Wendy Hocking has spent a good
portion of her career working
help people struggling with
homelessness and related
challenges. It’s work that she
is passionate about.
However, in April she took on a
new job that she says “makes me
tick, tick, tick inside, I could
do this all the time.” That job
is as the unpaid chair of
KleefstraSyndrome.org based in
the United Kingdom.
Wendy’s first grandchild,
William, was diagnosed with
Kleefstra Syndrome just after
his first birthday in 2014.
Earlier this year, while surfing
KleefstraSyndrome.org for
updates she saw that its
founders, Chris and Fiona
Heslehurst, were stepping back
from their chair and trustee
roles to concentrate more on
their family 12 years after
creating the organization and
helping countless families.
“I’ve managed charities
throughout my career, so I
couldn’t help but think how
wonderful it would be if I could
help families and people, like
William, who have difficulties
and special educational needs
who need extra support. I
thought it would be a good
thing, so I couldn’t really say
no, and luckily they wanted me,
which is nice.”
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