Meet the team

The UKCF team works closely with its network of accredited community foundations, providing opportunities for networking, learning and UKCF-managed funding programmes.

Senior Leadership

Emma de Closset

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

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Jo Williams

Director of Membership and Learning

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Nicole Lilauwala

Membership and Learning Manager – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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Josie Brownlee

Membership and Learning Officer

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Sam Grimmett Batt

Director of Partnerships and Insight

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Laura Shimells

Partnerships and Insight Manager

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Sugar Day

Partnerships Officer

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Lydia Cerguera

Communications and Marketing Manager

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Laura Richards

Director of Finance and Resources

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Katie Bow

Head of Finance

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Kay Garnett

Finance and Operations Manager

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Catherine Cousins

Project Manager - Trust Transfers

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Lee Grocott

Network Digital Transformation Lead

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Fahmida Sumna

Salesforce System Consultant

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Tim Nicholls

Salesforce Technical Lead

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Asha Thompson

Salesforce System Administrator

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James Alexander

Salesforce System Administrator

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Luke Souter

Salesforce System Administrator

Meet the team

Senior Leadership

Emma de Closset

Membership and Learning

Jo Williams

Nicole Lilauwala

Josie Brownlee

Partnerships and Insight, Communications

Sam Grimmett Batt

Laura Shimells

Sugar Day

Lydia Cerguera

Finance and Operations

Laura Richards

Katie Bow

Kay Garnett

Catherine Cousins

Digital

Lee Grocott

Fahmida Sumna

Tim Nicholls

Asha Thompson

James Alexander

Luke Souter

Board of Trustees

Andrew Tuggey CBE DL

Tom Van Oss

Leslie Rance

Neil MacDonald OBE

Dr Edge Watchorn

Hannah Wickes

Steve Adams

Deb Appleby

Cary Rudolph

Katherine Webster

Katherine Sellar

Abdul Ghafoor

Amanda Ellingworth

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