Meet our staff team
HCVS has 22 staff and a Management Committee of six trustees, the majority of whom are directors of local voluntary and community sector (VCS) orgnisations in Hackney.
We also offer office space to small voluntary and community organisations, who are based at HCVS.
Click here to see who is on our Board of Trustees
Executive Team
Jake Ferguson
Chief Executive Officer
jake@hcvs.org.uk
Rebecca Clarkson
Director of Programmes
rebecca@hcvs.org.uk
Finance Team
Manish Panjabi
Finance Manager
manish@hcvs.org.uk
Berhane Gebrealfa
Finance Officer
berhane@hcvs.org.uk
Communications Team
Gillian Trevethan
Information and Communications Manager
gillian@hcvs.org.uk
Katy Palmer
Communications Officer
katy@hcvs.org.uk
Matt Evans Communications Intern (Volunteer)
volunteer@hcvs.org.uk
Community Empowerment Network and Community networks at HCVS
Liz Hughes
CEN Coordinator
liz@hcvs.org.uk
Andrea Enisuoh
Project Officer
andrea@hcvs.org.uk
Crystal Todd
Economic Development Network Coordinator crystal@hcvs.org.uk
Jackie Brett City & Hackney Health & Social Care Forum (HSCF) Coordinator jackie.hscf@googlemail.com
General enquiries, membership, conference room and administration
Paul Conway
Operations Manager
paul@hcvs.org.uk
Zelina Kaya
Project Support Officer
zelina@hcvs.org.uk
Popi Begum
Receptionist popi@hcvs.org.uk
Judy Harris
Receptionist judy@hcvs.org.uk
Grants Adminstration and CRB checks
Elizabeth Adebola
Grants Manager
elizabeth@hcvs.org.uk
Grants Officer and CRBs
nadia@hcvs.org.uk
Organisational Development team
Kristine Wellington
Organisation Development Manager & Children & Young People's Providers Forum Coordinator
kristine@hcvs.org.uk
Kishore Kanani
Senior Development Advisor
kishore@hcvs.org.uk
Yerïma Adamöu Workforce Development Manager yerima@hcvs.org.uk
Youth Engagement
Gary Francis
Youth Engagement Manager
gary@hcvs.org.uk
Dean Wallace
Hold it Down
dean@hcvs.org.uk
Hackney Refugee Forum
Ali Aksoy
Chair of Hackney Refugee Forum
ali@hcvs.org.uk
Ibrahim Avcil
Refugee Champions Worker
ibrahimavcil@hotmail.com
Voluntary and community organisations based at HCVS
The following local voluntary and community organisations are based at HCVS.
Nafisa Guiled
Somali Women's Support Group
nafisaguiled@hotmail.com
Elroy Bailey
MDMDArts & Sports
elroy.bailey@btinternet.com
Lombe Mwamba
SOS Families
sosfamilies@aol.com
Ngoma Bishop
Black and Ethnic Minority Arts Network (BEMA)
bemaadmin@@hcvs.org.uk
Richard Ntaka
Hackney Community Environmental Project / International Youth Centre
hackneycep@yahoo.co.uk
If you would like to rent desk space or hire out our conference room, contact Paul Conway on 020 7923 1962 or emial paul@hcvs.org.uk Click here for more information