Meet the team

Mike Wild (he/him) Chief Executive
My role is to lead Macc, developing the role we play in the life of our city. I keep a watch on policy issues, speak up on behalf of our diverse, passionate and fantastic local voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and I am always working to build creative, collaborative relationships with a wide range of partners. I support our Trustees in ensuring Macc leads by example, lives by our values and, along with the rest of the VCSE sector, makes a real difference for all the communities of Manchester.

Angela Hampson (she/her) Finance Manager
As a member of the Management Team, my role is to manage the finances across all areas of Macc's work covering everything from funding income to invoices and payroll. I provide regular reports for the Treasurer and the Board of Trustees and liaise with our auditors to complete our annual statement of accounts and audit.

Aaron Chadwick (he/him) Executive Administration Trainee

Pauline Clark (she/her) Office and Facilities Worker
In my role, I oversee the running of the room hire and back office facilities. I buy resources for the office from a paper clip to a piece of furniture, or refreshments for the meeting rooms. Overseeing the day to day running of the reception area and Macc phone lines ensuring a warm welcome at the first point of contact with Macc. I undertake HR and some finance duties. Ensuring the office is in good order for staff to work in and also when visitors come to meet staff.  Working closely with the Finance Manager and Deputy Chief Executive with regards to income generation for the organisation.

Oliver Cranfield (he/him) Grants Development Worker
As well as being involved with monitoring Macc’s voluntary, community and social enterprise sector support activities, I administer the grants programmes that we make available locally. We are currently distributing various funding from Manchester City Council and the Eric Wright Charitable Trust. Previously we have done so on behalf of Manchester Health and Care Commissioning, Sport England and 10GM. There are also Migrant Destitution Fund GM, Real Change MCR and our own Spirit of Manchester grants, which are all supported through public fundraising.

Aleksandra Pasimisina (she/her) Reception Worker
In my role I am responsible for handling inbound telephone calls, managing online calendars, meeting visitors face to face and handling email enquiries from partners, volunteers and employers from across the region. I am responsible for booking and organising meeting rooms for both internal and external visitors, as well as ensuring that all areas in the building are clean and tidy.

Zara Hakobyan (she/her) Policy and Influence Manager

Emily McKinnell (she/her) Policy and Influence Team Trainee

Josephine McMeeking (she/her) Policy and Influence Development Worker

Nqobazhitha Mlambo (he/him) Policy and Influence Development Worker

Aneeqa Javed (she/her) Organisational Development Worker
My role involves delivering training and supporting groups, with things such as; choosing the right structure and registration with the Charity Commission and Companies House, understanding good governance, funding support, business and strategic planning and policy development.

Jane Long (she/her) Organisational Development Worker
I'm an Organisational Development Worker for the Capacity Building Team at Macc. My role is to help groups with a number of things which include helping to find funding, writing stronger applications for funding, guidance on governance and helping groups to register with the Charity Commission and Companies House. Also delivering training on funding your project, bid writing, choosing a structure, monitoring and evaluation and trustee roles and responsibilities.

Helen Moore Start (she/her) Organisational Development Worker (currently on maternity leave)

Jack Puller (he/him) Volunteering and Active Communities Manager
My role is to oversee the delivery of Macc’s Active Communities Strategy by leading, supporting and collaborating on work, services and other projects to grow the range of opportunities for people to be active citizens in Manchester. I also manage Volunteer Centre Manchester, to ensure that its ongoing delivery and development is dynamic and responsive; for people that live, work and study in or visit Manchester, and for groups and organisations that involve volunteers.

Barkery Jammeh (he/him) Volunteering Development Worker
My duties include working with new and experienced volunteers, providing support, training, and delivering suitable opportunities. I also work with volunteer organisations to develop new or help improve existing systems. My role is part-time and I usually work on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Aleena Khan (she/her) Volunteering Development Worker
As a Volunteering Development Worker, I support organisations with their volunteer programmes and support volunteers to find suitable opportunities. Some of my duties also include being one of the first points of contact for the Volunteer Centre and responding to enquiries, ensuring the database is up-to-date, monitoring and evaluating the impact of the Volunteer Centre and producing the weekly volunteer newsletter.

Anushka Swannell (she/her), Volunteering Development Worker Trainee
My role as a Volunteer Development Worker Trainee includes working collaboratively internally with Macc and also with external organisations to develop, grow and support volunteer opportunities in Manchester. This 12-month placement is part of being successful in the Charityworks Graduate Scheme.

Liz Jones (she/her) Greater Manchester Older People’s Network Development Manager
My role is to support the Greater Manchester Older People’s Network (GMOPN) to champion the voice of older people within policy, strategy and communities in Greater Manchester. The GMOPN is part of Ambition for Ageing, a programme designed to support older people who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation.  I organise and deliver large-scale events on key policy areas such as health and transport, facilitate workshops and produce event reports and manifestos. I support our Action Group to achieve change by spreading the key messages and recommendations that have come from our consultations and workshops. I am supporting the network to grow and develop by implementing a training programme and offering various participation, consultation and partnership-working opportunities.

John Mulvenna (he/him) Greater Manchester Older People's Equalities Panel Development Worker

I have facilitated the Older People’s Equality Panel since the beginning of 2022. It has been really enjoyable to be involved in the recruitment of the panel and work closely with members, local communities and partner organisations to ensure that the voices of older people are joined to other voices seeking to reduce inequality across the region.

Working closely with the GMOPN, I support the panel to ensure better representation of the varied experiences of older people, liaising with GM Ageing Hub and other GM Combined Authority organisations, the Integrated Care Partnership, local authorities and community groups so that the panel can increase their influence on decision-making and policy development.

Sophie Webb (she/her) Greater Manchester Older People’s Network Mental Health Worker
My role is to develop the Greater Manchester Older People's Mental Health Network, which will ensure the voice of older people with lived experience of mental health are involved in the co-production and re-design of mental health services across Greater Manchester, as part of the Community Mental Health Transformation. We will be joining up existing groups and networks also, to create a stronger voice for older people across Greater Manchester.

Millie Brown (she/her) Collaboration Team Manager
My role is to support collaboration and cross-sector partnership working, through practical projects such the Manchester Homelessness Partnership and Manchester's Violence Reduction Alliance. I manage the Collaboration Team, who also lead on developing partnerships with businesses (alongside the Volunteer Centre’s work on employee volunteering). My aim is to disrupt organisational silos; explore new forms of cross-sector partnership and community-led approaches; and connect with people who are developing different ways of working and thinking.

Omairia Bibi (she/her) Collaboration Team Trainee

Zainab Hashmi (she/her) Manchester Homelessness Partnership Network and Communications Worker
My role is to act as the ‘glue’ of the Manchester Homelessness Partnership, the city’s cross-sector partnership which works to end homelessness in Manchester. This involves facilitating and supporting communication and collective working between the eleven thematic Action Groups, Board, and the Driving Group that make up the MHP, as well as to connect the Partnership with external organisations and individuals, to work together towards the aims of the Manchester Homelessness Charter. I am also responsible for the Partnership’s website, monthly newsletter and social media.

Molly Janta-Lipinski (she/her) Violence Reduction Worker
My role is to support and facilitate an alliance of VCSE organisations in Hulme, Moss Side and Rusholme who have received funding from the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) community-led programme. This role involves supporting communication and joint working between alliance members, embedding the VRU community-led programme in statutory services and providing capacity building and sustainability support to alliance members. To find out more about who is in the Peace Together Alliance for 2022/2023 and the programme priorities please look here.

Richard Phillips (he/him) Business Partnerships Lead
My job is to help support the VCSE network in Manchester to work together with businesses in a mutually beneficial way whether this is related to income, use of in-kind donations such as knowledge expertise and resources, or in other ways.  

Cheryl McAlister (she/her) Membership Team Manager
My role is to develop, support and grow Macc membership ensuring it is responsive to members’ needs. With a focus on managing member relationships, I look to explore opportunities to connect and collaborate with members to build our membership into a supportive network. Overseeing the work of the membership team, we support our colleagues with the delivery of Macc events, communications and gathering of feedback whilst recognising and highlighting the amazing work of the sector. 

Jo d'Orville (she/her) Media and Marketing Worker
My role is to help develop the growth of media skills among Macc members and local groups in order to support community media and storytelling efforts. I provide assistance in film production, editing, photography and content creation, all of which are tailored to meet the unique requirements of each organisation. Additionally, I collaborate closely with the Macc team to contribute to content production initiatives and marketing strategies.

Michelle Foster (she/her) Communications Lead
My role includes regularly updating the Manchester Community Central website and producing the weekly email bulletin. I also answer the telephone information line and respond to email enquiries.

Conor Peart (he/him) Membership Worker
My role involves communicating directly with existing and prospective members to understand how they can better connect with Macc and each other. I also keep an eye out for training opportunities in the VCSE sector in order to promote them both internally and externally.