In late 2022 Autumn Voices became a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation), with a Board of Trustees responsible for oversight and governance. Currently the trustees are Simon Berry, Helen Cormack, Yingchen Liu and Martin Stepek.

Simon Berry was born in the Midlands, educated in Yorkshire, and worked for many years in Glasgow as a journalist and writer. He is the former President of Scottish PEN and the book pages editor on The Scotsman. Has also lived in Sicily and Cyprus. Simon now lives in the Highlands, asking questions. He had his first collection of poems, A Mask for Grieving & Other Poems, published by FTTR Press in 2014.Has also written a biography of Victorian city poet Alexander Smith (Applauding Thunder, published in 2013). He is currently working on a pamphlet collection entitled Anger Man Age.

Helen Cormack has been writing stories since she could first put pen to paper, but, since giving up full time employment, has written and published four children’s books. She has also written many short stories and flash fiction articles and a couple of novellas. She is one of several writers who have been asked to read pieces at the Edinburgh International Book Festival as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories. She has been engaged in education for many years, and sees the value of the written word in communication and for personal development. Helen lives in Stirling, Scotland and has three grown-up children and two grandchildren.

Yingchen Liu holds an MSc in Marketing from UEA and an MSc in Psychological Studies from Glasgow University.

She has worked in financial services in China, and since gaining her Glasgow degree, she has worked in the city with Headway, supporting people with acquired brain injury, and Lifeways, supporting adults with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and mental health needs. And she is now training in Glasgow Caledonian University to become a counselling psychologist to provide more mental support to people in need.

Martin Stepek has had a career comprising ownership and directorship of a leading family business in Lanarkshire, and teaching of mindfulness for almost twenty years. As a poet he has published five volumes to date, has also written a column on Mindful Living for the Herald on Sunday and written six books on how to live mindfully. A former Convenor of the Scottish Green Party, he also researchs, writes and speaks on his Polish heritage.