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Our Team

Suzanne Wellington – Chief Executive

Helen Twelves – Director of Finance

Yvonne Milne – Befriending and Wellbeing Manager

Emma Cant – Receptionist

Olivia Buchanan – Special Educational Needs Coordinator 

Beth McLaughlin – Children and Families Worker

Jo-Anna Whitlie – Children and Families Worker

Sharon Parker – Catering Manager

Anthea Thompson – Catering Assistant

Lisa Turner – Domestic Assistant

Lynsey Blake – Domestic Assistant 

Ellen Campbell – Corporate Fundraising and Marketing Officer 

Board of Trustees

Geoff Dunn – Chair and Treasurer, is a retired qualified accountant with a local practice in Newcastle.

Graham Park – Vice Chair, brings skills of understanding emotional and developmental needs of children from his career as a Play Manager, as well as an understanding of what local families require.

Reverend John Sadler is a retired priest who has been key to several charitable projects in Newcastle, including the building and setting up of St Martin’s Centre, the Community IT Academy, the Tynedale Churches and Community project, the Common Ground in Sacred Space project at Newcastle Cathedral and the ongoing Lighthouse Project at St Michael’s Church, Byker.

Kevin Edgell is an Art Director with a local marketing company, advising and assisting us with our communications and marketing materials.

Linda Williams is a retired support officer with Age UK in the local area and brings an understanding of the issues faced by our more elderly service users, as well as being a local resident herself.

Joan Harris is a retired BBC Secretary; Joan is a representative of St Martin’s Church and a local resident.

Rev’d Tim Ferguson is the priest-in-charge for St Martin’s Church and oversees our relationship with them.

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