Milton Keynes with a special interest in the Youth Courts.

She has been involved with several local voluntary organisations and as a result has established a sound understanding of the issues a growing modern town faces and the needs of local groups.

Elspeth represented the Foundation for 21 years as a trustee until last year when she stood down to become Vice President. She sat on the Foundation's first steering committee which made the decision to build on and grow the first £50k awarded from the Development Corporation.

As Vice President Elspeth will be helping to raise awareness of the work of the Foundation.
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The Office of the Mayor of Milton Keynes - Cllr Jan Lloyd (appointed May 2008)

Now retired, Jan spent her working life as a teacher, first with the London Borough of Enfield, then with Kent County Council and finally with Buckinghamshire County Council. From 1984 to her retirement in 2003, she was Head Teacher of a day and residential special school in Aylesbury.
She was first elected to Milton Keynes Council, as a Labour Councillor for the Eaton Manor Ward in 1996. Jan is very involved in the life of Milton Keynes and serves in many capacities on a wide variety of organisations including the Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council which she has chaired for a number of years, the City Orchestra, the Theatre and Gallery Board and the City Discovery Centre where she is a Trustee.
Jan lists her hobbies as music, especially singing, visual and performing arts and cricket.
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The Office of the High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire - Peter Thorogood

Peter is a Buckinghamshire farmer and agricultural consultant who has now largely retired but maintains a keen interest in environmental and country matters. He has other property and business interests based in Buckinghamshire.

Born in Bristol in 1940, he first came to Great Horwood in Buckinghamshire in 1959 and has lived mostly in the county ever since. After farming for almost 30 years at Little Horwoood, he and his wife Leonie now live in Buckingham itself.

His support for the community extends to a number of charitable interests. As well as being Vice President of the Milton Keynes Community Foundation, Peter is a founder Patron of The Buckinghamshire Foundation. He actively supports the Citizens Advice Bureau and Stoke Mandeville Hospital Scannapeal. He is a founder member of Stowe House Preservation Trust and deputy chairman of the governors of Stowe School. He is a keen sportsman, and music is one of his great loves.

He has always been grateful to Buckinghamshire, in particular to the County Education Authority, which enabled him to take up a place at agricultural college and to pursue his chosen career after his father died. He considers it a huge privilege to serve as Her Majesty's High Sheriff for Buckinghamshire, and hopes that in his role he will be able to extend his knowledge of charitable work within the county.
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