Meet the team
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Paul Smith, Director Connect on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter Paul is an ardent supporter of Home Improvement Agencies and he sets the vision and direction for Foundations. He likes a good gadget. |
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Sinead Hammond, Marketing Executive Sinead helps Foundations develop and maintain its online presence and organises Foundations' events - including the HIA Awards and the DFG Roadshows. She loves to travel, spending time walking in the glorious Peak District and endless refills of tea. |
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Dave Eldridge, DFG Transformation Lead and Development Manager London and South East
Outside work Dave is a trustee of a small charitable trust which funds community projects in Kenya, enjoys running and also finds time for an allotment. |
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Emily Brierley, Administration Officer Emily works from our Office in Glossop and deals mainly with our Admin/Accounts but also organising and keeping an eye on the Training Courses we run. She enjoys going for walks with her dog in the Peak District and spending time with her family. |
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Francis Philippa, Strategy Lead Connect on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter Francis tries to make sense of the world for HIAs. He is passionate about enabling HIAs to take the best of their past into a collaborative future where older and disabled people living in ordinary housing can make choices that are good for them. Francis takes an Edwardian approach to camping - with rugs, chandelier and elaborate picnics. |
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Harry Weightman, Technical Support Officer Harry is a Technical Support Officer whose responsibilities revolve mainly around HIA Case Manager. His role is to manage, maintain and provide assistance to all HIACM customers through the system’s Helpdesk as well as provide some local IT support to Foundations staff. In his spare time he enjoys a variety of sports including squash and football. He also loves spending time with his family. |
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Lydia Thomas, Business Admin Officer Lydia is a Business Admin Officer at Foundations. Her responsibilities involve day to day admin tasks as well as assisting with FILT, the charitable arm of Foundations. In her spare time she likes to go to the cinema with her friends and travel to new places. |
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Matthew Greenhalgh, Technical Accounts Manager Matthew is the principal officer for Foundations’ information systems, including HIA Case Manager. His role includes managing the HIA Case Manager helpdesk, coordinating external consultancy and training days, and providing technical and analytical support to all HIACM organisations and Foundations' internal systems. In his spare time, Matthew enjoys walking in the conveniently situated Peak District National Park. |
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Rebecca Threlfall, Grants Officer Rebecca supports the grant programmes managed by FILT. She has previously co-ordinated a Small Grants Unit for a Salford charity, and was involved Neighbourhood Management and funding advice and support for a number of years in Salford and Stockport, before taking some time out of full time employment to bring up three boys. They’re now all at school so Rebecca is venturing back into the world of part time work; mornings have never looked so regimented in her house! In her free time Rebecca likes going on adventures with her family and has a slight obsession with the National Trust App. |
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Roy McNally, Development Manager for the North of England Connect on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter Roy keeps a watching brief over the HIAs located in the North of England. He is especially keen to see them diversify into new markets and service areas. He lives in Manchester with his partner Modupe and at the weekends enjoys flying his kite! |
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Tony Molloy, Development Manager for the East of England
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Calvin Wakefield-Booth, Technical Support Apprentice Calvin's main responsibility is to maintain HIACM customer’s systems using the Helpdesk. Calvin also helps provide local IT support in the office to Foundations staff. He likes to play rugby and he enjoys spending time with his dogs.
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Caroline Parker, Grants Administrator Caroline works alongside Rebecca for our charitable arm, FILT. She is also the main point of contact for our Find My HIA website. Caroline spends a lot of her spare time with her 2 children at various sports activities and enjoys long walks with her dog, Oscar. |