We have listed below the nominations received for persons seeking election at the VSF AGM on 25th June:
- John Ede, sponsored by Citizens Advice (charity), standing for re-election
- Andrew Green, sponsored by Cornwall Learning Partnership (not for profit), standing for re-election
- Julie Griffin, sponsored by East Cornwall Council for Voluntary Service (charity), standing for election for first time
- Sue Guard, sponsored by Penwith Community Development Trust (charity), standing for re-election
- Ian Jones, sponsored by Volunteer Cornwall (charity), standing for re-election
- Tarn Lamb, sponsored by Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change (charity and social enterprise), standing for re-election
John Ede
Born and educated in Plymouth, then the University of East Anglia, 2:1 Honours Degree in Ecology. I had my management training with Marks and Spencer’s, and have worked for number of employers large and small, before starting a small business, growing trees and shrubs.
In 1993 I volunteered for Liskeard Citizens Advice Bureau, which it is fair to say has changed my life. I have been an advice worker, Guidance Tutor, Assistant Manager, and Bureau manager of Liskeard CAB. A Project manager for the East Cornwall Citizens Advice Bureau Initiative, and Business Management Consultant for National Assoc of Citizens Advice Bureau. Currently I am the Partnership Manager for CABx. I have had experience of the successful delivery of both Capital and Revenue Projects from a number of funding sources, including the National Lottery Charities Board, SRB 2, Objective One ESF and ERDF, European 5b.
I currently I sit on Inclusion Cornwall as Vice Chair, Cornwall Strategic Partnership Executive Board representing Inclusion, I chair the Debt and Finance Inclusion sub-group, I also Chair the Cornwall Welfare Benefits network. I am member of the Health Wellbeing board, Community safety management group, Cornwall Homeless Strategy Delivery group and CC/VCS Strategic group, I represent VSF on the Cornwall IOS Economic Forum.
Andrew Green
I came to Cornwall in 1984 as a geophysicist for the CSM geothermal energy project. I became Project Director in 1991 before becoming MD of CSM Associates Ltd in 1992. A company with over 35 staff and a turnover approaching £2Mpa with worldwide business in the oil, mining and aerospace industries.
In 1997 I left to complete a PGCE at Marjons in Plymouth before joining Network Training as the Project Development Officer. Network Training is VCS training organisation based in Penzance delivering IT, prevocational and business start up training.
In 2001 I became the first employee of the learning Partnership for Cornwall and IOS Ltd. I was, and still am the Objective One Learning and Skills Task Force Co-ordinator. The company now has a turnover of £1.5Mpa and manages over £8m of partnership projects including a number involving the VCS.
I am a qualified athletics timekeeper and player with, and treasurer of, Gweek Silver Band. I was a governor of St Michael’s primary School for 12 years and also chairman of Cornwall Sports hall Athletics. For a short period in 2003 I was an independent member of the KDC standards and ethics committee.
Julie Griffin
Julie has worked for East Cornwall CVS for 20 years; starting as part-time secretary and working up to the position of Agency Director.
The Agency Director is the Chief Executive of the agency and is responsible for the strategic leadership and management of the organisation in accordance with the policies and plans determined by the Board of Trustees.
It is the Agency Director’s responsibility to oversee the planning and co-ordination of work across all departments and functions, to ensure sound financial planning controls and reporting, to ensure robust arrangements for effective governance, to ensure statutory obligations and reporting deadlines are met and to take lead responsibility for public relations, internal and external communication and to represent the organisation on appropriate bodies.
Qualified in Management and Business Administration; extensive management and administrative experience, previous experience in the tourism industry.
Sue Guard
In 1999 I was appointed as Chief Executive of Penwith Community Development Trust, which was set up with the aim of providing infrastructure support and capacity building to VCS organisations. The Trust facilitates the setting up of new projects, as well as providing training and employment advice, capacity building, and management support and expertise to projects of community benefit. For the last three years the average turnover of the Trust has been £1.8 million.
I have a staff team of over 40 very dedicated and committed people and am responsible for securing funding and facilitating projects and initiatives that fulfil our aims. This involves collaborative working within the local community, involving not only the VCS but also the statutory and private sectors.
As Chief Executive of PCDT I have primary responsibility for the organisation itself, ensuring that it is managed and administered competently and efficiently. I am also responsible for planning the strategic development and overall direction of the Trust in order to ensure that the aims, strategic objectives and priorities are achieved.
I sit on a number of partnerships and Boards, including Inclusion Cornwall, Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum, Cornwall Infrastructure Partnership, Local Action in Rural Communities, and the Cornwall Community Foundation
Ian Jones
For the past four years I have worked for Volunteer Cornwall and I am passionately committed to helping people become active citizens. I believe that the future will rely on increased local engagement where people help to shape the services and the place in which they live. Volunteer Cornwall works with a wide variety of organisations and individuals to build social capital and helps to develop inclusive, resilient and strong neighbourhoods and communities.
Prior to this I was Chief Executive of the environmental organisation ReZolve Kernow. I have worked in academia being Head of Enterprise and Sustainability at Cornwall Business School as part of the CUC development. I also worked for a year at University of Exeter’s Centre for Leadership Studies as temporary Assistant Director managing the development of an MA in leadership before moving to Canada for two years where I was Director of Sustainable Economic Development for the City of Markham.
I was born Liverpool where I established and ran a community magazine for five years then Co-founded a community development organisation with a focus on young people, creativity and the environment, which also ran the Royal Liverpool Institution. I originally moved to Cornwall in 1987 when I assisted in the establishment of Devon and Cornwall Development Bureau where I worked for twelve years as Deputy Chief Executive.
I sit on a variety of partnerships in Cornwall as well as national groups and volunteer with a number of local community organisations.
Tarn Lamb
Tarn started with CN4C in 2001 as the Community Operations Director and was promoted to the position of Chief Executive in 2006.
CN4C was established in 2001 and is one of Cornwall’s largest voluntary sector organisations. With over 60 staff and an annual turnover of around £1.8million, it delivers vital services to People, Places and Communities across Cornwall. These services include community learning and outreach, skills for life, employment support programmes, support and capacity building for residents associations, communities and their neighbourhoods, youth and play development services, advice and guidance and landscaping and community facilities support.
Prior 2001, Tarn was head of finance, fundraising and IT for Bromley by Bow Centre in London in 2001. Tarn was responsible for the finance and fundraising for this nationally renowned community centre that served 1500 local residents with a turnover of £1.8 million, this also included the service of community ICT facilities.
Before that in 1998 to 2000, Tarn worked as Head of Equalities and Social Exclusion with London East Training and Enterprise Council. She developed innovative partnership projects to increase participation in employment training by disadvantaged groups. Tarn found new ways to recruit people and develop support packages to meet their needs. She had responsibility for the effective implantation of the Equal Access Strategy across LETEC giving advice and guidance to organisations across 6 boroughs to enhance their capacity to deliver pilot projects and mainstream training.
Tarn has over 10 years of experience of managing and delivering European projects and represents the VCS on the joint Convergence Programme Monitoring Committee.
