Meet the team
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Lee Ingham
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Claire Lovatt
BEA TEAM MANAGER
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Dominique Dunand-Clarke
COMMUNITY ACTIVIST COORDINATOR
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Zoe Parker
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
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SIMON PRICE
OUTREACH WORKER / SUPPORT WORKER (MEN’S DAY)
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SHAUNA LEDGER
MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT WORKER
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Mandy Moran
MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT WORKER
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REBECCA DURRANT
TRANSPORT COORDINATOR
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TONY HOLMES
TRANSPORT WORKER
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WAYNE GILBOY
TRANSPORT WORKER
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Julia Hutchinson
TRANSPORT WORKER
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SALLY HARDIMAN-DOUGLAS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
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CHLOE WOODS
FACILITIES SUPPORT WORKER
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Wendi Haithwaite
CARETAKER
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Graham Sharratt
CARETAKER
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Bill Sunshine
MAINTENANCE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Brendan Peacock
Brendan has been committed to the voluntary and community sector since the mid-80s. Brendan’s experience ranges from providing support and advice to homeless and vulnerable adults to a number of director roles within housing and shelter. Brendan has vast strategic experience in service development, improvement and regulatory compliance and more recently trained as a social worker and is now a Social Work Team Manager in Settle.
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David Hastings
As a businessman, David says business has given him the skills needed to help the excellent staff of BEA/OWLS to build on its great work, assisting them in fulfilling its vision of creating a world where older people have the best possible quality of life and involvement within their communities.
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Jane Dawson
Jane has lived within four miles of Bramley Elderly Action her whole life. Jane’s most recent occupation has been with Anchor Hanover Housing at Rossefield Manor, Bramley, for the last 19 happy years. From there Jane has been able to see the fabulous work of BEA and OWLS on the doorstep; especially throughout the ongoing challenges of Covid19, when community and inclusion is more important than ever.
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Laura Elson
Laura lives, works and volunteers in Bramley and is passionate about supporting her local community. She has worked in the charity sector for 14 years and for the last three has been working as an independent consultant, advising a range of national and local organisations on strategy, governance, volunteer involvement and fundraising.
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Jean Hollings
Jean was born and raised in Bramley, attending schoools in the area. She originally joined Bramley Elderly Action as a volunteer after she retired, taking on the role of a telephone befriender. She then became a trustee a year later, being committed to making a difference within her community.
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Toby Parsons
Toby joined the board in 2018, having moved to Headingley from Cambridge the previous year. A big advocate of local community spirit and identity, Toby is delighted to serve as a trustee, having spent much of his career working in passenger transport with a particular focus on accessible/community transport services.