OUR TEAM
Clare
Founding Director & BLS Trainer
Founder and Chair of the Paul Alan Project, Clare knows first-hand how terrifying it is to witness a cardiac arrest and not know what to do.
Being passionate about looking out for others, Clare set up The Paul Alan Project to prevent other people from feeling scared and helpless when they witness a cardiac arrest.
Clare's hope is that as many people as possible will come forward for cardiac arrest awareness and life support skills training through the Paul Alan Project so that we can all feel comfort in living within heart safe communities, knowing that if a cardiac arrest happens, help is never far away.
Outside of The Paul Alan Project, Clare is a Mum to a beautiful daughter (pictured), a massive cat and a tiny dog. She is a Fulham FC season ticket holder, a Sutton United fan and a Dick Van Dyke obsessive!
Chris
BLS Trainer
A cardiac physiologist by trade, Chris has been dealing with hearts for over 15 years and has been involved in countless cardiac arrest situations. Being in attendance at Fulham v Blackpool in January 2022, he wishes there was more that day he could have done to help and was inspired to reach out to Clare in the aftermath of the event. The creation of the Paul Alan Project has provided Chris with a platform to be able to pass on his experience to give anybody the tools they need to feel confident during a cardiac arrest. Chris has been a Fulham fan since moving to the UK from Australia in 2009 and has been a season ticket holder since 2010. For anyone familiar with the NRL, he is also a lifelong Penrith Panthers fan.
Matt
Trustee & BLS Trainer
Matt lives in Reading with his two dogs; a Beagle and a French Bulldog. When he's not walking them, he can be found following Fulham FC around the country! He is also known, amongst his friends, as being the one to wear brightly patterned shirts!
Matt says; "Those who were at the Fulham v. Blackpool match in January 2022 will never forget what happened to Paul Parish. The fact that the Paul Alan Project has been set up to ensure something so incredibly positive comes out of something so awful has inspired me to want to make sure that were I ever present when someone is having a cardiac arrest, I would know exactly how to help and what to do."
Matt wants to train others in basic life support skills so that if someone has a cardiac arrest, they have a greater chance of survival because of The Paul Alan Project's community of lifesavers.
Ed
Trustee
Ed is our Trustee and an experienced fundraiser, who has worked on multiple projects under his "Edventure" alter ego, including running the length of the River Thames, a lap of the Isle of Wight, climbing mountains, the George Cohen statue at Fulham FC and swimming 10,050m in a local pool.
A passionate fan of live music, Ed presents a fortnightly show on Surrey Hills Community Radio called the Edventure show, which features guests (including Clare!), music and chat. He has also written or helped write four books!
Hobbies away from work, radio and charity commitments include reading, socialising and being beaten up by an assortment of nephews and a niece at family functions!
Ed wants to help create a world in which as many people as possible are able to assist a person in cardiac arrest. Ed says "This is something that I believe in passionately. I have always been inspired, amazed and motivated by communities pulling together, and believe that good things can be achieved if we all chip in. My Dad passed after a cardiac arrest and while I was not there at the time, I know the horror, the stunned realisation that he has gone. Making phone calls to tell people who loved him that he was gone will live with me forever. It is my intention to help less people have to experience that. If I can help in some small way to prevent even one family and friendship group avoid that feeling, it is all worth it. My motivation is that, nothing more, nothing less".