a stepping stone to independence
Management Team
Day-to-day responsibility for the running of the charity is delegated to an Executive Management Team (EMT) consisting of a Chief Executive, a Director of Operations, Assistant Director of Operations and a Director of Resources. The EMT is supported by a Senior Management Team consisting of six Operations Managers, an ICT Manager, a Management Accountant, a Policy and Assurance Manager and a People and Talent Manager.
Dave Smith
Chief Executive
Dave joined Stepping Stone Projects in November 2019 having worked in social housing in London and Greater Manchester for over 30 years...
Ben Courtney
Director of Operations
Ben is responsible for providing leadership to the operational management team ...
Chris Tait
Director of Resources
Chris joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2010 and is responsible for Finance, HR and IT ...
Andy Gundry
Assistant Director of Operations
Andy joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2005, initially as a team leader, before being ...
Debbie McClelland
Operations Manager
Debbie joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2014 following a long business career as a ...
Julie Evans
Operations & Development Manager
Julie joined Stepping Stone Projects in 2009 and is responsible for the Central Referral Team ...
Sarah Shorrock
Operations Manager
Sarah is responsible for our services for young people in Lancashire ...
Andy Mount
ICT Manager
Andy is responsible for all ICT services across the organisation ...
Ella O'Neill
Operations Manager
Ella is responsible for a number of our services in Manchester and Blackburn ...
Matt Greenhalgh
Management Accountant
Matt joined Stepping Stone Projects as management accountant in June 2021 ...
Eunice Taylor
Policy and Assurance Manager
Eunice joined Stepping Stone Projects as policy and assurance manager in September 2021 ...
Helen Allen
People and Talent Manager
Helen joined Stepping Stone Projects as people and talent manager in November 2021 ...
Kath Dunn-Cham
Operations Manager
Kath joined Stepping Stone Projects as operations manager in January 2022 ...
