Working with us
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.
Andy Ryland
Development Officer
Contact Andy for: Men’s Sheds, funding, training and governance.
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.
Carole Roberts
Community Support Delivery Manager
Contact Carole for: information about the Community Support North Yorkshire service.
Felicity Palmer
Development Officer
Contact Felicity for: advice on governance, funding, volunteering, and anything related to climate action and environmental sustainability.
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.
Mike Hickman
Leadership Development and Training Manager
Contact Mike for: Leadership Development and Training programmes.
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.
Simona Gorin
Leadership Development and Operational Assistant
Contact Simona for: information about our training, and joining our Leadership Mentoring programme.
Su Morgan
Development Officer
Contact Su for: support for your voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations.
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.
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.
Jane Hudson
HR Advisor
Contact Jane for: all aspects of employment guidance and advice, from employment documentation to employment law and problem solving.
The health collaboration team makes important connections between health and the VCSE sector.
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.
Sarah Robinson
Project Co-ordinator for Building Better Connection
Contact Sarah for: all information regarding the Building Better Connections project.
Marion Tweed-Rycroft
Health Connector Coordinator
Contact Marion for: information on making connections between health and VCSE organisations.
The marketing and communications team manages our website, social media, newsletters and much more.
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.
Fran Wyatt
Marketing & Communications Officer
Contact Fran for: marketing information about the website, enews, social media and all aspects of marketing with Community First Yorkshire.
Jo Fox
Marketing & Communications Manager
Contact Jo for: media enquiries, publicity, website, communications and marketing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The projects team run a variety of projects including Asset Based Community Development and Community-Led Housing.
Contact the team to find out more.
Angela Walmsley
Community Led Housing Hub Manager (job share)
Contact Angela for: local 1-2-1 specialist support from the North Yorkshire & East Riding Community Led Housing hub. Community groups can find out about all stages of a community led housing project, from community engagement right through to build and live stage. We also work to build partnerships, connect people, deliver training and promote action to help communities build local homes for local people.
Jeanette Hague
Age Friendly Network Coordinator
Contact Jeanette for: information about the Age Friendly Network, how to get involved and how to receive updates.
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.
Sarah Hart
Group Development Lead
Contact Sarah for: local 1-2-1 specialist support from the North Yorkshire & East Riding Community Led Housing hub. Community groups can find out about all stages of a community led housing project, from community engagement right through to build and live stage. We also work to build partnerships, connect people, deliver training and promote action to help communities build local homes for local people.
Victoria Russell
Head of Projects
Contact Victoria for: information and collaborative working on the wide range of projects delivered at Community First Yorkshire.
The senior management team are responsible for the running of the organisation.
Anne-Louise Orange
Business Development Manager
Contact Anne-Louise for: information about business development opportunities with Community First Yorkshire.
Carole Roberts
Community Support Delivery Manager
Contact Carole for: information about the Community Support North Yorkshire service.
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.
Cleo Mayhall
Head of Finance & Administration
Contact Cleo for: all matters relating to the administration and internal running of the organisation.
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.
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.
Jo Fox
Marketing & Communications Manager
Contact Jo for: media enquiries, publicity, website, communications and marketing.
Mike Hickman
Leadership Development and Training Manager
Contact Mike for: Leadership Development and Training programmes.
Victoria Russell
Head of Projects
Contact Victoria for: information and collaborative working on the wide range of projects delivered at Community First Yorkshire.
