Working with us

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If you’re not sure who to contact for advice and support at Community First Yorkshire, take a look at our team.

The Community Support North Yorkshire team works with community groups and charities across North Yorkshire providing advice and support on anything from funding to finance, volunteering to governance.

We also arrange bespoke training and connect you with peer support networks to to help your organisation or group to thrive.

Meet the Community Support North Yorkshire team
Andy Ryland
Andy Ryland

Development Officer

Contact Andy for: Men’s Sheds, funding, training and governance.

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Andy Shield

Development Officer (2 days) / Community Anchor Support Programme Manager (2 days)

Andy’s Development Officer role (Tues/Weds): Contact Andy for Governance, funding, Community Led Housing, training and skills audits.

Andy’s Community Anchor Support Programme Manager role (Mon/Thurs): If you are a community anchor organisation with a question, please get in touch.

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Carole Roberts
Carole Roberts

Community Support Delivery Manager

Contact Carole for: information about the Community Support North Yorkshire service.

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Hilary Ashton

Development Officer

Contact Hilary for: advice on choosing a charitable structure, constitutions, trustee issues, community buildings, funding, strategic and/or financial planning, volunteering.

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Mike Hickman

Leadership Development and Training Manager

Contact Mike for: Leadership Development and Training programmes.

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Nicky ruddick
Nicky Ruddick

Development Officer

Contact Nicky for: advice on governance including registering as a charity, community buildings, children and young people’s projects and tap into her vast experience of grant funding.

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Silvia de Sousa
Silvia de Sousa

Health Outcomes Delivery Lead

Contact Silvia for: any information about the Health Outcomes project.

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Simona Gorin
Simona Gorin

Leadership Development and Operational Assistant

Contact Simona for: information about our training, and joining our Leadership Mentoring programme.

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Su Morgan
Su Morgan

Development Officer

Contact Su for: support for your voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations.

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Vicki Sharp

Development Officer

Contact Vicki for: support with developing your community group or voluntary sector organisation from funding to finance, volunteering to charity governance.

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Our Employment Advice Service (EAS) with qualified HR professionals has a long-established reputation.

We can help you with advice on recruitment, disciplinary procedures and much more. To find out more about our support and pricing click here. To contact the service, click on the profile below.

Meet our Employment Advice team
Jane Hudson
Jane Hudson

HR Advisor

Contact Jane for: all aspects of employment guidance and advice, from employment documentation to employment law and problem solving.

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The health collaboration team makes important connections between health and the VCSE sector.
Meet our health collaboration team
Dena Dalton
Dena Dalton

Head of Health Collaboration

Contact Dena for: information on building equitable and impactful partnerships between voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and the NHS, Local Authority and Public Health teams.

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Marion Tweed-Rycroft
Marion Tweed-Rycroft

Health Connector Coordinator

Contact Marion for: information on making connections between health and VCSE organisations.

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The marketing and communications team manages our website, social media, newsletters and much more.
Meet our marketing and communications team
Cat Giggal, Information Officer
Cat Giggal

Information Officer

Contact Cat for: information to be included in our weekly enewsletter, Community First Yorkshire News and for funds for our monthly Funding Bulletin.

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Jo Fox

Marketing & Communications Manager

Contact Jo for: media enquiries, publicity, website, communications and marketing.

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Rachael Gillbanks
Rachael Gillbanks

Marketing & Communications Officer

Contact Rachael for: marketing information about the website, enews, social media and all aspects of marketing with Community First Yorkshire.

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The operations team ensures the smooth day-to-day running of Community First Yorkshire’s operations, including DBS processing and Community First Yorkshire membership.

Contact the team members below for support.

Meet our operations team
Emma Brown
Emma Brown

Administration Support Officer

The Operations Team are the behind the scenes hub of the organisation. We ensure the smooth day-to-day running of Community First Yorkshire’s operations, including facilities, stock control, administrative support across the organisation, DBS processing, membership subscriptions, mail outs and working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to organise events. If you need something organising or ordering, we are the go to team.

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Jeanette Lilley

Operations Officer

The Operations Team are the behind the scenes hub of the organisation. We ensure the smooth day-to-day running of Community First Yorkshire’s operations, including facilities, stock control, administrative support across the organisation, DBS processing, membership subscriptions, mail outs and working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to organise events. If you need something organising or ordering, we are the go to team.

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Jo Shakespeare
Joanne Shakespeare

Senior Operations Officer

The Operations Team are the behind the scenes hub of the organisation. We ensure the smooth day-to-day running of Community First Yorkshire’s operations, including facilities, stock control, administrative support across the organisation, DBS processing, membership subscriptions, mail outs and working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to organise events. If you need something organising or ordering, we are the go to team.

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Lara Wilcox
Lara Wilcox

Operations Support Administrator

The Operations Team are the behind the scenes hub of the organisation. We ensure the smooth day-to-day running of Community First Yorkshire’s operations, including facilities, stock control, administrative support across the organisation, DBS processing, membership subscriptions, mail outs and working closely with the Marketing and Communications team to organise events. If you need something organising or ordering, we are the go to team.

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The projects team run a variety of projects including Asset Based Community Development and Community-Led Housing.

Contact the team to find out more.

Meet our projects team
Michael Fletcher

Project Lead Digital Connectivity in North Yorkshire

Contact Michael for: all queries in relation to bringing connectivity and digital opportunities to rural North Yorkshire.

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Sarah Hart
Sarah Hart

Rothwell Assets Based Community Development Officer

Contact Sarah for: any information about the Rothwell Assets Based Community Development project.

 

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Victoria Russell
Victoria Russell

Head of Projects

Contact Victoria for: information and collaborative working on the wide range of projects delivered at Community First Yorkshire.

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The senior management team are responsible for the running of the organisation.
Meet our senior management team
Carole Roberts
Carole Roberts

Community Support Delivery Manager

Contact Carole for: information about the Community Support North Yorkshire service.

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Caroline O’Neill

Head of Community Support North Yorkshire and Partnerships

Contact Caroline for: information about the Community Support North Yorkshire team including partnerships, networks and information sharing about the needs of communities and VCSE organisations and making sure that the sector is represented.

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Cleo Mayhall
Cleo Mayhall

Head of Finance & Administration

Contact Cleo for: all matters relating to the administration and internal running of the organisation.

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Dena Dalton
Dena Dalton

Head of Health Collaboration

Contact Dena for: information on building equitable and impactful partnerships between voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and the NHS, Local Authority and Public Health teams.

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Jane Colthup
Jane Colthup

Chief Executive

Contact Jane for: anything you think she needs to be aware of in her role as Chief Executive of the organisation.

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Jo Fox

Marketing & Communications Manager

Contact Jo for: media enquiries, publicity, website, communications and marketing.

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Mike Hickman

Leadership Development and Training Manager

Contact Mike for: Leadership Development and Training programmes.

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Victoria Russell
Victoria Russell

Head of Projects

Contact Victoria for: information and collaborative working on the wide range of projects delivered at Community First Yorkshire.

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