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Meet the People Who Make Our Community Projects Come to Life

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Communities Together Durham brings hope to local communities. We work with churches, charities and local authorities in Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Hartlepool, Stockton and Darlington. Here’s the team that helps make it happen.

Heart on
the Terrace

Bridge
Project

Money Advice
Project

Durham
RAS Project

Staff Team

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Jo McRae
Administrator

Alexander Jones
CEO

Janet Dodson
Development Worker

Maddy Fisher
Development Worker

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Claire Estall
Development Worker

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Donna Brown
Development Worker

Jessie Luvai
Caseworker

Alexandra McKay
Project Support Worker

Pete Gray
Assistant Development Worker

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Joanne Thorns
Project Coordinator

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Louise Robertson
Project Lead

Clare Smith
Project Worker

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Sam Harrison
Money Advice Project
Centre Manager

Trustees

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Revd. David Whiting
Trustee

Iain Henderson
Trustee

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A smiling man with gray hair and a beard standing indoors near a large window, wearing a green button-up shirt and a black cardigan.

An elderly woman standing indoors near a railing, smiling at the camera, with eyeglasses resting on her head and a scarf around her neck.

An older woman with glasses and short blonde hair, wearing a red sweater over a white collared shirt, standing indoors near a railing with a large window behind her showing a green outdoor scene.

Elaine Kilgannon
Trustee Vice Chair & Safeguarding Lead

Revd. Sheila Bamber
Trustee Chair

Andrew Tinkler
Trustee

Kate Welch OBE
Trustee

Our Partnerships

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