Our staff
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James Boultbee, Chief Executive Officer*James has been working with homeless people since 2005 having founded a charity, worked as a volunteer, a placement student and a support worker in various different settings and in more recent years has been leading our work at Wycombe Homeless Connection. He has a Certificate in Supporting Homeless People and graduated from the Clore Social Leadership’s Emerging Leader Programme. When not at work he likes to play the drums and go walking in the countryside. |
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Lola De-Lima, Business and Finance Manager*Profile pending |
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Heather Stanley, Fundraising and Marketing Manager*Heather is committed to good, effective stewardship of gifts of money and ensuring our supporters know they are valued and about the impact they make. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and has a wealth of experience in online and offline fundraising and marketing in a range of local, national and international development charities. Heather helped set up and run the One Can Trust foodbank in Wycombe, leads a Brownie Pack, loves to walk and spend time in nature. |
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Kevin Boughen, Senior Support WorkerKevin joined us as a volunteer in 2013 and after fifteen months he started working part time before eventually taking on a full time Support Worker role in 2016. Kevin’s main focus has been working with people who are sleeping rough and living day-to-day on the streets of our town. He works mainly in our Support Centre but can also be found out and about as part of our Outreach team. He is a member of the Rough Sleeper Core Group and is qualified to CIH Level 3 Supporting Homeless People. Kevin enjoys travelling, gardening and sport and has supported Chelsea for over 50 years! |
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Hope Ilori, Support WorkerProfile pending |
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Margery Dry, Homelessness Prevention WorkerMargery studied Law at university, went on to do a Legal Practice Course and spent a few years working in property litigation. She has a real passion for justice, for standing up for the underdog and for ensuring people are aware of their legal rights. Whilst studying Margery rowed competitively but is now involved in triathlon instead and doesn't take training too seriously anymore. She loves being outdoors, especially if it's sunny and would never say no to a beach holiday! |
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Sandra Tobin, Homelessness Prevention WorkerSandra has a background in HR and Customer Service Management in both the retail and medical supply sectors. She joined us in May 2023 as a Homelessness Prevention Worker and is passionately committed to our client’s needs, ensuring they are treated with respect and that they are heard. |
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Angela Dacre, Communications OfficerAngela has a passion for creating clear and effective communications. She loves letting people know that we are here and keeping our supporters up to date with what they are achieving, sharing opportunities that we have and explaining what we do and why. |
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David Leigh, Data and Donations OfficerDavid has over 20 years’ experience working with donations kindly donated to charities. At WHC he makes sure everyone who gives to us is thanked. He also oversees monitoring our impact stats, making sure the outcomes we achieve for people in a housing crisis can be celebrated and reported to the people who support our work. David likes computers, spreadsheets and data, he loves being in the wilder parts of these islands, where the beck splashes the heather, and the oak wood grows down to the lake. |
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Austyn Hardy, Community and Events Fundraising OfficerAustyn’s background is in Sales & Marketing at a market-leading multinational in the Intellectual Property support services sector. He joined us first as a volunteer in 2022 and then joined our Fundraising & Marketing team in 2023 to nurture community relationships, support community fundraising activities and manage our programme of fundraising events.
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Peter Tate, Volunteering CoordinatorPeter has been a volunteer himself and for a number of organisations has recruited and trained volunteers, working with people and organisations from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and faith perspectives. He is keen to work on challenging unhelpful perspectives on homelessness and stereotypes. Peter loves history, and enjoys exploring London and having adventures in the country with a history theme. Originally from Northern Ireland, he also passionately supports any team wearing a green jersey. |