Meet our team members and trustees
Our people
Mark Lever
Chief Executive
It was seeing the power of volunteering first hand that motivated me to move from the world of finance to the charity sector nearly 25 years ago – a move I have never regretted. I am incredibly proud to be working with such a talented team who are all committed to maximising the impact of volunteering on the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Maeve Hully
Director of Volunteering
As a nurse with a career of more than 30 years, I have witnessed the fantastic contribution volunteers can make. My goal at Helpforce is to enable more organisations to grow the role of health and care volunteers, ensuring people and their families receive the support that they need.
Paddy Hanrahan
Director of Strategy and Innovation
My personal driver is social change and Helpforce is a fantastic opportunity to help communities as well as support our brilliant NHS. Based on my own volunteering experience, the magic of helping other people is a win-win for all involved and should play a role in all of our lives.
Sally Williams
Helpforce Network Manager
As Helpforce Network Manager, I aim to make sure the Network continues to grow and evolve, providing a thriving and supportive community for professionals from statutory and voluntary sector organisations with an interest in volunteering in health and care. I feel very lucky to witness the connections being made and the problems solved by bringing people together.
Debbie Ambrose
Network Coordinator
Working with Helpforce has given me a unique opportunity to meet and work with inspirational people whose goal is to improve people’s health and wellbeing with the help of volunteers. My role within the Network team helps to bring Network members together so that they can support each other by sharing their knowledge and challenges.
Maxine Moss-Black
Programme Manager
My role at Helpforce allows me to help organisations effectively integrate volunteering initiatives into the organisations and/or across place, helping them to improve their efficiencies or ensuring people have the support they need outside of hospital. I really enjoy supporting organisations to adopt approaches that will work in their local context.
Melissa Griffith
Programme Manager
From experience working within the health and care landscape, I have seen the immense difference volunteers can make to patients at any stage of their care pathway. I am motivated to make that achievable by any health and care organisation. I want to prove to health system leaders that there are endless possibilities for making volunteers part of the solution to the challenges keeping them up at night.
Mark Burrett
Programme Manager
As a Programme Manager leading on Helpforce Volunteer to Career Programme, I'm very proud to see 66% of volunteers who joined this programme have embarked on careers or secured employment in health and care. I take great pride in this programme, knowing it is helping the health and care sector to connect with local communities and address their workforce needs.
Sara Miles
Programme Manager
Having worked and volunteered for many health related charities over the past 20 years, I know the benefits that volunteers can bring to those experiencing health challenges and to their families. I want to support as many organisations as possible to develop high impact volunteering services that tackle some big challenges around areas including discharge and missed appointments and, most importantly, that help people to live well.
Vy Tran
Communications and Content Manager
I’m fascinated by the power of volunteering and truly believe that volunteering plays an important role in our society. From using my extensive knowledge and skills in communications, marketing and PR, I aim to raise Helpforce's profile widely, so that more health and care organisations can learn about the support that we can give them to accelerate the impact of their volunteering.
Peter Agbon
Digital Solutions Architect
I believe the strongest aspect of humanity is our ability to help each other. That's why I leverage digital innovation and development to empower this movement. Working with Helpforce is incredibly exciting; they focus on unlocking the potential of community and volunteer innovation within healthcare and social care.
Sibel Akbiyik
Research Analyst
My role at Helpforce allows me to use my research skills to provide evidence demonstrating the impact of volunteering. Raising the profile of volunteering and supporting health and care organisations with their challenges is fulfilling.
Nikki Fojen
Insight and Impact Service Manager
Through years of working in the charitable sector, I have seen first-hand how vital volunteers are in delivering quality care and support. Through our work in the Insight and Impact service, I love being able to support our clients to demonstrate the value and impact of volunteering services, to continue to harness and build upon the incredible support being offered.
Kate Crossan
Senior Data and Impact Analyst
I love working at Helpforce because it gives me the opportunity to use my data and research skills for a good cause. I hope that our evaluations continue to build recognition of the great impact volunteers can have, and provide evidence to enable our clients to grow and develop their volunteering services.
Melior Whitear
Head of Communications
Volunteers already do so much across health and care - but could do so much more. I'm pleased to be working alongside this great team to share the message about how Helpforce can support organisations to develop volunteering services, and about our extensive evidence of the difference volunteers make.