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
Famida Chandegra
EA to the Chief Executive
Grants Team
Michele Lester
Head of Grants North
Richard Paynter
Head of Grants South
Emma Tregear
Manager, South East and London
Frances Warwick
Manager, East of England and London
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
David Riley
Skills Based Volunteering Associate
Grant Management
Sara Canullo
Head of Grant Management
Nicole Durchholz
Systems Manager
Nebiat Tefera Abebe
Grants Officer
Communities Team
Jill Baker
Director of Communities
Clare Rance
Programme Manager
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
Horacio Herrera-Richmond
Brand and Design Officer
Poppy Thomas
Network Manager
Callum Johns
Events and Networks Co-ordinator
Agnes McGrane
Stories and Content Officer
Sofia Khan
Digital Communications Officer
Marc Francis
Public Affairs and National Programme Manager
Suzanne Perry
Research Associate
Aaliya Ali
Research and Evaluation Officer
