Meet our Management Committee

We have six trustees who sit on our Management Committee, to find out more about them scroll down this page.

Adam Hart, Chair Joined in 1997		Adam Hart has been a Trustee of HCVS since its inception in the mid 1990s. He was appointed Chair of HCVS in April 2008. Adam is also the Director of Hackney Cooperative Developments (HCD) a Community Interest Company which first emerged from the grass roots in 1979 in response to a need for people in Hackney housing co-operatives to find ways of setting up co-operative businesses in the Borough.   From this base, supported by grants from Hackney Council, the GLC and the Urban Programme, HCD provides suitable premises and business support services for local people wishing to set up in business as work co-ops - particularly people facing disadvantage in establishing themselves in business: people from minority ethnic communities, women, young people and the under-capitalised.   Contact: Adam Hart, HCD  www.hced.co.uk
Dr Bekele Gessesse appointed 12 Mar 08		Bekele Gessesse was appointed to the HCVS Management Committee in October 2008 by co-option and was elected in March 2008 at HCVS' AGM.  Bekele has over 20 years of experience of Hackney’s voluntary and community sector as staff, consultant and member of a number of Boards of Trustees. Bekele runs Agroforep, an organisation which provides information, advice and guidance and skills training to lead refugees into jobs and/or further and higher education. He also is an active member of Hackney Refugee Forum. Contact: Bekele Gessesse, Agroforep on 0207 923 4449 or bekele@agroforep3.freeserve.co.uk
Eileen Bellott appointed 12 Mar 08		Eileen Bellott was appointed to the HCVS Management Committee in March 2008. Eileen’s work within the borough spans over 15 years as an educator and curriculum developer inspiring adults and young people to achieve their personal aspirations. She has worked as an Art & Design lecturer at Hackney Community College and College Coordinator at Perpetual Beauty Carnival College, before going onto being a co-founder of Hands Inc.   Eileen is Chair and Operational Manager of Hands Inc., an organisation which strives to inspire health and wellbeing for individuals and organisations and helps to improve health and increase access to complementary therapies and wellbeing activities.   Contact: Eileen Bellott, Hands Inc   www.handsinc.co.uk
Foezul Ali appointed 12 Mar 08		Foezul Ali was appointed to the HCVS Management Committee in March 2008. Foezul has been a teacher of Business and Economics for the last six years and Head of Department for two years.  He has helped to set up two very successful organisations over the last three years; Aziziye Education Centre and Nida Trust. Aziziye Education Centre was set up with the main purpose of addressing underachievement of the Turkish speaking pupils in Hackney. Nida Trust is working with young people to becaome potential community leaders and interfaith work. Foezul also initiated Youth Ahead – a youth leadership project for young Muslims in Hackney and Inter – communal dialogue – where Jewish, Christian and Muslim Religious personalities interact with the local community to address local faith and social issues. Contact:  Foezul Ali, Nida Trust  www.nidatrust.org.uk
Jill Williams appointed 12 Mar 08		Jill Williams was appointed to the HCVS Management Committee in March 2008. Jill has worked in the voluntary and community sector for 17 years, six of those with Chance UK, initially as a Programme Manager within Hackney for two years and currently as Senior Programme Manager for the organisation. Chance UK is a small voluntary organisation with 14 staff, that provides a mentoring service for 60 primary aged children in Hackney. Jill has valuable experience working with families and schools and liaising with social services personnel. Contact: Jill Williams, Chance UK jill.williams@chanceuk.com or 0207 281 5858 x 208
Maggie Cooke appointed 12 Mar 08		Maggie Cooke was appointed to the HCVS Management Committee in March 2008. Maggie lives on a housing estate within the local community, and is a carer for her husband, she set up and is the Chair of Evelyn Court Tenants & Residents Association (TRA) and sits on the Dalston Community Advisory Panel. She is very interested in Tenant's Rights and Tenant Participation. Contact: Maggie Cooke, Evelyn Court Tenants Association ecat.hackney@hotmail.co.uk