Meet a few of our Staff and Trustees
Board of Trustees

Kevin Sweeney
Chair
I believe this is an exciting time for Southmead. What’s important is the potential for local people to have a greater say in what happens in Southmead.
Kevin Sweeney
Chair

Dave Roderick
I have worked in Southmead for many years and believe SDT will be a powerful voice on behalf of the community both locally and nationally.
Dave Roderick

Peter Mansfield
I feel that the SDT makes a difference to the community of Southmead and I am committed to seeing the SDT serve Southmead better and more effectively.
Peter Mansfield

Sheralyn Fowler
I was born in Southmead 51 years ago. I am on the Board because I want to be a voice for Southmead residents.
Sheralyn Fowler

John Woolcock
I’m involved with SDT because I want to play my part in working for the community where I live; it’s an organisation that’s really making a positive impact on Southmead.
John Woolcock

Jill Hoggans
I was born in Southmead and worked at the Youth Centre. I like the way SDT works, supporting people to make positive changes and involving local residents in making decisions.
Jill Hoggans

Geoff Williams
I care passionately about the community of Southmead having policed the estate for over 25 years. It's important that SDT has the benefit of the whole community at its core.
Geoff Williams

Mel McHugh
I’ve lived in Southmead my whole life, worked and raised my family here. Children are the way forward to building a better Southmead deserving a safe environment and feeling valued.
Mel McHugh
Trenna Blundell
I’ve lived in Southmead for 17 years and call it home. I believe SDT is well placed to listen to the community and respond to what it says.
Trenna Blundell
Brenda Massey
I am one of the Councillors for Southmead. I care about people and believe Southmead residents deserve the best we can give them.
Brenda Massey
Lee Gardiner
Having been born and raised in Southmead, I wanted to contribute to the ongoing development of the SDT in order to support the local community that I belong to.
Lee Gardiner
Marion Baynes
I was born in Southmead and worked at the GP surgery. I want to make a difference and believe that SDT is well-placed to facilitate change and respond to the community.
Marion Baynes
Staff

Amy Kinnear
Chief Executive
Gemma Woolley
HR Manager

Sam Garbett
Operations Manager

Charlie Ferdinando
Health & Wellbeing Team Leader
Kate Swordy
Finance Manager
Suzanne Daggar
Communications & Marketing Lead
Ella Tainton
Communications & Marketing Officer
Heidi Leyshon
Grants and Impact Officer

Claire Wingate
Customer Experience Manager

Alison Harris
Customer Experience Assistant

Kim Price
Customer Experience Assistant
Ashley Hughes
Customer Experience Assistant

Stephen Haddow
Facilities Team Leader
Rob Hanley
Maintenance Supervisor
Jordan Jones
Facilities Assistant
Sharon Hawkins
Cleaning Supervisor
Colette Brown
Social Prescribing Manager
Caitlin Telfer
Adult Social Prescribing Deputy Manager
Dave Nichols
Adult Social Prescribing Deputy Manager

Vicky Wall
Children & Young People's Social Prescribing Manager
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Vicky Wall
Children & Young People's Social Prescribing Manager

Cecilia Casadio
Greenway Care Connect Manager
Simone Davis
Neighbours Connect Southmead Manager

Lucille Smith
Community Development Lead
Keeley Hudd
Community Development Worker
Siobhan Cox
Community Access Support Worker

Natalie Dowe
Fitness & Wellbeing Manager
Paula Whatman
Fitness Instructor
coming soon
Wellbeing Coach

Zoe Tingle
Employment & Training Manager
Chante Kebaletswe
Employment & Training Project Coordinator
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Chante Kebaletswe
Employment & Training Project Coordinator
Mark Packer
Employment Mentor
Will Dorney
Youth & Play Manager
Nathalie Gibbs
Senior Playworker
Lila Tolhurst
Playworker
Work for us
We’re a growing and vibrant team based at the Greenway Centre. We pride ourselves on our working relationships with the Trust’s values at heart: Positivity, Integrity, Excellence, Welcoming, Entrepreneurial. We love where we work, it’s a vibrant community space with a gym, café, and huge outdoor space connecting to Badock’s Wood Nature Reserve – great for walking meetings and lunchtime strolls. Staff have free gym membership and we encourage activities we can all be involved with such as gardening, eco-projects, volunteering, mentoring, and fundraising.
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