Strategic People 2019 – A2

Helen Timbrell, People and Organisational Development Consultant (Chair)

Helen works with organisations to create the conditions for staff and volunteers to do their best work and to make a positive difference to organisations, communities and the lives of individuals.

Helen spent eleven years working at the National Trust, where as Director of Volunteering and Participation she appointed the organisation’s first Head of Diversity and Inclusion.  As Executive Director of People and Organisational Development at Samaritans she was responsible for human resources, learning and development and volunteering.  Helen has previously worked in Students’ Unions and with Citizens Advice and is now an independent consultant.

Helen’s PhD explored geographical variations in volunteering.  She has an MBA, is a chartered member of the CIPD and is currently developing her own practice as a Coach by studying for an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change.

Angela Wilson, Head of Volunteering, Samaritans

Angela is Head of Volunteering at MS Society and was previously Head of Volunteering at Samaritans. Her responsibilities include strategic development of the volunteer journey, increasing the diversity of volunteers and improvement of internal volunteer communications. Angela has also held senior volunteer management roles at Barnardo’s and St John Ambulance. Angela volunteers as a Director at the Association of Volunteer Managers (AVM) where she is leading the creation of a mentoring service for volunteer managers.

Chris Freed, Head of Volunteering and Head of Equality, Citizens Advice

Chris is head of volunteering, equality and inclusion at Citizens Advice. Working with national and local staff and volunteers to make their volunteering offer as engaging, attractive, sustainable and creative as possible and driving our strategic equality, diversity and inclusion objectives, for our workforce and our service delivery.

Prior to this, Chris led volunteering at Crisis, the homeless charity. Chris has varied experience as a staff member, volunteer and trustee and is currently a trustee for National Council for Voluntary Organisations. Chris is passionate about volunteering and challenging approaches that adversely impact the equality of opportunity and believes that volunteering should be accessible and meaningful for everyone that undertakes it.

Tiger de Souza, Director – Volunteering, Participation and Inclusion, National Trust

Tiger has worked in volunteering for a while now and has had stints at England Netball, vinspired, NSPCC and is now Volunteering, Participation and Inclusion Director at the National Trust. He tries to practice what he preaches by giving his time to support others and is currently a trustee of NCVO and referees a bit of kids football on a Saturday morning.