Our People

Les Hoey MBE

Chairman

Les is married with 3 children and 3 grandchildren. He has a full time job with Network Rail In Motherwell and every spare minute he has he  gives to his Charity.

Les's commitment to his charity work started 25 years ago when his young daughter Shelley was diagnosed with Leukemia. She spent months in Yorkhill Hospital in Glasgow and wanted to meet the pop group Boyzone. Les contacted their management who were kind enough to invite Shelley and her friends to meet the band when they played in Glasgow.

When Les saw the difference this made to Shelley he decided then and there he would like to give other Children with Life Threatening Illnesses the same happiness and so it all began.

In July 2013 Les was honoured to meet The Queen and recieved his MBE for his services to Charity.

Since then, Les has raised over £2 million for other fantastic causes. In 2014 Les and his team of volunteers decided to become an official charity and in September Les Hoey MBE DreamMaker Foundation became a reality.

 

 

Angela Cook

Dream Co-ordinator & Trustee

Angela is married with a young son and is our only full time Employee. Angela previously worked in finance for 15 years. It was during that time she met Les and offered to help as a volunteer. Helping with fundraising and events. Angela is passionate about making the childrens Dreams come true as well as raising the funds needed to make this happen.

 

 

 

 

Michelle Kershaw

Trustee

Michelle works in Education and has volunteered with Les Hoey MBE since getting to know him when her own young son Taylor was diagnosed with cancer. Michelle as a parent of a child with cancer, knows first hand how important the work of the Foundation is in making the children smile, while they are going through these horrendous treatments, which can continue for a number of years.

 

Patrick Crawley

Trustee

Patrick is a manager in retail. He lives in Wishaw and is married with 2 teenage children. Patrick has known and been a great support to Les since 2010 and was honoured when Les asked him to be a trustee of the Les Hoey MBE DreamMaker Foundation.

 

Laura Cochrane

Dream Assistant

Laura has joined the DreamMaker team this year  as administration support on a part time basis. She has a background in this field and is a whizz on the computer. Although Laura has not worked in the charity sector before her enthusiasm and commitment more than makes up for this. Laura has a five year old son who she adores.