Our board and staff
The work of the charity is delivered by the Octavia staff team, led by Head of Communities, Fundraising and Resilience Liz Shipsey and supported by hundreds of volunteers. You can find out more about our Trustees and staff team below.
Our board
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Hugh Thornbery
Chair of Octavia Foundation Trustees
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Sheila Fitzsimons
Trustee
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Ahmed Saleh
Trustee
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Cerys Shepherd
Trustee
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Gwen Godfrey
Special Advisor to Octavia Foundation Trustees
Our staff
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Liz Shipsey
Head of Communities, Fundraising and Resilience
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Angela Marcelle
Head of Retail
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Sandra Calliste
Retail Operations Coordinator
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Suna Ramadan
Fundraising Manager
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Alexis Jones
Fundraising Officer
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Raksha Gadhvi
Better Lives Manager
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Nick Hopkins
Outreach and Befriending Services Manager
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Pooja Gosavi
Activities Manager
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Andy Beatty
Outreach Support Worker
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Emma Mills
Outreach & Befriending Link Worker
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Hani Mohamed
Outreach & Befriending Link Worker
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Mary Gething
Outreach Support Worker
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Meenaxi Chavda
Outreach & Befriending Link Worker
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Sakiya Cabdullahi
Outreach Support Worker
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Conor Lynch
Youth Programme Manager
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Tommy Edwards
Creative Producer
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Aidan Mangan
Youth Engagement Officer
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Hyabel Kidane
Digital Content Creator
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Damilola Rowe
Youth Engagement Officer
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Kadie Jabbie
Digital Content Creator
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Roxanne Cavaye
Youth Engagement Officer
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Theo Kennedy
Youth Engagement Officer
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Zahraa Fedhel
Volunteering and Financial Resilience Manager
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Debbie Beardmore
Retail Volunteer Coordinator
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Debbie Neusum
Financial Resilience Coordinator
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Kyrsha Haynes
Employment and Training Coordinator
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Marilyn Ford
Financial Resilience Advisor
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Christine Spooner
Financial Resilience Advisor
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Tatiana Costa
Interim Retail Volunteer Coordinator
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Sharon Imo
Befriending Volunteer Coordinator
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William Wojtysiak
Volunteer Services Administrator