Board of Trustees
Rebecca Mack - Chair
Rebecca is a Chartered Patent Attorney with extensive legal expertise and community engagement experience. She has also been involved in retail banking with HSBC and fundraising for the RNLI.
Rebecca is a member of the Swanage Carnival committee and has helped to organise more than 100 events over the years. She continues to be a volunteer lifeboat crew member and a press officer for Swanage Lifeboat Station.
Alison Turner 
Alison is a highly experienced Development Manager with a BSc in Maths and Oceanography. She has been optimising IT systems and processes for over 25 years.
Alison has been diving under the Pier for over 20 years and has lived in Swanage for nearly a decade. As a trustee, she aims to help develop an IT based maintenance system that will help protect the Pier in years to come.
Alison Pettitt - Treasurer 
Alison is a certified chartered accountant with over 30 years’ experience as a Chief Finance Officer for military, chemical, software and engineering businesses. Alison now runs a consultancy offering fractional CFO services to start-ups and robust financial planning to help small businesses to raise investment.
Alison is a keen scuba diver, underwater photographer and a member of the Isle of Purbeck Sub Aqua Club. She also volunteers as an Assistant Pier Master.
Caroline Finch
Caroline had a 30-year career in retail banking with HSBC, building financial and customer service expertise. She co-founded the Fish Festival in 2005, served as Chairman of the Swanage Chamber of Trade for 10 years and made significant contributions to local governance as a Town and District Councillor.
Caroline’s long-standing commitment to Swanage led her to become a trustee in 2024, helping with the Pier’s long-term preservation.
Gary Suttle 
Gary is the director of a Swanage based accountancy firm. For over 32 years, he was a Town, District and Unitary Councillor and has been Mayor of Swanage, District Council Leader, Dorset Council Deputy Leader and finance portfolio holder.
Gary currently represents Dorset Council on the board. Over the years, he has been involved in the financial operations and the service delivery of all three councils in Dorset.
Howard Potter 
Howard is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Town Planner. He has managed high profile projects largely concerned with private and public sector transport infrastructure, including the London Docklands Transport Strategy. He has also conducted studies managing land and transport overseas.
Howard is also a yachtsman and a keen sailor of racing dinghies, he currently represents Swanage Sailing Club on the board.
Keith Coombes
Keith is a qualified Mechanical Engineer who began his career in the gas industry, progressing into senior roles managing infrastructure, property services and major redevelopment projects.
After moving to Purbeck in the 90’s, as a keen diver, Keith joined IPSAC and later became a Pier trustee in 2006 representing the diving community and contributing to the ongoing preservation and maintenance of the Pier.
Sue Adams
Sue is a solicitor and chartered tax adviser running her own practice in Dorset. With extensive expertise in trusts, estate planning, and charity law, she brings valuable legal insight to the board.
Sue’s love of Purbeck and commitment to preserving Swanage Pier led her to become a trustee, where she supports its preservation and contributes her expertise in charitable governance to its long term sustainability.