Carol Gallagher Chief Executive Officer Expand Carol has been with Doorway since January 2004, prior to this she worked at North Warwickshire Borough Council and Bromford Housing.
Carol Haden Project Worker Expand Carol first came to Doorway as a volunteer in 2013. Carol is now a full time Doorway Project Worker and is very often the first person the young people see at Doorway as she is based in our reception. Carol manages public and business donations and is actively involved in fundraising and promoting Doorway in the local community.
Shona Mellor Advice Service Manager Expand Shona has been with Doorway since 2005 and previously worked at Coventry Foyer. She is experienced and trained in delivering housing and welfare benefits advice. This post is funded by the Lloyds Bank Foundation.
Laura Summers Housing Needs Advisor Expand Laura started at Doorway in September 2016 and has found it very different to her previous role as a prison officer ...... although there are sometimes some similarities! Laura is also responsible for our volunteers and this post is funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Emma Jones Health and Wellbeing Worker Expand Emma first came to Doorway as a volunteer in 2013. Her BA in Sociology gave her a good foundation in understanding the challenges faced by homeless young people. Emma is responsible for co-ordinating our Lifewise programme, Young People's Group and many other activities such as the garden project, to increase young people's well-being. Emma's post was created following consultation with young people and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Hana Sodha Kasu Young Persons Housing Support Worker Expand Hana joined Doorway in May 2005 from Ashram Housing where she was employed as a support worker. This post is funded by BBC Children in Need to work exclusively with young people aged 16 - 18 years. Hana can converse in several different Asian languages which has been useful on occasions.
Patricia Dickens Fundraiser Expand Pat joined Doorway from the Probation Service in February 1999, making her the team member who has been here the longest. She has extensive experience in admin and finance. She has seen many changes over the years and continues to be a great support to the whole Doorway team.
Lyndsey Sanderson Senior Support Worker Expand Lyndsey started at Doorway as a support worker in September 2002 coming from a background in youth work and was appointed to her current role in November 2011. The local authority Housing Related Support contract was awarded to St Basils who have a service level agreement with Doorway and Lyndsey works on this service.
Joanne Dunn Housing Needs Advisor Expand Jo joined Doorway in November 2016 from Orbit Housing and previously worked for Bromford Housing. She also has responsibility for processing young people's rent accounts and ensuring our private landlords are paid. This post is funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Clare Leeson Bookkeeper Expand My previous roles include an Accountant for Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and also Nuneaton and Bedworth Leisure Trust. Over the last few years I have worked for King Edward VI Form College, working with young people including Sport Enrichment Co-ordinator. In this role I worked with young people that faced many challenges including homelessness. I saw first-hand the difficulties many young people deal with on a day to day basis. I hope in a small part to secure the future of such a critical service in a county and town I love
Keith Holland Mental Health and Wellbeing Worker Expand Keith joined Doorway in June 2015 having previously worked for Bromford Housing as a support worker for 12 years. This post is funded through the ASH project to specifically help people with low level mental health needs to live independently and includes some over 25s.
Tracy Tilley Mental Health and Wellbeing Worker Expand Tracy joined Doorway in May 2015 from a Chapter 1 accommodation based project where she had been a support worker. This post is funded through the ASH project to specifically help people with mental health needs to live independently, this includes some over 25s.
Louise Baya Housing Support Worker Expand Lou joined Doorway in April 2015 bringing experience of working in accommodation based and floating support from her previous roles at Chapter 1 and Bromford. Her post is funded through the Jumping Through Hoops project and Lou uses skills she is learning through the person centred counselling course that she is currently undertaking in her work with young people.
John Bamford Housing Support Worker Expand John studied social policy at university where he became interested in housing and homeless service providers. Since then he has worked as a support worker for SHYPP in Herefordshire and joined us here at Doorway in January 2018.
John Leach Housing Support Worker Expand John joined Doorway in June 2018 having previously worked for Solihull Integrated Addiction Services (SIAS).