Steph Edusei has been Chief Executive of St. Oswald’s Hospice since May 2020 and is a Non-Executive Director of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Steph is also a Director of the North East England Chamber of Commerce and is a member of their Race, Equality and Discrimination commission. 

Steph is a strong supporter of her local community. She has been a leader with Girlguiding UK for over 30 years, a school governor, and is a trustee with The Angelou Centre, a black-led women’s charity based in Newcastle which offers training, counselling and refuge support. She is also a dance teacher at Newcastle Dance Centre. 

She has a passion for involvement of public and patients and is a strong advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion. Steph speaks publicly on racism and gender discrimination, and is a coach and mentor. 

Steph was named Transformational Leader in the Northern Power Women Awards 2022.

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