North East Committee

Charity Manager at Child Growth Foundation, Catriona also provides consultancy and support in the charity sector and is trustee of a regional LGBTQIA+ arts organisation. Catriona joined the Chartered Institute of Fundraising North East committee in 2015, becoming Vice Chair in 2018. On the committee, she's involved in our events, training and comms, and is part of the North East Fundraising Conference team.

Kate has been a fundraiser for almost 20 years, starting off in national charities like Centrepoint, The Prostate Cancer Charity and Hospice UK (among others). Kate's background is in individual giving, community and events. After completing the Certificate in Fundraising and volunteering at Fundraising Convention, Kate decided to get more involved with the Chartered Institute.

Regional Director at Charity People. Ellen has been recruiting fundraisers into the charity sector since 2007. After 7 years in London she moved home to Newcastle in 2012 and began supporting the North East’s finest fundraisers and charities.

Business Development Manager at Alderson Fundraising. Ashley joined the charity sector in 2011 where she was thrown straight in the deep end and took a small, unknown local charity and helped turn it into a very successful organisation. In her current role, she works with a range of charities to help maximise income generation.

Partnerships Manager at Save the Children. Katie's career in the third sector began after graduating from university, working for a number of small charities. She worked for Marie Curie for five years, starting in community fundraising and moving into corporate fundraising. She now works for Save the Children as Partnerships Manager, working with their community team and developing partnerships with companies across the UK.

Charity Manager at Bright Red. For many years Lisa ran a fitness business and studio until a few years ago when Lisa decided to change career. Lisa was approached about working for Bright Red and joined as the Fundraising Manager progressing to Head of Fundraising and subsequently Charity Manager.

Engagement Lead for the RNLI. Wendy has over 20 years’ experience in fundraising, volunteer management and community engagement at the British Heart Foundation, Leonard Cheshire and St Clare’s. Wendy wanted to join the committee to be part of an inspiring group of peers who strive to enable fellow fundraisers to be the best they can be.

Brad currently works as Head of Innovation at Donr, and previously was a Development Manager at Team Kenya, a Newcastle-based organisation promoting gender equality and preventing violence towards girls and women in rural Kenya. Brad became a part of the North East Committee in 2019 and has since focused on the organisation of events.

Emma works as a Philanthropy Officer for UK for UNHCR – the National Partner in the UK for the UN Refugee Agency. Here she’s focused on the identification, cultivation and stewardship of individuals able to give at the six and seven figure level, including those sat on UK for UNHCR’s inaugural Advisory Board. She also leads on the management of the Emergency Fund – an initiative aimed at raising flexible income to drive UNHCR’s emergency response to new and under-reported crises.