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Meet the team

Board of Trustees

Gareth Oakley

Gareth Oakley

Trustee

Jo Harris

Jo Harris

Trustee

Becky Shaw

Becky Shaw

Trustee

Sarah Legg

Sarah Legg

Trustee

Darren Knight

Darren Knight

Trustee

Kamran Mallick

Kamran Mallick

Trustee

Bushra Ahmed

Bushra Ahmed

Trustee

Cherrie Bija

Cherrie Bija

Trustee

Claud Williams

Claud Williams

Trustee

Leadership Team

Paul Streets

Paul Streets OBE

Chief Executive

Jill Baker

Jill Baker

Director of Communities 

Duncan Shrubsole

Duncan Shrubsole

Director of Policy, Communications and Research

Famida Chandegra

Famida Chandegra

EA to the Chief Executive

André Clarke

André Clarke

Director of Charity Development 

Grants Team

Michele Lester

Michele Lester

Head of Grants North

Richard Paynter

Richard Paynter

Head of Grants South

Emma Tregear

Emma Tregear

Manager, South East and London

Frances Warwick

Frances Warwick

Manager, East of England and London

Sara Cooney

Sara Cooney

Manager, London

Marie Hale

Marie Hale

Manager, South Central

Photo head and shoulders of Edie Fassnidge

Edie Fassnidge

Manager, South West

Gary Beharrell

Gary Beharrell

Manager, East Midlands

Peter Cunnison

Peter Cunnison

Manager, West Midlands

Rachel Marshall

Rachel Marshall

Manager, Wales

Ella Sips

Ella Sips

Manager, North West

Carlos Chavez

Carlos Chavez

Manager, Yorkshire and the Humber

Neil Shashoua

Neil Shashoua

Manager, North East and Cumbria

Grant Management

Sara Canullo

Sara Canullo

Head of Grant Management

Nicole Durchholz

Nicole Durchholz

Systems Manager

Nebiat Tefera

Nebiat Tefera Abebe

Grants Officer

John Frost

John Frost

Grants Officer

Photo head and shoulders of Deborah Thornberry

Deborah Thornberry

Grants Officer

Naomi Sampson

Naomi Sampson

Grants Officer

Maria Konotoeidi

Maria Kontoeidi

Grants Officer

Communities Team

Jill Baker

Jill Baker

Director of Communities 

Photo head and shoulders of Helen Underwood

Helen Underwood-Savage

Skills Based Volunteering Lead

Harriet Ballance

Harriet Ballance

People and Communities Lead

Alex Smith

Alex Smith

PA to the Director of Communities

Clare Rance

Clare Rance

Programme Manager

Kirsten McCormack

Kirsten McCormark

Skills Based Volunteering Associate

Clarissa Stoneham, Development Associate

Clarissa Stoneham

Development Associate

Reemer Bailey

Development Associate

Policy, Communication & Research

Duncan Shrubsole

Duncan Shrubsole

Director of Policy, Communications and Research

Aferdita Pacrami

Aferdita Pacrami

Head of Communications

Caroline Howe

Caroline Gentile

Policy and National Programme Manager

Alex Van Vliet

Alex Van Vliet

Research and Learning Manager

Callum Johns

Events and Networks Coordinator

Rachel Cain

Rachel Cain

Public Affairs and National Programme Officer

Sofia Khan

Sofia Khan

Digital Communications Officer (Maternity Leave)

Fai Lee

Digital Communications Officer (Maternity Cover)

Aaliya Ali

Research and Evaluation Officer

Poppy Thomas, Networks Manager

Poppy Thomas

Network Manager

Horacio Herrera-Richmond

Brand and Design Officer

Photo head and shoulders of Kelly Huxley-Roberts

Kelly Huxley-Roberts

Wales, Policy and Partnership Manager

Operations

Andrew Whitehead

Andrew Whitehead

Head of Finance

Gemma Goymer

Gemma Goymer

Head of HR

Megan Pomone

Megan Pomone

HR and Office Manager

Lili Lance

Lili Lance

Accountant

Daniel Ogbamichael

Daniel Ogbamichael

Financial Officer

James Newman

James Newman

HR and Office Assistant