Staff & Trustees
Community Foundation Team
- Steve Duncan - Chief Executive Officer: 01422 349700
- Christine Turner - Finance Manager: 01422 438733
- Megan Vickery - Grants Manager: 01422 438739
- Mark Fleetwood - Grants Officer: 01422 438738
- Danni Bailey - Senior Grants Administrator: 01422 438738
- Pauline Turner - Grants Administrator: 01422 438738
- Tony Burger - Grants Administrator: 01422 438738
- Carima Belaid - Office Coordinator: 01422 349700
- Lauren Collins - Special Projects, Marketing & Development: 01422 438734
To email: enquiries@cffc.co.uk
Board Members
Leigh-Anne Stradeski - Chair
Leigh-Anne is Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Foundation and has been the Chief Executive of Eureka! The National Children's Museum in Halifax, since April 2000. Prior to that she was the Executive Director of a Children's Museum based in London (Ontario, Canada) for several years, after spending the earlier part of her career in communications and fundraising in the health care and education sectors - click here to read more about Leigh-Anne
Brenda Hodgson - Vice Chair
Brenda has run her own Public Relations and Marketing consultancy, Blackwood Communications, for over 18 years. Prior to that she worked as an account manager/PR manager in full service advertising/marketing agencies as a sales associate for Hambro Life and ran her own hair and beauty therapy business - click here to read more about Brenda
Richard Hemblys - Treasurer
Richard was born and brought up in Halifax and educated at Highlands Grammar School. He joined Spenser, Wilson & Co. Chartered Accountants straight from school in 1971; qualified in 1981, became a partner in 1983 and since 2004 have been the firm's Managing Partner - click here to read more about Richard
Roger Moore- Chair of Finance Committee
Roger began his career as a materials engineer and worked as a lecturer at the University of Zambia and then the City University in London. He retired recently and now lives in Cragg Vale with his wife - click here to read more about Roger
Juliet Chambers- Chair of Grants Committee
Juliet works with HomeStart Halifax, which secured three years National Lottery funding as their Designated Safeguarding Person and volunteers for Calderdale Help in Bereavment Services (CHIBS)- click here to read more about Juliet
Carol Stevenson - Company Secretary
Carol is one of the partners at Finn Gledhill Solicitors in Halifax and is the Foundation's Company Secretary, as well as member of the Finance Committee. She has practised in Halifax for nearly 25 years, although she trained and worked in Leeds at the then Simpson Curtis Solicitors (now Pinsent Mason) and joined Finn Gledhill in 1983 on a part-time basis after a career break- click here to read more about Carol
Kate Hinks
Kate handed her role as Chair of the Foundation's Board over to Leigh-Anne in January 2010 after completing three year's service. Kate has been a Trustee on the national Board of the Community Foundation Network since 2004 and is the Associate Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Russell Earnshaw
Russell's career choice as a young man was textiles, and so he took a three year textiles technology Diploma course at the then Huddersfield Technology College. After a career in this field, and then later in property, Russell is keen to now give something back to the community - click here to read more about Russell
Sue Fisher
Until Sue went to University she lived in the City of London, as her father was Registrar and Receiver of St Pauls Cathedral. In 1981 Sue moved to Yorkshire with her husband and daughter - click here to read more about Sue
Cllr Ann McAllister
Jenni Feather
Jenni Is the Chief Executive at Overgate Hospice, and has had a full and varied career in the nursing profession - click here to read more about Jenni
Clare Townley
Clare grew up in Todmorden, a small market town in the Pennines, and returned here after 10 years in Staffordshire with her young family. Her employment history spans the private sector and the voluntary sector - click here to read more about Clare
Rod Hodgson
Thanks...
The Foundation would like to thank Alison Roberts, who retired as a trustee in January 2010, for her nine years of service on the Board. We would also like to thank all of of our board members, committee memebers and associates, for their support with the Foundation.
If you are considering becoming a trustee, or would like to volunteer in some capacity, please contact Steve Duncan on 01422 349700
Volunteers
We at the Foundation are very lucky to have fantastic volunteers who give up their time to help us and make a difference to their community. These people have a variety of skills to assist in the smooth running of the Foundation and we are very grateful for their time and energy.
Catherine Pasek
Catherine helps out with writing, editing and PR tasks for the Foundation whenever she has a free Monday. She is a freelance copywriter and editor working predominantly in internal communication for corporate clients, but also for advertising and design agencies.
Fran Orford
Graham Hudson
Graham has worked in general management, training, people management and business consultancy. He joined us to help maintain and develop his skills, learn more about the charity sector and put something back into the community. Graham is producing the annual Profile reports for donors and in the process, developing a template that can be used in the future. Time permitting, he will then move onto other administrative work.
James Johnston
James has previously worked in Financial Services, mainly in Insurance, Marketing and Banking and joined the Foundation to share his knowledge and to improve his understanding of the charity sector. Currently, James is assisting with the monitoring and evaluation of grants which have been awarded to local community groups.
Karen Hodgkinson
Having previously worked in retail and as a data entry clerk in Calderdale, Karen has joined the Foundation to build her confidence in an office environment and boost her administration skills. She is currently working on mail-merging and archives.
Lukasz Sledziak
After previously woring in administration at the Court of Justice in Poland, Lukasz started volunteering for the Foundation to gain more experience and develop his skills. He is currently working on archiving and sometimes helps out with accountancy.
Richard Greenhalgh
Having graduated from the University of Hull with a degree in Marine and Fresh Water Biology, Richard has joined the Foundation team to gain some marketing experience. He will be working on primarily on the Calderdale Pledge and updating the website in addition to helping out with other marketing and PR tasks.
Huge thanks go to: Afshan Mahmood, Laurie Calvert, Fran Orford and Bob Smith for their work during 2009 and to: Hazel Woodall, Louise French and Katey Stevens for their work during 2008.
