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Meet The Team

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Business & Community Development Manager

Emily Farrell

Emily looks after our finance, HR and administration, develops projects, applies for grants and manages the team.

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Operations Manager

Emma Dawe

Emma manages our two centres including maintenance and health and safety.  She is based between the two centres and is available Monday to Thursday.

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Collective Crew

Alex Gurpinar

Alex runs the Collective Crew After School Club at The Courtenay Centre.

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Courtenay Café Manager

Kylie Dawe

Kylie runs the Courtenay Centre cafe where a wide range of  drinks, homemade cakes and snacks are available.

Kylie also manages the Newton Abbot Community Fridge.

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Centre Assistant

Isobel Penny

Isobel is the friendly face that will be there to welcome you at the Courtenay Centre on weekday mornings. She also cleans and sets up rooms and is the knowledge centre for all things Courtenay. 

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Administrator and Bookkeeper

Vicky Pearson

Vicky looks after bookings for The Courtenay Centre and the Buckland Centre, and carries out the invoicing and bookkeeping.

You can find Vicky at The Courtenay Centre on Tuesday - Friday mornings.

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Toddler Group Leader

Claire Pratt

Claire runs our weekly toddler sessions at the Courtenay Centre on a Friday morning.

You'll also see Claire cleaning both Centres!

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Buckland Centre Cleaner

Valerii Kalchenko

Valerii is the Buckland Centre Cleaner who works hard to make sure the Centre is sparkling clean when you visit!

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