Board of Trustees

DAVSS has a strong and committed Board of Trustees who are also the Directors of the charity, drawn from the local community and represent legal, financial, community safety and voluntary sector expertise, with specialist Police and Housing advisers. There are 6 (Volunteer) Trustees who bring a variety of skills, knowledge and experience to the Board:

Jan Berry – Chair

Jenny Knott – Treasurer

Jackie Sumner

Ruth Goldman

Justine Vincett

Carole Winter

Gay Larter – CEO

Gay joined DAVSS in 2024, having previously held the roles of Interim CEO and Head of Service, and now leads the charity as CEO.

With experience across both the charity and business sectors, Gay is passionate about ensuring adults and young people affected by domestic abuse can access compassionate, trauma-informed support to help them rebuild safer futures. She has supported DAVSS through a period of organisational development and continues to work closely with staff, volunteers and partners to strengthen support for survivors across West Kent.

Gay is particularly committed to early intervention, recovery-focused support, and ensuring the voices and experiences of survivors remain at the heart of the organisation’s work. She is also passionate about the important role volunteers play within DAVSS and the difference community support can make to the lives of survivors.