

Meet The Team

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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Youth Services Manager
Alex Gurpinar
Alex manages all of our youth activities, and 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.
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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 Bookeeper
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.

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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The Base Youth Club Team
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Our Youth Work team @ The Base run the youth club on a Friday evening during term time.
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Valerii Kalchenko
Buckland Centre Cleaner​
Valerii is the Buckland Centre Cleaner who works hard to make sure the Centre is sparkling clean when you visit!