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The OurJay Foundation team, charity ambassadors and partners

The family team

Family-run. Volunteer-powered. Relentlessly local.

Every trustee is a member of Jamie's family. No executives, no offices, no salaries - just five people who decided to turn a worst day into a national mission.

  • Portrait of Naomi Rees-Issitt BEM.

    Naomi Rees-Issitt BEM

    Jamie's mum

    Trustee · Chair

    Jamie and Callum are her whole world; OurJay is her way of continuing to take care of Jamie. Awarded a BEM in the King's Honours for the campaign.

  • Portrait of Tracey.

    Tracey

    "Aunty Trace" · Jamie's godmother

    Trustee · Secretary

    Foundation ideas, promotion, event arrangements, and entertainment - including music and bands for the OurJay Festival.

  • Portrait of Callum.

    Callum

    "Bro" · Jamie's older brother

    Trustee

    Jamie's biggest inspiration and 'always my number 1'. Supports the foundation with ideas, fundraising, training-tool design, and social media.

  • Portrait of Xavana.

    Xavana

    "Aunty Vanna" · Jamie's aunt

    Trustee

    'My little best mate from the very beginning.' Held a very special bond with Jamie from the day he was born. Supports events, ideas, and merchandise.

  • Portrait of Jem.

    Jem

    "Mate" · Jamie's step-dad

    Trustee

    Jamie's step-dad, but more importantly his mate. Handles defib maintenance, emergency replacements, and food/inflatables at the OurJay Festival.

  • Want to join the team?

    We're always looking for ambassadors, fundraisers and CPR trainers across the UK. Bring your patch of the country into the network.

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Wider team

The volunteers and partners who make it possible.

Every defib installed, every CPR session run, every event built - all of it leans on this group of volunteers, electricians, resuscitation practitioners, and partner businesses.

Volunteers

  • Photo of Jack.

    Jack

    Volunteer

    Jack took part in one of our CPR sessions in 2023 and it quickly became apparent that he was an absolute natural. We asked Jack if he wanted to become a CPR/AED session volunteer and Jack was glad to accept. Jack is fantastic at CPR and we have a number of young people, who have commented that they feel more comfortable doing demonstrations with someone nearer their own age. We now include Jack in a lot of our awareness events. Jack is an honoury member of OurJay, being the first person ever to receive the OurJay Certificate for his support. Jack also stood up in front of his whole school, during an assembly to demonstrate CPR, which we think is pretty amazing

  • Photo of Billy.

    Billy

    Volunteer

    Billy has taken part in a number of CPR/AED events and performs great CPR. Billy has become a regular volunteer for OurJay and he is an unbelievable support for us. Billy has also achieved a pitch side Defib for his football team and he was heavily involved in organising the CPR/AED event for his school, Avon Valley School

  • Photo of Nic Marsh.

    Nic Marsh

    Volunteer

    Resuscitation Practitioner Nic supports OurJay with CPR/AED Information and Awareness sessions. Nic has a vast knowledge of resuscitation procedures and many years experience as a resus nurse. Nic has been a huge support for OurJay and we are so grateful to have her as part of our team

  • Photo of Karen Herrington.

    Karen Herrington

    Volunteer

    Karen (aka Jamies more Nan) is a great support, especially for Naomi, when it comes to fairs/fetes/festivals and school awareness sessions. Karen can usually be found loading or unloading merchandise for Naomi, or fetching the tea! Her passion is talking about Jamie and making sure the T's are crossed and the I's are dotted!

  • Photo of Lewis Marks (Top Marks).

    Lewis Marks (Top Marks)

    Volunteer

    Lewis is one of OurJays heroes. The first electrician to ever install an OurJay accessible defibrillator and he has continued to install many more over the last 2 years. We are forever grateful for all of his support. Lewis is now a valued friend of ours and we will never forget what he has done for Jamie and his foundation. Top Marks Electrical and Maintenance

  • Photo of Kev Randle.

    Kev Randle

    Volunteer

    Our Kev. Kev, along with his wonderful family (Shazza, Ben and Tom) has been a true friend of ours for a very long time and one of OurJays biggest supporters. Kev will become the first employee of OurJay Foundation in January 2025. For now, Kev is supporting us at charity events and Defib unveiling's. We look forward to having you on board as a 'permanent fixture' Kev! Jamie would be so happy to have Kev alongside us.

  • Photo of Abigail.

    Abigail

    Volunteer

    Abigail has been a huge support for OurJay, helping out at CPR/AED events, promoting the foundation through school and the various groups she attends...and now she has an accessible defibrillator on her home (which she instigated and arranged with Naomi direct). Abigail has a beautiful nature, as a young SJA cadet, we are so happy to have her alongside us

  • Photo of Liam Parks.

    Liam Parks

    Volunteer

    Liam is one of our amazing electricians, JRP Electrical services Ltd. Liam has installed a number of OurJays accessible defibrillators and he's always so proud to support us

  • Photo of Jem Issitt.

    Jem Issitt

    Volunteer

    Defibrillator Maintenance Manager Jem is Jamies Stepdad and mate. Jamie was our third wheel and you'd often find Jamie wherever Jem was working, lending a hand or acting as supervisor! Jamie shared Jem's love of travel and they agreed that the best place on earth is New York. Jem spends a huge amount of his time volunteering for OurJay, servicing defibrillators, organising events, delivering and collecting defibrillators and sorting out merchandise. Jems passion is OurJay, missing Jamie makes things so hard, but doing events for his foundation, keeps Jem going. Jem has played a big part in organising OurJays Festival Fun Day 2024, sorting out all of the street food vendors and the craft stalls, as well as supporting with the charity football match. It's quite simple...OurJay would not function without Jem!

  • Photo of James Parks (JRP).

    James Parks (JRP)

    Volunteer

    One of OurJays heroes, James and his team are some of the electricians who install OurJays Rugby/Warwickshire defibrillators. James is also a huge support for us and helps us with storage space and so many other things that we would be lost without. James has become a great friend of ours and we take so much advice from him. We wouldn't be where we are today, if it wasn't for James. JRP Electrical Services

  • Photo of Cooper.

    Cooper

    Volunteer

    Jamies cousin and OurJay Crewe Defib checker. Cooper plays a big part in the servicing of the OurJay defibs in his home town of Crewe. Cooper spreads so much awareness about CPR, AED's and Community defibrillators and he loves to talk about Jamie

  • Photo of St John Ambulance north and east Warwickshire.

    St John Ambulance north and east Warwickshire

    Volunteer

    Collaboration with OurJay, to deliver life saving skills confidence building sessions

  • Photo of Gill and David Ralph.

    Gill and David Ralph

    Volunteer

    Gill and David are always the first to offer support at any of the OurJay fundraising events. They sell tickets, help with set up, any festival tasks, plus, they are guardians for 12 of OurJays community defibrillators

Partners

  • Molly Gone Mad Charity Ambassador

    Molly Gone Mad

    Charity Ambassador

    OurJay Foundation Charity Ambassador.

  • The Killerz Charity Ambassador

    The Killerz

    Partner

    World Leading Tribute To The Killers

  • Netix Digital logo

    Netix Digital

    Partner

    Ryan has created all of this tech stuff! I have very little knowledge around IT, but Ryan has hand held me the whole way. The website/App/security/IT policies etc have all been brought together by Ryan. He asked me what I wanted and then he created it for me. I am so grateful for his support and one day I will stop plaguing him with new ideas in the middle of the night.

  • Grazing with Jo logo

    Grazing with Jo

    Partner

    Grazing with Jo is a small family run business that brings bespoke catering to the Tamworth, Midlands area. We focus on quality flavoured foods that are presented in a unique way. We can offer a range of grazing boxes to suit any special occasion as well as grazing tables to celebrate your events, giving you the freedom to enjoy top quality grazing without having to worry. If you have a specific theme, we can incorporate that too. Please drop us a message to see how we can help you today.

  • The Kitchens Inc logo

    The Kitchens Inc

    Partner

    Stefan and his team are fantastic charity partners for OurJay. From raffle prizes and donations to contributing an amount from each kitchen sold throughout 2023. This made a huge difference and funded more defibrillators for Rugby and beyond.

  • ACJ Financial Planning logo

    ACJ Financial Planning

    Partner

    Following nearly two decades of collective industry experience, we quickly learned that in order to provide the highest level of service and bespoke advice, you must first understand the person, their goals and objectives before you can recommend a suitable product and financial plan. ACJ Financial Planning

  • MH Photo logo

    MH Photo

    Partner

    Mark and his team have produced the most amazing photos for OurJay, covering a number of our events totally free of charge, including OurJays Festival 2023, Jay20, The charity football match and our 100th defibrillator installation. We use a lot if the photos Mark has taken across our social media and our website. His photography is just brilliant.

  • Rugby Distillery logo

    Rugby Distillery

    Partner

    Emma and Rich are close friends of OurJays and they have supported us since day one. Apart from distilling the best gin in the world (in our opinion), they support us at our charity events and are always the first to donate raffle prizes..including 8 bottles of Rugby Distillery gin signed by the whole Leicester Tigers Rugby Team. We have donated a portable defibrillator to Rugby Distillery, which travels to their events with them.

  • Courthouse Band logo

    Courthouse Band

    Partner

    The Courthouse band have been so supportive to OurJay. Headlining OurJays festival in 2023 and Jay20 at Rugby Theatre for Jamies 20th Birthday. They will be headlining again at the OurJay festival fun day 2024. Guitarist, Sean, is also charity ambassador for OurJay and we are so grateful to have his support. Download The Courthouse Bands music on Apple Music/Spotify etc - OurJays favourite Courthouse song is Hallways

  • Top Marks Electrical logo

    Top Marks Electrical

    Partner

    One of OurJays Heroes! Lewis was the first to install Accessible Defibrillators for OurJay. He has installed over 40 defibrillators and never charged us a single penny. Lewis and his team go out of their way to make time to ensure Jamies Defibrillators are installed as quickly as possible, even when there are obstacles in the way of the installations. I honestly do not know what we would ever have done without Top Marks Electrical.

  • Ellis Brooke Estate Agents logo

    Ellis Brooke Estate Agents

    Partner

    A new Estate agents in Rugby. Ellis Brooke have been very supportive of OurJay Foundation and we are happy to partner with them.

  • JRP Electrical logo

    JRP Electrical

    Partner

    One of OurJays heroes. JRP have installed over 50 of our Accessible Defibrillators. They also provide us with storage space to save us having to rent space and they provide us with a fantastic accountant in Liam. James from JRP has become a very good friend of us all at OurJay and he supports pretty much every fundraiser we do. We simply would not be where we are today without James and the JRP team.

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