Our people
Michael Lloyd Jones
Project Officer
Will Walker
Programme and Investment Manager – Community Energy
Vidhya Alakeson
Chief Executive
Maj Amin
Programme Coordinator
Fergus Arkley
Development Manager
Sara Buchanan
Programme Manager - Trade Up, Bright Ideas
Charlotte Cassedanne
Head of Communications
David Chater
Head of Funds
Danielle Cohen
Places Programme Manager
Ged Devlin
Programmes Manager - Community Shares, Blended Funding, Crowdfunding
Steve Gallagher
Procurement Manager
Mark Gordon
Director of Communications and Partnerships
Melanie Hadaway
Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive
Richard Harries
Director of the Research Institute
Colette Harvey
Programme Manager - Community Business Fund
Sian Herschel
Head of Places and Sectors
Bonnie Hewson
Programmes Manager - Places
Susie Finlayson
Development Manager
Peter Jenkins
Interim Chief Executive
Sophie Macken
Head of Market Development
Ailbhe McNabola
Head of Research and Policy
Jenny Sansom
Programmes Manager - More than a pub
Rose Seagrief
Programme Manager - Housing and Places
Alex Steeland
Programme Officer
Kate Stewart
Director of Programmes
Suzanne Perry
Research Officer
Sonja Wiencke
Project Officer – Twine and Data
Dai Powell
Board member
Stephen Howard
Chair
Carla Stent
Vice chair
Léonie Austin
Board member
Sam Berwick
Board member
Katie Blacklock
Board member
Stan Chan
Board member
Ian Hempseed
Board member
David Godden
Board member
Jess Prendergrast
Board Member
Christopher Stephens
Board Member
Charlotte Hollins
Manager of Fordhall Farm
Chris Buckham
Chair of Bretforton Community Shop
Warren Carter
Chair of the Bevendean Community Pub
Dave Chapman
Director of Totnes Community Development Society
Sally Chicken
Vice Chairman of Shotley Heritage Communtiy Benefit Society Ltd
Brian Dawe
Managing Director, Safe Regeneration
Bill Graham
Community Project Manager, New Wortley
Finn Jensen
Director, Calderdale Community Energy & Pennine Community Power
Iftikar Karim
Senior Manager, All Saints Action Network
Afsheen Kabir Rashid
Co-founder, Director of Repowering London and Chair, Brixton Energy
Richard Noon
Trustee, Meltham Carlile Community Hub
Nasim Qureshi
CEO, Inspired Neighbourhoods
Simeon Ripley
Chief Executive of Linkskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust
Jess Steele
Director, Jericho Road Solutions
Angie Wright
CEO, b inspired
