Senior Management team
The senior management team work with the board to define and deliver our strategy and the work we do in each specialist team. They also represent the organisation externally, maintaining and developing our profile with the public, government and in the media.
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Rick Henderson
Chief Executive
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Matt Harrison
Deputy Chief Executive
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Fiona Colley
Director of Social Change
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Peter Smith
Director of Sector Development
Board of Trustees
Our board of trustees is made up of unpaid individuals elected by our membership, others who are independently appointed and people with direct experience of homelessness.
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Anne McLoughin
Chair of Trustees
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Adele Duncan
Vice chair of trustees
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Scott Robson
Treasurer
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Harish Bhayani
Founder & Senior Partner at PRM Diversity Consultants
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Angela Lennox
General Practitioner
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David Smith
CEO of Oasis Community Housing
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Maria Iglesias
Head of Operations and Business Development at Praxis
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Ross Watkins
Community Manager, Emmaus
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Janice Hughes
Executive Director of Investment, Assets and Risk, Two Saints
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Salma Ravat
CEO, One Roof Leicester
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Derek Heath
CEO, Druglink
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Simon Hewett-Avison
CEO, Homeless Oxfordshire
Central Services team
Our central services team keep the wheels of Homeless Link turning by keeping our office running smoothly and making sure our staff have everything they need.
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David Asafori
Head of finance
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Jo Bone
HR manager
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Jolanta Bobiniene
Finance Manager
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Mahlet Tefera
Finance Officer
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Zaheer Khan
Finance Officer
Communications and Engagement team
We coordinate the organisation’s communications, membership, information services, and campaigning to maximise our impact towards ending homelessness.
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Rob Cartridge
Head of Communications and Advocacy
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Louise Weaver
Communications Manager
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Jonny Keyworth
Senior Digital Communications Manager
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Nye Jones
Campaigns Manager
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Gareth Thomas
Senior Information Manager
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Lizzie March
Membership Manager
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Helen McCall
Marketing Manager
Grants and Investment team
For more information about any of our programmes, or for a conversation about grants and investments within the homelessness sector, please email fund@homelesslink.org.uk.
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Belinda Moreau-Jones
Head of Grants and Investments
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Tom Flynn
Senior Grants Manager
In-Form Business Development team
Our In-Form Business Development team is here to help you find the In-Form product that's right for you.
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Cainan Loubon
Head of Sales
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Amber Land
Marketing Manager
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Rowena Bisnath
Business Development Manager
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Matthew Smitheman
Senior Customer Success and Renewals Manager
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Lauren Ashman
Finance Officer
In-Form Technical team
Our In-Form Technical team is here to help you with your new In-Form system, and through a programme of ongoing support and development.
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Nick Leary
Assistant Director of In-Form Technology
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Alisa Ardini
Head of In-Form Technical Team
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Shiv Kumar
Head of In-Form Technical Team
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Olivia Cannon
Head of Product
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Karen Haigh
Training Manager
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Emma Fee
Product Manager and Quality Assurance Lead
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Amy Brooke
Senior Consultant
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Gail Treves-Brown
Senior Product Consultant
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Will Lewis
In-Form Developer
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George Langdon
Technical Architect
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Ross Gipson
Software Tester
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James Cannon
Senior Consultant
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Rafiqul Islam
Senior Consultant
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Sam Leonard
Senior Consultant
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Karina Maitland
Senior Consultant
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Michael Mulkeen
Senior Consultant
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Fiona Murchinson
Senior Consultant
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Katia Padfield
Senior Consultant
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Nicola Gibba
Senior Consultant
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Zareen Graves
Lead Consultant
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Liam Moran
Lead Consultant
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Al Morrissey
Lead Consultant
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Jitka O'Brien
Lead Consultant
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Corinne Phillips
Lead Consultant & CRM Manager
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Niharika Raman
Lead Consultant
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Jon Timms
Lead Consultant
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Claire Wedderman
Lead Consultant
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Parvez Ahmed
Consultant
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Alex Low
Consultant
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Julija Petrova
Consultant
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Neil Sweetman
Consultant
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Adam Walsh
Consultant
National Consultancy Development team
Our consultancy team provides support to homelessness organisations and local authorities, from strategic areas like service evaluation, commissioning, and needs assessments, to operational aspects such as policy development, procedural guidance, and rent setting.
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Sophie Price
Head of National Consultancy Development
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Sian Morris
National Consultancy Development Manager
National Workforce Development team
Our National Workforce Development teams provide services designed to help create a high-performing homelessness workforce with the skills, knowledge and behaviours to provide professional and consistent support to people experiencing homelessness, and the recognition for this expertise.
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Kate Alaway
Head of National Workforce Development
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Alex McKenzie
Conference and Events Manager
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Lana Newby
Events Officer
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James Cuming
Training Manager
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Sharelle Hunte
Training Officer
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Lucy Horitz
Senior Learning & Development Manager
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Hannah Opie
Learning and Development Manager
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Kitty Ellison
Senior Learning and Development Manager
National Practice Development team
Our National Practice Development team works with organisations across homelessness and related sectors to develop new approaches and improve current practice to supporting people out of homelessness.
Through practical guidance and toolkits, pilot projects and training, the team helps the sector progress and adapt to changing demands.
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Jo Prestidge
Head of National Practice Development
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Alex Smith
Senior National Practice Development Project Manager (Housing First Lead)
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Vicky Album
National Practice Development Project Manager
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Viv Griffiths
National Practice Development Project Manager
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Joanna Turner
National Practice Development Project Manager
Partnerships team
Our partnerships team works directly with our members across England, through membership, local networks, events and consultancy, to improve services and end rough sleeping and homelessness.
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Jeremy White
Head of National Partnerships
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Sirea Jabar
Partnership Manager (Yorkshire & Humber, North East, Lancashire & Cumbria)
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Steven Barkess
Partnership Manager (West Midlands & North West)
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Chrystalla Karvella
Partnership Manager (London)
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Morgan Harries
Partnership Manager (East of England)
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Rose Smith
Partnership Manager (South West)
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Mira Petrova
Partnership Manager (South West – Maternity Cover)
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Ellie Mullin
Partnership Manager (South East)
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Rachel Bryan
Partnership Manager (South East – Maternity Cover)
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Marie Stewart
Strategic Lead - London
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Matthew Donald
Partnership Project Officer
Policy and Research team
To influence change we must make a compelling case to policy makers at all levels, drawing together the strongest evidence, and identifying solutions that prevent homelessness. We work across national and local government to influence the development of policy, strategy and investment. We conduct research to better understand homelessness and how we can address it.
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Sophie Boobis
Head of Policy and Research
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Debra Hertzberg
Research Manager
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Cat Tottie
Policy Manager
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Lili Lainé
Senior Research Manager
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Sakinah Abdul Aziz
Research Manager
CHAIN team
CHAIN which is commissioned and funded by the Mayor of London and managed by Homeless Link, represents the UK's most detailed and comprehensive source of information about rough sleeping.
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Colin Westhead
CHAIN Support Officer
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Dan Gothard
CHAIN Support Officer
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Ian Canadine
Head of CHAIN
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Mike Goldberg
CHAIN System Development Lead
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Sasha Carn
CHAIN Support Officer
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Brooke Bates
CHAIN Support Officer
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Rebecca Young
CHAIN Support Manager