Our People
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ is a community movement – with several thousand volunteers, staff, students, and community members. Here are just a few of ‘our people’ involved in specific roles as Executive staff and trustees.
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Leadership Team
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Dave Parr
Dave is the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Group Chief Executive and leads the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ team
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Danielle Welch
Danielle is Chief Operating Officer of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Charitable Trust
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John Barneby
John is interim Chief Executive Officer of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Community Learning
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David Smith
David is Chief Executive Officer of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Community Housing
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Jill Rowe
Jill is Director of Ethos and Formation for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ
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Kat Simmonds
Kat is CEO of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Community Partnerships
The Founders' Team
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Rev. Steve Chalke, MBE
Rev Steve Chalke MBE is the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Founder, leading the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ movement since 1985
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Joy Madeiros
Joy was Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Group CEO for two decades, and now works alongside the Founder.
Chairs of the Boards of Trustees
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Mark McAllister
Mark chairs the Board of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Charitable Trust, the ‘parent’ charity of the group.
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Caroline Taylor
Caroline is Chair of the Board of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Community Learning, one of our subsidiary charities
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Ola Kolade
Ola Chairs the Board of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Community Partnerships, a subsidiary charity
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Nick Salisbury
Nick is Chair of the Board of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Community Housing, also a subsidiary charity
Stop The Traffik
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Ruth Dearnley
Ruth is CEO of Stop The Traffik (STT)
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Geraldine Lawlor
Geraldine Lawlor is Board Chair for STT
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Rebekah Lisgarten
Rebekah is Director of Operations for STT