Management Team

Day-to-day responsibility for the running of the charity is delegated to an Senior Leadership Team (SLT) consisting of the Chief Executive, Director of Operations, two Assistant Directors of Operations and Director of Resources. The SLT is supported by a Leadership Team consisting of nine Operations Managers, a Digital Transformation Manager, an ICT Manager, a Management Accountant, a Policy and Assurance Manager and a People and Talent Manager.

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  Dave Smith

  Chief Executive

  Dave provides leadership and strategic management in line with our core vision and values ...

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  Ben Courtney

  Director of Operations

  Ben is responsible for providing leadership to the operational management team ...

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  Chris Tait

  Director of Resources

  Chris joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2010 and is responsible for Finance, HR and IT ...

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  Liz Varey

  Assistant Director of Operations

  Liz joined us as Assistant Director of Operations in 2023 ...

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  Andy Gundry

  Assistant Director of Operations

  Andy joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2005, initially as a team leader, before being ...

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  Sarah Shorrock

  Digital Transformation Manager

  Sarah is responsible for leading the transformation of how we deliver our services in the future ...

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  Andy Mount

  ICT Manager

  Andy is responsible for all ICT services across the organisation ...

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  Matt Greenhalgh

  Management Accountant

  Matt joined Stepping Stone Projects as management accountant in June 2021 ...

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  Helen Allen

  People and Talent Manager

  Helen joined Stepping Stone Projects as people and talent manager in November 2021 ...

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  Eunice Taylor

  Policy and Assurance Manager

  Eunice joined Stepping Stone Projects as policy and assurance manager in September 2021 ...

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  Julie Evans

  Operations Manager

  Julie joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2009 and is responsible for a number of our services in Rochdale ...

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  Nic Crook

  Operations Manager

  Nic is responsible for our services for care leavers ...

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  Ella O'Neill

  Operations Manager

  Ella is responsible for a number of our services in Manchester and Blackburn ...

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  Helen Smith

  Operations Manager

  Helen joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2021 and now manages a number of services in Rochdale...

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  Debbie McClelland

  Operations Manager

  Debbie joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2014 following a long business career as a ...

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  Kath Dunn-Cham

  Operations Manager

  Kath joined Stepping Stone Projects as operations manager in January 2022 ...

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  Lindsey Wells

  Operations Manager

  Lindsey is responsible for our young persons services in Lancashire ...

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  Rick Craven

  Operations Manager

  Rick is responsible for a number of our services in Bury and Blackburn ...

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