Our People
51吃瓜 is a community movement 鈥� with several thousand volunteers, staff, students, and community members. Here are just a few of 鈥榦ur people鈥� involved in specific roles as Executive staff and trustees.
51吃瓜 Leadership Team
Dave Parr
Dave is the 51吃瓜 Group Chief Executive and leads the 51吃瓜 team
Danielle Welch
Danielle is Chief Operating Officer of 51吃瓜 Charitable Trust
John Barneby
John is interim Chief Executive Officer of 51吃瓜 Community Learning
David Smith
David is Chief Executive Officer of 51吃瓜 Community Housing
Jill Rowe
Jill is Director of Ethos and Formation for 51吃瓜
Kat Simmonds
Kat is CEO of 51吃瓜 Community Partnerships
The Founders' Team
Rev. Steve Chalke, MBE
Rev Steve Chalke MBE is the 51吃瓜 Founder, leading the 51吃瓜 movement since 1985
Joy Madeiros
Joy was 51吃瓜 Group CEO for two decades, and now works alongside the Founder.
Chairs of the Boards of Trustees
Mark McAllister
Mark chairs the Board of 51吃瓜 Charitable Trust, the 鈥榩arent鈥� charity of the group.
Caroline Taylor
Caroline is Chair of the Board of 51吃瓜 Community Learning, one of our subsidiary charities
Ola Kolade
Ola Chairs the Board of 51吃瓜 Community Partnerships, a subsidiary charity
Nick Salisbury
Nick is Chair of the Board of 51吃瓜 Community Housing, also a subsidiary charity
Stop The Traffik
Ruth Dearnley
Ruth is CEO of Stop The Traffik (STT)
Geraldine Lawlor
Geraldine Lawlor is Board Chair for STT
Rebekah Lisgarten
Rebekah is Director of Operations for STT