Meet the team
Board of Trustees
Leadership Team
Matt Hyde OBE
Chief Executive
James Phillips
Chief Operating Officer
Jill Baker
Director of Communities
André Clarke
Director of Charity Development
Nicole Sykes
Director of Policy, Communications and Research
Grants Team
Michele Lester
Head of Grants North
Richard Paynter
Head of Grants South
Emma Tregear
Manager, South East and London
Frances Warwick
Volunteering and Engagement Lead
Sara Cooney
Manager, London
Marie Hale
Manager, South Central
Edie Macgill Fassnidge
Manager, South West
Gary Beharrell
Manager, East Midlands
Peter Cunnison
Manager, West Midlands
Rachel Marshall
Manager, Wales
Ella Sips
Manager, North West
Carlos Chavez
Manager, Yorkshire and the Humber
Neil Shashoua
Manager, North East and Cumbria
Helen Underwood-Savage
Skills Based Volunteering Lead - (on maternity leave)
Grant Management
Sara Canullo
Head of Grant Management
Nicole Durchholz
Systems Manager
Nebiat Tefera Abebe
Grants Officer
Maria Kontoeidi
Grants Officer
Communities Team
Jill Baker
Director of Communities
Clare Rance
Programme Manager, Local Collaborations
Harriet Ballance
People and Communities Manager
Alex Smith
PA to the Director of Communities
Dale Cranshaw
Communities Lead
Joanna Woodward
Communities Lead
Policy, Communication & Research
Nicole Sykes
Director of Policy, Communications and Research
Caroline Gentile
Policy and National Programme Manager
Kelly Huxley-Roberts
Wales, Policy and Partnership Manager
Aferdita Pacrami
Head of Communications - (on maternity leave)
Aaliya Ali
Research and Evaluation Officer
Horacio Herrera-Richmond
Brand and Design Officer
Head of Impact
Public Affairs and National Programmes Manager
Operations, Finance & People and Culture
Daniel Ogbamichael
Financial Officer
Gemma Goymer
Head of People and Culture
Megan Pomone
People and Culture Manager
James Newman
People & Culture Assistant
