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