With over 18 years of experience in homelessness services, Sarah has worked across charity, local authority, and international development sectors in roles spanning support, service development, and management. She first joined Connection Support in 2008 as a support worker, returned in 2020 as Rough Sleeper Coordinator, and became part of the Senior Management Team in … Read more
Natalie joined Connection Support in January 2022. She has over 10 years of experience in Marketing and Communications, starting out in the events industry and then moving over to the charity sector. Natalie enjoys creating focused strategies that ensure marketing efforts contribute to the success of the organisation.
Georgia joined Connection Support in January 2023 as our interim Marketing and Communications Manager. Georgia has a breadth of experience across different sectors, but has been working specifically in the third sector for the last seven years. Georgia is passionate about creating a workplace culture of openness and acceptance, and with having ADHD, she advocates … Read more
Rachel joined Connection Support in February 2023 as Head of Estates. She is part of the Senior Management Team and is responsible for delivering our Estates vision and strategy, ensuring we provide high quality housing for our clients, psychologically intelligent office facilities for our staff and fit for purpose property management services across our property … Read more
Vanessa joined Connection Support in July 2025 as Head of People Services. She is passionate about building an inclusive, values-led culture and creating the systems that help colleagues do their best work in support of our clients. With over 15 years’ experience in People and Operations leadership, Vanessa blends structure and rigour with kindness and … Read more
Jonathan joined Connection Support in October 2022 as Head of IT. After taking a career break to focus on his family, Jonathan wanted to use his 30+ years of experience to help Connection Support achieve their goals. Jonathan is an advocate for men’s mental health, managing ADHD in the workplace and being a team player.
Rachel joined Connection Support in October 2021. She is part of the Senior Management Team and is responsible for overseeing volunteering and client involvement across the organisation. Rachel has a range of experience in the charity and education sector, including delivering motivational courses for unemployed young people, working in Malawi on community development projects, and … Read more
Karen joined Connection Support in 2015. Her experience has included managing various services – Floating Support, Resilience (Early intervention Service), Rough Sleepers, support for ex-offenders and support for those in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse. Her current role involves the Operational Management of services across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. These include No Recourse to Public … Read more
Peter joined the Connection Support team in July 2025. Peter has worked within the charity sector for 25 years; his experience includes leadership of fundraising, business development and communications, as well as operational and quality management roles. At the start of his career Peter worked abroad for several years – in Rwanda and Zambia – … Read more
Kate joined Connection Support in June 2018. She has worked in the voluntary sector in Oxfordshire for over 20 years at national, regional and local levels for a range of organisations during that time. Most recently she managed the delivery of statutory advocacy services to people in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the areas of mental … Read more
Deb joined Connection Support in February 2016. She is part of the Senior Management Team and her role involves Operational Management across Oxfordshire. These include Rough Sleeper Outreach, Oxfordshire Homeless Pathway, Embedded Housing Workers, Step Down Housing and victims and perpetrators of violence. Deb has experience spanning a variety of services and clients including Supported … Read more