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Meet the Team
Top row left to right – David, Gill, Emma, Tracey, Liz
Bottom row left to right - Jenny, Marcia, Harriet
CEO
Gill Gibb, our new CEO, has a
hugely varied role. Gill’s days are
spent promoting Tree of Hope’s
work, looking for fundraising
opportunities and the chance to tell
our story. Gill manages all the other
Tree of Hope staff, guiding and
supporting everything we do as a
charity to try to ensure we are as
efficient and effective as possible.
Gill works closely with our Board
of volunteer Trustees, ensuring they
are kept informed of our charity
activity and helps manage, with them,
the strategic direction of our charity.
“
The best part of my job is
talking with you all - families,
suppliers and supporters - about
what we all do and feeling inspired
and humbled every day by the
great things everyone does to
support the children who so
desperately need our help.
”
The Office
Marcia Solomon-Brown has just
joined the Tree of Hope team as
Office Manager. Marcia supports the
rest of the team with office related
administration including managing
all IT and telephony activity,
information security and data
protection, policy management and
managing our properties.
The Finance Team
David Hall leads our finance team,
working with Elizabeth (Liz) Alvey.
We will shortly be welcoming a third
member of staff to the finance
team! David and Liz ensure that all
of our Tree of Hope families’ bills for
their child’s agreed expenses are
paid, and that all incoming
donations are recorded correctly for
campaigns and statements are sent
out. They also deal with VAT, Gift
Aid claims (of which we have
many!) and prepare our
management and year end
accounts. The finance team is
always busy!
Marketing
Harriet Kerly is responsible for all
things marketing and administration
in the office. Harriet updates Tree of
Hope’s social media platforms on a
daily basis, along with ensuring our
website is in full working order for
both the charity and our families’
campaigns. Harriet is currently
learning to use more advanced
design programmes and will in
future design this magazine
amongst other Tree of Hope leaflets
and advertising. Harriet also
supports the rest of the team when
we have scanner, printer and
shredder issues!
Fundraising
Emma Bourne, who has very
recently joined the team in a newly
created role as Fundraising
Manager, supports families with
fundraising advice and works
closely with supportive individuals,
companies and Trusts and
Foundations to bring in funds for
the charity. These unrestricted
funds pay for the charity’s core
costs, enabling staff to be available
to support children and families and
to keep Tree of Hope’s work going.
Family Liaison Team
Jenny Hawkins and Tracey Strachan
handle all of our incoming enquiries,
offering support, advice and
guidance, whether you are a brand
new applicant, an existing family,
fundraiser, donor or supplier. The
Family Liaison Team’s primary
function is to lend a listening and
compassionate ear to anyone who
makes contact with Tree of Hope,
and to help however we can. We are
here for you whatever the nature of
your enquiry, so get dialling! Call us
on 01892 535525.
We know we don’t always get it
right, but we learn from our
mistakes and aim to improve and
develop our services all the time.
So do tell us what you think!
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