Meet the team
Meet the team
Duncan Shrubsole - Chief Executive Officer
I lead the St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity, working with the team to deliver our work to support frontline workers to be able to provide the possible to those experiencing homelessness though the Vicar’s Relief Fund (VRF) and the Frontline Network. We also fund initiatives that meet specific needs of different communities experiencing homelessness. I also work with the team to deliver activities to raise funds for this vital work including the Annual BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Amanda Bennett - Partnerships and Participation Manager
I manage the relationships with our Network Partners and organise our Annual Conference. I have previously worked in frontline homelessness sector roles, fundraising, project management of intervention schemes supporting women in contact with the criminal justice system, international development work in the UK, East/West Africa, North Slope Borough of Arctic Alaska through to the scuba diving industry in Southeast Asia. Outside of work, I love adding extra stamps in my passport, photography and leading an amphibious lifestyle.
Nikki Wimborne - Grants Manager
I manage the day-to-day running of our main grant programmes (the VRF and the Frontline Fund) and leads on the practical implementation of any new grant programmes. Nikki is an experienced Grants Manager with over 20 years voluntary sector experience. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with friends and family, walking and new experiences.
Naomi Trenear - Partnerships Officer
My role as Partnerships Officer includes developing and building relationships with frontline staff and organisations supporting people experiencing homelessness across different sectors. I lead on our Training Programme for frontline workers and our Annual Conference. My background is in service delivery support and several years working in frontline roles in homelessness, substance misuse and young people’s services, as well as volunteering with youth and LGBTQI+ charities. I am passionate about system change and the importance of frontline worker wellbeing.
Tom Unsted - Programme Coordinator
I am the charity's Programme Coordinator. I work across the VRF and the Frontline Network delivering administrative support. Before joining, I worked for Coin Street Community Builders helping deliver their nursery and family support services. My interests include a range of sports, cinema, history and I am an avid listener of music.
Abi Tsuts - VRF Coordinator
I support the charity team with assessments and payments. I have worked in the charity sector for eight years, with the last six in a grant giving. In my spare time, I like eating, reading and at times, I am known to actually enjoy doing DIY jobs around the house!
Barbara Flemmings - VRF Coordinator
I assess grant applications and prepare successful applications for payment. I have worked in the voluntary and public sector in a paid and voluntary basis- primarily in housing. I have an interest in current affairs, routemasters, Arsenal, collecting vinyl, the Tom Robinson Band, ballet and netball. I also have a football coaching certificate.
Nick Stevens - VRF Coordinator
I am a VRF coordinator, supporting the team with assessments and payments. I have worked for 18 years in frontline roles, supporting ex-offenders in a housing environment. I enjoy being outdoors at the beach, reading or listening to music. I am also an avid rugby fan.
Sophie Vincent - VRF Coordinator
I am a VRF coordinator, supporting the team with assessments and payments. I have previously worked in the education sector and am committed to addressing homelessness and supporting frontline workers. In my free time I love to read books about social policy, history and culture. I also enjoy going to concerts with my friends.
James Ingram - Policy and Best Practice Manager
I lead our policy and influencing work, mobilising evidence, our network, and frontline workers to influence for positive structural change.
I have 15 years professional experience in the UK and internationally leading policy, public affairs, campaigning, strategic communications, research, and frontline work in the non-profit, social enterprise, and diplomatic/ intergovernmental sectors. This has been on a broad range of themes across human rights and social justice issues, advocating with and for individuals and communities to achieve sustained impact.
I am also Vice-Chair of Patients Voices at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and am a disabled lived experience advisor to a PhD student at UCL. My other governance and volunteering roles have focused on support to refugees and migrant organisations, Holocaust education, and grant-making on humanitarian and international development projects, as well as with underserved Jewish communities across the diaspora.
You can connect with me and get involved with the conversation on our policy priorities on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.
Careers
Check out the latest vacancies at St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity, and be part of the team and help our work to ensure that everyone experiencing homelessness can secure, and keep, a safe place to live. We are going through a period of rapid growth and would love you to join us on this exciting journey.