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project Co-ordinator 

Sally has over 30 years’ experience of working in the voluntary sector including as Chief Officer of a local Volunteer Centre. She has experience of project management, funding bid writing, development of policies & procedures, governance, registering charities etc. Sally also offers vast experience in managing volunteers, recruiting & retaining volunteers, support & training volunteers.

Sally Ellison MBE

Sally has over 30 years’ experience of working in the voluntary sector including as Chief Officer of a local Volunteer Centre. She has experience of project management, funding bid writing, development of policies & procedures, governance, registering charities etc. Sally also offers vast experience in managing volunteers, recruiting & retaining volunteers, support & training volunteers.

Trustees

 

Hedley has over 20 years’ experience in the voluntary sector, having set up and run a community transport scheme, added to his 25 years management experience in the motor trade being a Member of the Institute of the Motor Industry. 

Hedley J Burton - Treasurer

Hedley has over 20 years’ experience in the voluntary sector, having set up and run a community transport scheme, added to his 25 years management experience in the motor trade being a Member of the Institute of the Motor Industry. 
With over 30 years working across a range of health, social care and education settings, Robbie has extensive experience of training and consultancy around charity governance, service development and project management.

Robbie Porter - Chair

With over 30 years working across a range of health, social care and education settings, Robbie has extensive experience of training and consultancy around charity governance, service development and project management.
Ian has over 25 years business experience in multiple disciplines from Marketing and Utilities to International Finance. Having lived in the Worcester area for 15 years with his family he has a passion for ensuring the community thrives.

Ian Jones - Trustee

Ian has over 25 years business experience in multiple disciplines from Marketing and Utilities to International Finance. Having lived in the Worcester area for 15 years with his family he has a passion for ensuring the community thrives.
Christopher J H Burton

Christopher J H Burton

Jacci Phillips

Jacci Phillips

Andy Walton

Andy Walton

Worcestershire has been Gemma’s home since 1999 having grown up in the North East of England, she still follows her beloved Middlesbrough Football Club. She changed careers at the start of lockdown and trained as a bookkeeper and is now embarking on further training to be an accountant. She lives in Stourport with her wife Sarah and they love to get away from land locked Worcestershire and head to any coast and breathe in the sea air. Failing that she loves old classic comedies! 

Gemma Taylor-Robinson - Trustee

Worcestershire has been Gemma’s home since 1999 having grown up in the North East of England, she still follows her beloved Middlesbrough Football Club. She changed careers at the start of lockdown and trained as a bookkeeper and is now embarking on further training to be an accountant. She lives in Stourport with her wife Sarah and they love to get away from land locked Worcestershire and head to any coast and breathe in the sea air. Failing that she loves old classic comedies! 
Simon has influenced strategy and policy at all levels within the health and social care sector with 35 years in the voluntary and community sector. He harbours a particular passion for advocacy and community participation, always aiming to deliver improved quality of service through the eyes of the end user. From sitting on local community development forums, the Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and St. George’s Community Trust to lecturing at the University College Birmingham, Simon possesses a unique breadth of experience coupled with an innovative new way of thinking about problems.  

Simon Cottingham - Trustee

Simon has influenced strategy and policy at all levels within the health and social care sector with 35 years in the voluntary and community sector. He harbours a particular passion for advocacy and community participation, always aiming to deliver improved quality of service through the eyes of the end user. From sitting on local community development forums, the Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and St. George’s Community Trust to lecturing at the University College Birmingham, Simon possesses a unique breadth of experience coupled with an innovative new way of thinking about problems.  
Pat is a long-serving Worcester City Councillor and past Mayor of the city. She taught for 25 years and went on to manage the local YWCA Young Women's Centre where she developed and trialled an informal learning curriculum for young women. Pat has a strong track record of work on equalities, including with our local minority ethnic communities. She is also a keen cyclist and Hill walker, and a committed green commuter.

Pat Agar - Trustee

Pat is a long-serving Worcester City Councillor and past Mayor of the city. She taught for 25 years and went on to manage the local YWCA Young Women’s Centre where she developed and trialled an informal learning curriculum for young women. Pat has a strong track record of work on equalities, including with our local minority ethnic communities. She is also a keen cyclist and Hill walker, and a committed green commuter.