The Staff Team

Amelia Glanville
Amelia joins the inHope team in the new role of volunteer manager looking after volunteers across the whole charity. For as long as she can remember she has had a heart for people who experience homelessness, and her background…

Andy Irwin
Andy is a nationally qualified youth and community worker with many years’ experience working with people facing homelessness. He is always keen to advocate for the powerless with the many differing struggles they face. He originally worked as a…

Andy Kinnersley
Andy has worked as a chef for over 20 years, cooking for restaurants all over Bristol. With his culinary skills, down-to-earth nature and passion for a good cause, we like to think of him as the West Country’s Jamie Oliver. He’s a big fan…

Ant Newman

Debra Turpin
Debra worked in the investment sector for over 15 years, and prior to working for inHope was a Purchase Ledger clerk for a small construction engineering company. She is also a trained swimming teacher, and has taught many children…

Esther Lambert
Esther worked for a number of years in the catering industry and has completed a diploma in substance misuse with a charity called Life For The World. Esther is also a very talented worship leader.

Jonathan Lee
Jonathan continues to work with refugees in Easton, Bristol alongside his role at the inHope. He and his wife Helen have two children.

Lauren Pritchard
Lauren joins the inHope team as the Admin Officer for the Foodbank.

Lee Milkins

Mary Brown
Mary previously worked as a Teaching Assistant at a nearby primary school in Hanham. Having already volunteered at the Wild Goose for several years, she fitted right in when she joined the office team. It has since been said…

Mick Connolly
Mick has worked in Bristol and Somerset in the Housing/Homelessness sector since 2006 in a variety of roles, including assertive outreach, supported housing, substance/alcohol misuse, criminal justice and project management. He’s passionate about engaging those with complex needs, using different person-centred and task-centred approaches to best meet…

Natalie Patillas
Commuting all the way from the other side of the Lawrence Hill roundabout, Natalie is one of a handful of local employees. Having come from the area and lived here on and off all her life (with occasions of…

Ruth Nott

Sally Hunter
Sally first got involved with Foodbanks in London where she volunteered with the Tower Hamlets Foodbank as part of a church internship. Sally has always been passionate about social justice and has worked for a number of different charities…

Sarah Luckwell
Hailing from Clevedon, Sarah enjoys many a sunset stroll along the prom with the famous pier in view. In her own words: “I’m excited to help supporters find out more about the work of inHope and how they can be…

Steve Baker
Steve is a qualified Youth and Community Worker. He has spent most of his career working with young people in Somerset, with his most recent role being Deputy Chief Executive at Young Somerset. Steve was drawn to inHope by…

Steve Brain
Prior to joining inHope, Steve worked in the civil service and local government, as a care worker and more recently as a school administrator. He volunteered in the Wild Goose for 18 months before taking on the staff role…

Stuart Leitch
Stuart runs the Life Recovery project. Prior to joining inHope he was a church leader in Bristol for 10 year. Stuart lives in Easton and enjoys cycling, badminton, swimming and bagging the occasional Munro. He has particular interest in…

Trudy Mead
Before starting as Support Worker for our women’s night shelter, Trudy worked in accounts, as a teaching assistant and as a carer. Through her church, she’s been a long-term supporter of inHope. She began volunteering at Spring of Hope in…

Val Thompson
Val is experienced as a youth worker and family mentor, supporting children and young people whose parents were in recovery or borderline addiction and mental health. She volunteered in the Wild Goose drop-in centre before joining the staff team…

Vicki Saunders
Vicki joins the Life Recovery Team as Deputy Manager for the Life Course.