Together We're Better
Management Committee
Ophelia Smith
President
Ophelia became President in June 2026. Full details will be added shortly.
Linda Macdonald
Secretary
Linda became Secretary in June 2026. Full details will be added shortly.
Sandra Sprawson
Welfare & Helpline
Sandra was persuaded by Stephen Brooksbank to join Age Concern in 2016, while still working.
She has lived and worked in Marbella for 40 years, much of that time running a Turnkey Home Furnishing business. She therefore speaks Spanish and has numerous useful contacts who can help in all sorts of situations.
Now retired, she spends most of her time with her 3 rescue dogs and her rescued Bengali tiger cat, and trying to help home many other stray or abandoned animals. Sandra answers the Helpline, to try and help whoever calls in any way she can.
Steve Marshall
Consultant
Steve was born in London in 1950. He was educated at boarding school and then carved out a career in sales, sales training and personal development. Prior to leaving the UK he was Head of Training and Personal Development with the UK´s largest vehicle retailer.
On arrival in Spain in the late 90´s he opened a bar named after his son (Tommy ). After 3 years his declining health meant he had to sell the business.
Retirement did not sit easily with Steve who then took the opportunity to become a Founder member of Age Concern Fuengirola and held the post of Secretary for almost 10 years until he retired.
He wanted to continue offering his services to others supporting older expats and was invited to join Age Concern Marbella – San Pedro. As he says he is delighted to still be able to “make a difference.”
Steve recently married his long term partner, Sally, in Barbados and his son continues to live in Spain and works in IT in a major hotel on the coast.
Ruth Katz
Volunteer & Membership Co-ordinator
Ruth has been a member of Age Concern since 2023 and attends various activities at the Centre. Born and bred in London whe bought her Spanish home in 2002, and has lived here since 2015.
She worked in the music industry in London from the age of 16 largely in Operations and Logistics, managing various teams of people.
Ruth has now taken the responsibilty for managing the database of volunteers and is looking frward to getting to know everyone.
Lynda Woodin
Event Coordinator
Lynda was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1947. She moved to Namibia in 1948 until 1952 where the family moved to Rhodesia. Lynda went to school in Rhodesia and was sent to finishing school in UK Winkfield place. She studied Psychology and Sociology at the UCT University. After studies she moved back to Rhodesia where she worked in Travel and moved to SA in 1973 to work and continue studying. She finished a marketing diploma and then worked for the largest retail company in SA.
Her family moved to Spain 1969 from Rhodesia and Lynda moved to Spain in 2011 and became involved with Age Concern Marbella when it started. She had been involved with PR and Marketing in South Africa and the UK from 1976 to date.
Simon Pecovnik
Treasurer and IT Manager
Simon joined Age Concern Marbella in 2020. His background is in IT and he manages Age Concern’s IT operations and hosts weekly Digital Café, offering hands-on support in a friendly environment to build confidence with devices like phones and tablets.
Prior to moving to sunny south of Spain with his wife and three kids, he spent 15 years in the UK working in the software industry. Most notably he started a software company RAVN Systems with his friends, which went on to become a major player in Artificial Intelligence platforms organising unstructured data.
Simon is an eternal optimist, loves volunteering, but also finds time for hiking and exploring new places, he enjoys fishing and spending as much time as possible with his family.
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Welfare Assessment Officer – Nicky Lloyd
Consultant – Brian Harrold
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