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VAEL’s Chief Executive
Officer is Judith Mercer.
She is responsible for the overall management and development
of the CVS services across East Lindsey. This includes maintaining
strategic partnerships, developing new services, and supporting
the growth of the community and voluntary sector in the district.
It is also her role to ensure that the voluntary sector works
in partnership with East Lindsey District Council and Lincolnshire
County Council to build the infrastructure and be fully supportive
and active in the work that supports the county plan and to actively
encourage community participation, as well as providing a voice
for the communities of East Lindsey. judithm@vael.org.uk
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Elaine Burns is the Volunteer
Bureau Co-ordinator and her aim is to develop the Volunteer
Bureau services for the benefit of organisations across East Lindsey.
Elaine’s role is to encourage volunteering by recruitment
and to support Volunteers in their placements, give advice on
volunteering and encourage good practice.
Elaine’s background has mainly been in the voluntary sector,
working for the CAB until joining the Volunteer Bureau in 1997.
She has also worked as a volunteer for several organisations,
over the years, including Victim Support and Oasis. elaineb@vael.org.uk
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Suzanne Cole is our Community
Outreach Officer. Suzanne’s career background has
been in community development. As well as advising and supporting
groups in gaining funding, she is experienced in assessing grant
application forms and in awarding funding to community and voluntary
organisations in East Lindsey. Suzanne has also worked on various
projects including the very successful 'No Ur Rites' project in
Staffordshire.
In addition to helping groups source funding and providing support
in writing grant applications, Suzanne is able to give advice
and support in all elements of group development, including constitutions,policies,
business plans and community consultation. suzannec@vael.org.uk
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Heidi Dansey has recently
joined the team at VAEL as the Project
Officer. Her primary focus is to actively support existing
schemes across East Lindsey whilst also researching the need for
new community projects.
Heidi has a diverse background of experience and skills, having
worked with charitable and voluntary agencies for many years.
Prior to joining Voluntary Action East Lindsey, Heidi was solely
responsible for the management and promotion of the Advocacy project
within Linkage Community Trust. She is also qualified in Nursery
Education.
heidid@vael.org.uk
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VAEL’s Publicity & Marketing
Officer is Tony Beal.
He is responsible for producing the information and publicity
materials which promote and communicate the organisation’s
functions & services across the district. He is also available
to help small,developing groups with their publishing needs.
Tony has many years’ experience of the voluntary sector,
having worked for CVSs and Volunteer Bureaux in Gainsborough,
Market Rasen, Louth and Mablethorpe since 1995. He is still a
volunteer with various animal rescue and wildlife charities.
tonyb@vael.org.uk
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Matt Hopkins is the Information
Communications Technology (ICT) Development Worker. A former
BT technician, Matt has spent the majority of his career in numerous
communications/IT-related appointments in the Armed Forces, picking
up Training and Project Management qualifications along the way.
Matt’s role is to develop IT services that add value to
groups across Lincolnshire. He is looking forward to finding out
about your needs.
mathewh@vael.org.uk
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Michael Collins is our new
Volunteer Bureau Assistant,
presently based two days a week in Mablethorpe and one day per
week in Alford.. Michael’s background is in both the private
and public sectors, having trained as a Manager with J. Sainsbury
plc and as a primary school teacher through Bishop Grosseteste
College, as well as working in a small family business in Mablethorpe.
His main role at VAEL is to promote volunteering and to recruit
new volunteers across the district.
He is a true Yellowbelly and has lived nearly all his life in
Mablethorpe. He is an active member of a local Church and is Vice-Captain
of his local Golf Club at Sandilands.
michaelc@vael.org.uk
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Megan Mercer is our new Administration
Officer. Her role is to support the staff of VAEL, and
of other voluntary organisations, in all administration tasks.
She also covers VAEL’s ‘front-of-house’, manning
the reception area at our Spilsby head office, and dealing with
all general telephone and email enquiries.
Megan comes to us from the private sector, and is customer-service
trained. Her experience in the voluntary sector has been in organising
events for voluntary groups and in supporting self-advocacy for
adults with learning difficulties.
info@vael.org.uk
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Ken Syrett is our Training
Officer and he is responsible for the delivery and co-ordination
of all training at Voluntary Action East Lindsey. In previous
incarnations Ken was a Head of ICT at several local schools. He
has also spent time working in the voluntary sector as an ICT
tutor trainer at Teacher Training Colleges in Tanzania.
Ken is keen to develop training across the sector and to provide
courses that all people can access anywhere in the East Lindsey
Area.
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Carly Riding is an active
volunteer Reception and Admin Support
worker with VAEL, taking on the reception duties at
our Skegness outreach as well as relief reception and admin at
our main Spilsby office. Carly has been of invaluable help and
has gained much experience and taken many training courses with
us, serving further to enhance her CV and employment prospects.
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