SNAP's Executive Committee has a balanced mix of parents of children with disabilities and other members of the community, with experience in finance, health, law and education.  There are currently ten trustees.  

Nicola Hitchcock (Chairman) was a contracts manager for an industrial curtain making  company, has been a director of her own interior design company and was an adviser at the Chelmsford Citizens Advice Bureau. 

John McKay (Treasurer) is an accountant.  John's son, William, has special needs.

Paula Hills started a music therapy charity for pre-school children with special needs in 1993 and she is a founder member of SNAP. Paula previously co-ordinated The Essex Forum for Support Groups/Organisations. Paula's second child Oliver is multiply disabled. 

Stephen Fisher is Chief Executive of Hamelin Trust, which provides a range of services for children and adults with learning and/or multiple disabilities.

Margaret Kiel is a personal and relationship counsellor with 18 years' experience at Relate.

Michael O'Connell is a retired solicitor and a Notary Public.

Ann Pepper is a retired teacher and a governor of the local special needs school.

Susan Straw was an area co-ordinator for the awarding body ASDAN.  Her work involved delivering programmes for young people with learning difficulties aged 16 years and over.

Suzanne Davies is an accountant working in the adult training sector.  Previously she was a partner at a firm of Certified Accountants and worked with a wide range of charitable trusts and institutions.

David Levell is a commercial manager for a European defence organisation with experience of procuring, selling and delivering information management solutions within blue-chip environments.

Patrons:

Lord Petre, Lord Lieutenant of Essex.  
Steve Davis the former world snooker champion.