Our team and trustees

Our staff

Juli Thompson

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Company Secretary

Soraya Overend

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Ben Clymo

Business Manager

Gary Peacock

The Storehouse Centre Manager

Vasileios Alexiou

The Storehouse Assistant

Yordano Fresneda

The Storehouse Driver

Maria Varley-Tawfik

FoodSavers Relationship Manager (West Yorkshire)

Clare Howarth

FoodSavers Relationships Manager (Bradford)
Winter Shelter Coordinator

Tess Wilkins

FoodSavers Platform Consultant

Julie Turner

Catering Assistant

Cathy Henwood

Feeding Bradford & Keighley Development Worker

Our volunteers

Along with our skilled and dedicated staff and trustees, a team of regular volunteers keep our café and warehouse operating at full capacity, and our wider team of 850 volunteers continue to make a huge difference to countless disadvantaged people in our community through our Winter Shelter provision. They bring great skills and qualities and work tirelessly throughout the year, showing a huge heart for the poor.

Our directors / trustees

Our Trustees are representative of a range of professions and backgrounds, and meet regularly to oversee the activities of the charity.

  • Gemma Basharan
  • Emma Strachan
  • Sue Rhodes
  • David Butterfield
  • Roland Clark
  • Paul Holmes