Our Team

Colin is an accomplished Third Sector Leader with over two decades experience leading, developing and advising social enterprises and charities. He is passionate about social change and empowering communities to be change makers. Colin is often found, when he’s not working, exploring the outdoors and spending time with his wife Dawn who he’s been married to for over 30 years.

Catherine started managing the nursery from February 2022! She has been a part of our fantastic nursery team for many years and is excited to take on the new role of leading the Nursery into a bright future! She is married to Dario and they have two teenage children.

Sheba has been our Conferencing Manager since 2018 and has loved every minute of it, she love’s seeing people faces as they enjoy the success of their event! She is meticulous and takes great pride in what she does but also loves to have a lot of fun, she enjoys a good practical joke! Her motto is – if you can’t have fun at your workplace then where can you have fun?

Sabina started her role as the Volunteer Coordinator in December 2020 with Hope City Foundation. She is also a mum of three, wife of one and she has her own little online home-made goods gift shop on the side too! She has a huge passion for meeting people where they are and by doing her role, she doesn’t only get to know amazing people, but she also gets to see how others can help meet the needs within the community. She is a firm believer that kindness paid forward will carry on being paid forward and she is so excited to be a part of all that’s happening at Hope Community Foundation. 

Rebecca, manages our Community Grocery. For her, the best part of the job is being able to so tangibly help our community – they offer such practical solutions for the challenges people face, in partnership with other brilliant services across the city. Best of all, they provide a welcoming place for people to really feel valued. Aside from work, you’ll probably find her entertaining her two feisty toddlers, drinking tea, or feeding people!

Alison, alongside her husband Paul, oversees our Jigsaw Café, a place where people can join in with lots of fun activities. In her spare time, she love’s going out with her 4 gorgeous grandchildren, she enjoys walking especially when there’s a café at the end and loves having people round for meals.

Paul Widdowson oversees our Jigsaw Café alongside his wife Alison, he is passionate about seeing people connect and build friendships. When he’s not at the foundation, Paul is enjoying retired life and loves to go for a good walk and spend time with his family and grandchildren.

From April 2023, Mario and Sam have been jointly running the Foundation Cafe and it has been a wonderful journey. They both bring so much to the roles, Mario with his tasty Italian pasta dishes and Sam with the beautiful cakes.

From April 2023, Mario and Sam have been jointly running the Foundation Cafe and it has been a wonderful journey. They both bring so much to the roles, Mario with his tasty Italian pasta dishes and Sam with the beautiful cakes.

Gemma is part of the team at C3 Hope Church providing chaplaincy to our team, volunteers and our community. She loves people and is committed to being a listening ear and emotional support to help people navigate life well.