Board of Trustees

Chris served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Daventry from 2010 until 2024.

Chris served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from September 2022 to July 2024 under Prime Ministers Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak and also was Chief Whip under Boris Johnson’s Premiership. He held a number of other Ministerial roles.

Before entering the UK Parliament, Heaton-Harris was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East Midlands from 1999 to 2009, where he served as the Conservative Chief Whip from 2001 to 2004.

Before politics, he worked nights in his family’s wholesale fruit and vegetable business in New Covent Garden Market for 11 years, running the business for five of those. He has also been an active and qualified football referee for 44 years and more recently has enjoyed power-lifting! He has been involved in community roles such as chairing the Northampton Theatres’ Board of Trustees.

He currently advises several businesses.

Rob has been a Trustee of The Reach for Health Centre since 2012 and was Chair of Trustees from 2014 to 2023.

His background is largely commercial having been in senior management for a large international timber importer and merchant company. His main focus was business and people development. Rob’s business roles were not only in the UK but also Scandinavia, North America, France and Germany.

He has taken the charity from a weak financial position, operating out of unsuitable run-down premises to a solid financial base and now in premises purpose built and fully equipped for the charity’s operational needs that opened in November 2020.

He is passionate about the enormous benefits that The Reach for Health Centre provides for its users and works with the Team to consistently improve our Services including the Active Healthy Ageing and Mental Health programmes that have become an increasingly popular and important part of this.

Rebecca gained a BA Hons Degree from Leeds University in Business & Finance and after graduating went on to work at the Head Office of House of Fraser in London, working in the menswear buying department, with brands such as Ralph Lauren, Versace, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Rebecca then spent several years working in Public Relations, with clients such as The Orlando Tourism Bureau, Halifax Building Society, and Wincanton Logistics.

Rebecca joined The Reach for Health Centre in 2013 after being referred by her physiotherapist, whom she was seeing after having had a severe relapse with her condition of Multiple Sclerosis. After being a member for several years and seeing the incredible work and the unique, friendly atmosphere at The Centre, Rebecca was delighted to accept when asked to join the Board of Trustees in 2018.

Associate Professor Roshni Khatri serves as the Deputy Dean for Student Experience, Quality, and Research at the University of Northampton.

Her clinical research focuses on evaluating neurological rehabilitation techniques for both adults and children, aiming to enhance functional independence and quality of life across various practice settings. 

Roshni contributes as a reviewer for the British Journal of Occupational Therapy and the Journal of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education.

Prior to her academic career, she worked in acute hospitals, specialising in neurological rehabilitation. Roshni has collaborated with The Reach for Health Centre for several years, increasing placement capacity and advancing research. Her dedication to the charity’s impact led to her becoming a trustee. She is passionate about mentoring students and staff at the charity and fostering a supportive learning environment, ensuring they achieve their full potential in both academic and clinical settings.

Peter went to Coventry University (formerly Lanchester Polytechnic) and Chester Law School; serving his articles in Leamington Spa and qualifying as a solicitor in 1983.

During his lengthy career, he has worked in Leamington Spa, Banbury, and Daventry and specialises in commercial and agricultural property combined with business sales and acquisitions.

He co-founded Rollasons Solicitors in Daventry in 1994. He enjoys real tennis, walking, and skiing, and has coached both rugby and windsurfing in his spare time.

He qualified as a Nordic Walking instructor 15 years ago and now assists his wife Emma in her outdoor fitness and rehabilitation business, teaching and leading sessions of Nordic and Total Body Walking.

Having grown up in Charwelton and having been educated locally, The Reach for Health Centre as a locally based charity, was immediately attractive to him both in its location and its ability to deliver the marvellous support it does to those whose health and condition so badly need it. Initially, he advised the charity professionally, which is how he came across Reach for Health and was honoured and only too delighted to be asked to be a trustee.