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.
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
Assistant Director of Transformation
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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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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