Visage – Winter 2021

A TRIBUTE TO
lady Debbie Buffini
After six years of faithful service we said goodbye in August
to Lady Debbie Buffini (née Chao). Debbie joined the Board of
Trustees in 2016 after ten years of long association through
the Buffini Chao Foundation.
Debbie is a lawyer, mother of three,
married to Sir Damon Buffini. In a
sentence Debbie brought the gift of
connection, an effective networker
and apologist for philanthropy. She is
ubiquitous and seems to know everyone
– a skill that benefited Eastside
muchly! She chairs the Buffini Chao
Foundation which focuses on education
and opportunities for children
and young people in the UK and
beyond. Debbie has a commitment
and interest in the arts, especially
the National Theatre and the English
National Ballet.
Debbie was instrumental in spearheading
our efforts towards a very
successful youth violence programme
(Antebellum).
Lady Debbie was an active and
engaged trustee and certainly knew
‘where the factory was’. Speaking of
her departure alumnus Marcus Kerr
said, “Debbie is an amazing person
who brought a lot to our meetings
and mission. Many of us young
leaders know of her contribution to
Eastside by her physical presence
and practical suggestions. She will be
missed but her legacy remains.”
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IMAGE CREDITS
Eastside Young Leaders’ Academy: all images
unless otherwise specified
Buffini Chao: page 20
Fitzroy Andrew: pages 2-3, pages 6-7
geograph.org.uk: page 18 (St Dunstan’s
College, Catford from road: © Copyright Dr
Neil Clifton and licensed for reuse under
Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA
2.0). Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/
more.php?id=3096772)
parliament.uk: page 15 (Justin Welby, The Lord
Archbishop of Canterbury: Photographer:
Roger Harris. This file is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Source: https://members-api.parliament.
uk/api/Members/4252/Portrait?cropType=
ThreeTwo&webVersion=false)
Richcam Media: inside front cover, pages 16-17
(except five women selfie)
Shutterstock.com: front cover, page 4 (Lancing
College: Philip Bird LRPS CPAGB), page 8,
page 14 (two women), page 10 (aid worker
in Mandera, Kenya: marlenefrancia), back
cover (clapping at the door: Eric Johnson
Photography), page 19 (Regent’s Park College,
Oxford coat of arms)
WikiMedia: page 15 (Dr Chris Whitty:
Photographer: unknown. This file is
licensed under the United Kingdom Open
Government Licence v3.0 Source: https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S960_-_
Chris_Whitty_-_Chief_Scientific_Adviser.
png), page 18 (St Dunstan’s College, Catford
Photographer: Dawn Long and licensed for
reuse under the Creative Commons CC0
1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:St_Dunstan%27s_College_(2016).jpg),
page 19 (Regent’s Park College, Oxford – the
quad in Spring: Photograph by Tpot123. This
file is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution 3.0 Unported Source: https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Springquad.
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