Our people

Amanda Naylor OBE

Chief Executive

Amanda Naylor OBE, who joined Volunteering Matters in 2024, has 27 years’ experience in the third sector, international development and statutory social care and criminal justice sector.  Her work has […]

Emma Thomas-Hancock

Chief Operating Officer

Emma joined Volunteering Matters in 2001 and began work with us delivering training in Volunteer Management to external organisations. Now, she is the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for […]

Caroline Doran

Head of Finance

Caroline joined Volunteering Matters in June 2023 and brings to Volunteering Matters over three decades of finance and audit knowledge from a variety of industries including limited companies, chartered accountancy […]

Stephen Skeet

Director of Business Development and Partnerships

Stephen has been at Volunteering Matters since 2016. He has a background in supporting young people who have experience of the care system, and young offenders. Outside of work Stephen […]

Peta Foxall CBE

Chair

Peta is the Chair of Volunteering Matters and brings a deep commitment to public service, backed by extensive leadership experience in the NHS, higher education, and charitable sectors. She has […]

Julie-Anne Jamieson

An experienced trustee and Chief Executive, Julie-Anne has held leadership roles across the public sector and independent public inquiries in Scotland. She is currently Chief Executive of the Scottish Child […]

Julie Kirkbride

Julie Kirkbride is a board Member of Ofsted, a Trustee of the News Schools Network, and a volunteer for Westminster Connects and Beanstalk – the children’s reading charity. She is […]

Katie Farrington

Katie joined Volunteering Matters as a Trustee in January 2023. She is a Director-General for Buildings, Fire and Resilience in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Katie has previously […]

Katrina Lambert BEM

Katrina is advocate for human rights, gender equality, and youth voice with nearly a decade of experience in these fields. She has served as a trustee of Volunteering Matters since […]

Lanai Collis-Phillips

Lanai is in her final year of a paediatric Nursing degree and has volunteered for Volunteering Matters for seven years, predominantly on their youth social actions programmes such as WASSUP […]

Moawia Bin-Sufyan

Moawia has extensive senior board experience in education, investments, housing, social care, and criminal justice. He is an Investment Director, Coordinator for a military charity, Magistrate, and Governor at the […]

Sacha Hamed

Sacha joined Volunteering Matters in January 2023. He is currently the Head of Volunteering at Sense. In his previous role as Head of Volunteering for a children’s literacy charity, Sacha […]

Simon Judge

Simon joined the board in 2020, following a career in the civil service, where he worked in a number of Government departments, specialising in policy and finance. He is also […]

Zara Todd

Zara Todd has a background in the social sector around youth work and disability. She is currently a freelance researcher, trainer and facilitator. Zara has advised the UK Government, the […]

Lord Freud

President

David Freud was the Minister for Welfare Reform from 2010 till the end of 2016. Beforehand, in 2008/09, he acted as adviser on welfare reform to the UK Government. This […]