Our staff leadership team
With a wealth of experience, the staff leadership team guides Target Ovarian Cancer to achieve our strategic goals.
Catherine Hart, Chief Executive
Catherine joined Target Ovarian Cancer in 2024, bringing over 19 years of charity leadership experience in the research, NHS, and higher education sectors. Catherine has held pivotal charity leadership roles and led on the strategic development and delivery of multi-million-pound organisational growth and transformation strategies, most recently for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charities.
At Target Ovarian Cancer, Catherine is driven by a deep commitment to transforming the future for women affected by ovarian cancer. With a focus on improving early diagnosis, advancing life-saving research, and ensuring every woman receives the support she needs, Catherine is passionate about making lasting change and offering hope to women and families across the UK.
Helen Dickens, Deputy Chief Executive
Helen joined Target Ovarian Cancer in 2020 with over 15 years’ experience across campaigns, programme delivery and strategy development at a senior level. She leads our charitable programmes portfolio, responsible for delivering our commitment to improve early diagnosis, find new treatments and support women with ovarian cancer. Helen’s expertise will ensure our evidence-based programmes reach more women, at the time they need us most. Previous charity roles have included Diabetes UK, Toynbee Hall and Alzheimer’s Society. Helen has also been a trustee for UN Women UK and the Otesha Project UK.
Kate Martin, Director of Finance & Corporate Services
Kate joined Target Ovarian Cancer in 2023, bringing 10 years of charity sector experience following roles at Diabetes UK and Macmillan Cancer Support. Before that, she qualified as a chartered accountant with EY in Bristol. Kate is responsible for finance, HR and IT and is passionate about the role of these functions in supporting the organisation to work in the best way, and to deliver as much as possible for everyone affected by ovarian cancer.
Anna Cogger, Director of Development
Anna joined Target Ovarian Cancer in July 2023 and brings a wealth of experience following years of working for some of the UK’s most notable charities NSPCC, Macmillan Cancer Support, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the Royal Free Charity. As Director of Development she is responsible for driving our ambitious fundraising objectives to deliver further research into ovarian cancer, improve early diagnosis of the disease, and provide support for everyone affected by ovarian cancer.
Lizzy Husain, Deputy Director of Services
Lizzy joined Target Ovarian Cancer in 2018. She is responsible for leading on the support and information programme for women with ovarian cancer, including our information guides, face-to-face events and the support line. Lizzy has experience running support programmes in health charities including the British Heart Foundation and Bloodwise, where she led on the delivery of information for people affected by cancer. Lizzy has a particular interest in the co-production of information and support services in partnership with the people they benefit.
Our advisory experts
We work with a broad range of experts across many fields to ensure that our work is achieving what it needs to. These groups guide us in an advisory capacity.
- Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board provides expert advice to Target Ovarian Cancer's CEO, Head of Research and Board of Trustees. They advise on the development of our research strategy and grant-giving programme and annually review our funded projects.
- Primary Care Advisory Board
Our GP Advisory Board brings together leading GPs from around the UK, with the aim of improving outcomes in early diagnosis for women. With expertise in symptoms research, health economics, access to diagnostics and GP education, the Board advises and shapes our future work increasing early diagnosis and reducing risk.
- Clinical Advisory Panel
The Clinical Advisory Panel is a group of UK's leading ovarian cancer experts with one simple remit – to answer any questions you may have about the disease as part of our 'Ask the experts' events. Every member is an ovarian cancer expert. The panel is made up of GPs and clinical nurse specialists, plus geneticists, psychologists, researchers, oncologists and surgeons.
- Our Development Board
We work with experts in business, finance and charitable fundraising to helps us deliver philanthropic gifts and achieve our goals.
- Our honorary patrons and celebrity ambassadors
These individuals lend us their support and help further our mission.
