Our Team
Chair
David Hall
David became Chair of the Wimbledon Community Association (WCA) in September 2012 after providing unpaid support to the previous secretary, staff and trustees during the preceding 6 months when the old centre at St Georges Road had to be closed.
Working with the trustees and Communications Executive, David oversees the team in its mission to ‘connect people, places and passions’.
David is a local resident who grew up in Wimbledon and returned to the area in 1993. He and his family have been supporters of many local community organisations and events. Other local voluntary roles have included Chair of Finance & Development at Wandle Housing Association (1999 – 2009), Secretary of the Dons Trust (2012 – 2015) and various committee roles at Carlton Theatre Group (2008 – 2014).
David is a an economics graduate and CIPFA qualified accountant who spent most of his working life in the field of social housing, primarily offering financial and strategic support and advice to various organisations including government bodies, councils, housing associations and tenant groups. Now retired, David continues his volunteer work as Chair of the Wimbledon Community Association alongside his passion for theatre acting.
Trustee & Secretary
Jackie Chapman
Jackie was born in Stoke-On-Trent. After graduating in European Business Studies, she moved to London and followed a career as an accountant, settling in Wimbledon in 1995 with her husband, James.
In 2012, Jackie became a stage manager for Carlton Theatre Group, which is a key member of Wimbledon Community Association. She was appointed Secretary to WCA later that year and became a Trustee in November 2020.
Jackie left her accountancy career in 2011, and began voluntary work in the community: the Merton library service, Wimbledon Guild’s Befriending Service, Metropolitan Police Service, Friends of Ravensbury Park, and supporting litigants-in-person at The Royal Courts of Justice.
Having now reached retirement age, Jackie is planning to travel more and has scaled back some of her voluntary commitments but remains an active Trustee of WCA.
Trustee
Karl Schneider
Karl became a trustee of the WCA at the end of 2021. A local resident, he grew up in Mitcham and has lived in Morden since 1988. He is currently also treasurer of Morden Park & Playing Fields Association and a director of William Morris House, a meeting venue on The Broadway in Wimbledon.
Before he took early retirement in 2021 Karl worked for more than 30 years as a journalist, editor and publisher, after graduating in physics and spending a few years as a research student working on nuclear fusion.
Trustee
Kirsty Warwick
Kirsty has more than 25 years’ experience as a media relations and communications expert both in-house and as a consultant for charities such as Macmillan, RNID, NDCS, Carers UK, and the NHS. She specialises in media relations, brand marketing communications, copywriting and telling stories from people’s lived experiences.
When not working, Kirsty is a school governor and active local volunteer in PTAs, charities, church and community groups here in Merton and Wandsworth, as well as wider events in London. She loves cycling, books, food and travel.
Communications Executive
Sarah Carroll
Sarah has over 25 years’ experience in marketing and communications, gained in London marketing agencies and at companies including Sainsbury’s Group and The Office Group. Sarah has a passion for sustainability – supporting people & planet, which led her to pivot from corporate life into consulting on purpose-driven roles.
Sarah has lived in Wimbledon for over 20 years and is well entrenched within the community, foremost as a mum to three children at local primary and secondary schools, and through her voluntary roles on the PTA (including co-Chair and Fundraising Officer), local residents’ association, and community groups including Sustainable Merton’s ‘Merton Garden Streets’.
Outside of work and volunteering, Sarah is a regular swimmer and runner, and fulfils her creative passion by attending a local Wimbledon art class.