Our Team

Nicky.Judd@actionhampshire.org

I joined the senior leadership team at Action Hampshire in 2022 and became CEO in May 2024. Most of my career has been in the VCSE sector including at Groundwork London, British Red Cross, and Southampton Voluntary Services.

I love supporting the VCSE sector to make a difference in local communities and to people’s health and wellbeing, through helping them collaborate together and with other sectors.

It’s my pleasure to lead a great team at Action Hampshire, who work on fascinating and impactful projects.

In my spare time I like visiting the coast, being in nature, running, cycling, coffee and cake! I’m a fair weather paddle boarder. I’m a big fan of my Jack Russell called Daisy, who has an obsession with tennis balls.

claire.vincent@actionhampshire.org

I have experience within the VCSE sector and social care supporting vulnerable people, social prescribing and facilitating positive change. I am passionate about collaborating with communities, the voluntary sector and NHS to help improve people’s health and wellbeing.

I have been leading our Communities Against Cancer project helping the VCSE sector learn more about cancer and health inequity. I am currently working on our Tackling Loneliness with Transport project – a pilot project to help tackle loneliness with sustainable transport. I will be working with colleagues on various other projects too relating to poverty, cost of living and delivering training to the VCSE sector.

I love learning about the inspirational people and amazing VCSE organisations delivering services in Hampshire and finding creative opportunities to work in partnership together.

anna.miles@actionhampshire.org

I am a Community Projects Specialist with a focus on Business Development. I work on several projects including Safe and Warm Communities, Rural Housing Enabling, and the National Lottery Community Fund project, focusing on Sustainability. I have worked in the charity sector since graduating from University in 2008 and over the years have developed a broad knowledge base including business, people and operations management, fundraising, marketing, financial sustainability and community development. I joined action Hampshire in June 2024 as a Community Projects Officer and started my current role in September 2025.

I was the Chairperson for the Winchester District Older Person’s Partnership for a number of years and worked with Action Hampshire in my previous role through the Department for Transport Loneliness Project. I have a passion for improving the lives of others and am motivated by working with like-minded people.

alex.robertson@actionhampshire.org

I am excited to join Action Hampshire as the Communications Specialist. My role is to support and promote all the fantastic work the project teams do across Hampshire. Within the Communications team we produce and manage content across all Action Hampshire social media channels, including website and digital. We also keep the organisations within our growing network informed through our regular newsletters. We share the latest VCSE sector news, provide funding and organizational advice, promote our Member of the Month, and a host of other exciting features and events for subscribers to get inspired by.

Outside of my professional marketing and communications career, I am a lifelong musician and have been performing in touring bands since the early 00s. I am a proud music, movie, and gaming nerd and love discussing the latest album releases.

alison.bridge@actionhampshire.org

My role is to help coordinate Action Hampshire’s social enterprise activities and programmes to support budding and existing social entrepreneurs and community businesses in Hampshire; through our key programmes including the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE), the Community Business Trade-Up programme and the Building Better Opportunities – Inspiring Enterprise project. Helping to promote and raise awareness of social enterprise and supporting entrepreneurs to develop their ideas through our learning programmes, which support them along their journeys and their long term sustainability, through mentoring and ongoing network support. It feels great to be part of Action Hampshire’s amazing work and make such a positive impact.

caroline.addy@actionhampshire.org

My main role is to provide effective communications to support our organisations. I write weekly newsletters and make sure the website is up to date. I like to keep an ear to the ground, tuning into the amazing work of our Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) and report on important news which may impact the sector. I am also assigned as Communications Lead on several projects including Communities Against Cancer.

I started my career in Marketing and Communications working for large, blue-chip enterprises and a shopping centre! It’s really refreshing and motivating to work for a small organisation which supports my local community and the amazing work of our members.

I have a passion for words and love to write for both work and pleasure. I also enjoy painting, cooking and reading. When I’m not being creative, you’ll find me on a tennis court!

claire.morgan@actionhampshire.org

As a Community Projects Officer I will be working on the Tackling Loneliness with Transport project, as well as supporting development in rural areas. I have worked in the charitable sector for over 19 years, focusing on reducing loneliness and isolation in older people, and I am looking forward to using this experience to support the wider community and the many voluntary organisations that improve the quality of life for so many.

I love gardening, ecology and wildlife and am passionate about helping to improve biodiversity. In my spare time, I volunteer for the Bat Conservation Trust alongside attempting to play tennis, dancing to keep fit and curling up with a good detective story!

corinne.puddicombe@actionhampshire.org

I am a Community Projects Officer with a passion for supporting and developing groups through education and networking. I have a particular interest in health and wellbeing and have experience of working across a range of therapy areas within medical sales. In these roles, I have developed my core skills in relationship building, communication and problem solving, which I balance with trust, honesty, and transparency.

Outside of work I am a volunteer at Hampshire Cultural Trust as a Project Coordinator and I also enjoy pottering in the garden, listening to podcasts and getting stuck into a good crime novel.

emilia.pettersenjanes@actionhampshire.org

My role is to help deliver the fantastic work our project teams do. During my time at university, I did some volunteering alongside my studies which inspired me to pursue a career within the charity sector. I have now worked within charitable organisations for the last three years, initially for a support charity based in Buckinghamshire, and most recently for a UK-wide end-of-life charity. As someone with a desire to make a positive impact through my work, I am excited to join such a dedicated team and work on delivering projects making a difference to local communities. In my spare time, I enjoy baking and spending time with my dachshund Lottie

emily.stenner@actionhampshire.org

I am excited to join Action Hampshire as the new Communications Officer. My main role will be looking after social media along with being the communications lead on several of the brilliant projects Action Hampshire runs.

For the last 6 years I worked for a local mental health charity in their fundraising and communications teams. I have a passion for the VCSE sector and am looking forward to promoting all the amazing work happening in local communities.

helena.kondziela@actionhampshire.org

My role is to promote and share all the great things that our team and members are doing!

I have a keen interest in presenting information in an engaging and ‘eye catching’ way. I create the fortnightly newsletter called ‘Important things you need to know’ – this is our round-up featuring VCSE sector news, topics from our online discussion forum and promoting our member of the month and job and volunteering opportunities.

I enjoy working for an organisation that supports the local community and is passionate about working towards a sustainable future.

ivan.epshtein@actionhampshire.org

In my role as Community Projects Assistant at Action Hampshire, I support with the delivery and evaluation of a variety of projects led by Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) groups and their communities across Hampshire and beyond, ranging from community-led research to young people’s involvement in environmental action and nature protection.

Before joining Action Hampshire, I organised with multiple community groups across the UK led by and for people experiencing homelessness, refugee and asylum-seeker communities, LGBTQ+ communities, disabled people and young people. Here, I witnessed the far-reaching, lasting positive impacts of community-led projects, but also the challenges of sustaining this work with limited and fluctuating resources and capacity.

These experiences and learnings attracted me to Action Hampshire’s vision that local communities and the VCSE groups embedded within them already have the knowledge and capability required to lead projects with profound social impact, combined with its mission to help sustain their work by following community and VCSE leadership and guidance to provide tailored support where needed. I’m grateful and excited to be part of the dedicated team!

Working at Action Hampshire enables me to collaborate with and learn from the knowledge and expertise of a wide range of local communities and their VCSE groups, by whom I am always immensely inspired and energised.

Outside work, I love rock climbing, hiking up hills and through forests, reading a good book, practicing drums or guitar, and convincing friends to help with solving overly complicated jigsaw puzzles.

jessica.johnson@actionhampshire.org

joy.martin@actionhampshire.org

My key role is to support the Hampshire and Isle of Wight VCSE Health and Care Alliance.

I have a vast experience of working within Health and Social Care, including within local government, NHS and the charity sector. Throughout my career I have developed a good oversight of the sectors and an understanding of the nuances of how they work together.

I am passionate about working with people and ensuring that service user’s opinions are heard. I believe that feedback from service users is essential to the growth and development of any organisation.

Outside of work you will often find me working on craft projects, running or watching Rugby Union!

kishor.patel@actionhampshire.org

I am the Project Officer for Communities Against Cancer (CAC) for Action Hampshire. This project is close to my heart as I have family member diagnosed with cancer. I love working with people from different cultural backgrounds, as I have been fortunate in my professional life to have worked and lived in several different countries (Germany, Japan, America, the UK & Spain). I have been a Chairman and Community leader for a local charity and community centre in Basingstoke. We love the community around Basingstoke!

I am passionate about Health and Education. I sit on the School Board as Vice Chair of Governors & Chair of Resources Committee. Looking forward to working with the amazing team at Action Hampshire. In terms of hobbies I love all types of food especially chocolates and cakes!

kevin.sawers@actionhampshire.org

I’ve been at Action Hampshire since May 2006, initially managing grant schemes, then for over a decade as our Community Buildings Officer, and now working on several different projects (as most of us do). I lead our rural development work, supporting Hampshire’s rural communities (including the village halls at the heart of so many communities) and seeking to raise awareness of the particular issues and challenges that people living in rural areas meet. I’m also part of our Membership & Sector Support team, which provides training and other resources for the VCSE sector across Hampshire. I get to meet and talk with such a wide range of people – from managers of large local charities which provide vital services to those in need, to people who give their time and energy on a voluntary basis to help run their community hall.

luke.buckland@actionhampshire.org

In my Community Project Assistant role, I enjoy working on a wide range of projects, from reducing health inequalities, to supporting people with their energy needs. I like that Action Hampshire partners with voluntary and community organisations, supporting them to respond to the challenges facing their communities. I am inspired by the difference these organisations make to local people in Hampshire and beyond.

Before joining Action Hampshire, I had experience in campaigning. While studying at university, I was appalled to learn that homeless people were being criminalised. I pushed for a council to change course, and was shortlisted for a Liberty Human Rights Award for leading the campaign. Through this experience, I learnt how effective the media can be in persuading politicians of your cause.

After university, I worked for a national care charity, organising social groups for older people living in Winchester. I then joined the national campaigns team, where I helped push for care workers to be properly recognised. I particularly enjoyed supporting care workers to share their experiences with MPs and the wider public.

Outside of work, I enjoy playing badminton, listening to music, and tackling a Sudoku. I am also on a mission with my partner to walk the South West Coast path before we retire.

lorna.johnson@actionhampshire.org

As a Community Projects Officer, I’m part of the team behind the CHAT (Community Health Action Together) project, helping to support volunteering for health across the community. With a broad background in healthcare, I am passionate about making a difference and helping to empower communities in their health.

In my spare time, I enjoy coastal walks with my family, having my nose in a good book, or being covered in clay while creating something new on my pottery wheel.

matthew.winnington@actionhampshire.org

I am a Community Projects Officer working mainly on the Safe and Warm Communities and Community Buildings projects as well as leading on the Winter Readiness Campaign.

I have worked in the VCSE sector for the last decade including working as a community consultant alongside social enterprises, as a support worker for people in crisis and managing a service for people with dementia and their carers. I have also worked in the mental health sector and spent over a decade as a civil servant.

I chaired the Portsmouth Dementia Action Alliance for a couple of years and outside of work I am involved in the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Integrated Care System. I have a passion for the VCSE being at the heart of their communities and to support them to be able to deliver the best outcomes for the people of Hampshire.

I enjoy cycling, sci-fi, cinema and sport in general but particularly football, where I’m a long-suffering Tranmere Rovers fan, and rugby league, where the mighty St Helens are my team.

rosie.duffy@actionhampshire.org

I started my working life in a local architects office, which I enjoyed, but decided to venture into a career that I hoped ‘made a difference’. I worked for several charities, including supporting troubled families and people with learning disabilities. Along the way I gained a degree in social policy and administration. I returned to my office roots when joining Action Hampshire, where I now run the Administration Team. Working for Action Hampshire is great as it combines my love of the not-for-profit sector with my enjoyment of organising a busy office and making sure the wheels run as smoothly as possible.

natasha.anderson@actionhampshire.org

I help to support the smooth running of the finances. Since joining Action Hampshire, I have achieved my Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) qualification. In the past, I have worked in customer service and care roles. It is so warming to be with a team of people who love to help others as much as I do. It has taken a while to find the job I really love doing, and to find people who are equally as passionate is amazing! I love the busyness and variation of my job, and when everything matches up it makes me happy.

I have worked in Hampshire most of my life, initially in supported housing then as Chief Executive of Solent Mind from 1997 to 2017. I now work as a facilitator and trainer with the Wellbeing Collective; as a consultant with Mind, supporting local Minds across the country through partnerships and business planning; and as a non executive director in the NHS. I was co-opted to the Board of Action Hampshire at the end of 2019 – pre Covid. Action Hampshire has always used its expertise to inform, co-ordinate, and give voice to the 3rd sector. In these critical times I’m keen to do everything I can to support an organisation whose expertise has never been needed more.

Previously Head of Sport for Hampshire County Council (HCC), via this link, I led the transition of our service out of HCC and into a new, independent charity, Energise Me (via this link)

I bring strong sports leadership and cross-sector experience from the public, private and charity sectors. I forged creative partnerships across Culture, Media and Sport during a 6-month secondment to Culture South East, a non-departmental public body. I have also been a trustee to a national sector skills council.

I am led by my values and believe by empowering colleagues to be collaborative, innovative and proactive you will see great results.

It is this approach that led to Energise Me moving in to Action Hampshire’s office and my election as a Trustee. Our respective organisations have a great deal in common, working across Hampshire to provide services and support to other organisations and people to build happier, healthier and stronger communities.

I have lived in Hampshire for more than 35 years, and trained as a Chartered Accountant in Winchester. After a spell auditing in public practice, I went on to spend nearly 30 years working for a major international business in a number of roles, including responsibility for financial planning, financial operations, processes and controls.

I retired a few years ago and now have the time to give back to the community. I became a Trustee in early 2023 to use my skills and experience to support Action Hampshire at this challenging time for charities.

Ian is Treasurer and Trustee of the Kingsclere Community Association, that runs Kingsclere’s community centre, the Fieldgate Centre. He is also Chairman of the Kingsclere Performing Arts and Youth Centre a start up charity aiming to save an important community asset from residential development enabling the current use as a performing arts centre to be developed. He is a governor of his local primary school along with being treasurer of the youth football club. He is now applying the skills he developed during his career to support a range of community organisations and activities in rural Hampshire. Now a Fellow of the School of Social Entrepreneurs, after participating in a programme run by Action Hampshire, he focuses in particular on improving the viability and sustainability of the community businesses he works with. In his community work he has seen the vital role that Action Hampshire plays and is keen to provide support in the role of trustee in enabling this work to continue making a difference to the people and organisations it serves.

Nagina Kaleem is a professional science teacher with over two decades of experience promoting girls’ education in Pakistan. After personal circumstances forced her to leave this work, she moved to the UK and faced various challenges, including a Cancer diagnosis and cultural differences.

Despite the difficulties, she persevered and completed her treatment, and began volunteering with various organisations to better understand the culture and values of the UK. Through her volunteer work, she noticed the lack of participation and isolation many women, particularly immigrants, face in their communities. This motivated her to continue working to empower and support women in the UK, and she has made it her mission to use her skills and experiences to create a more inclusive and equal society. She is currently running a social enterprise called Cross-Culture Hub in Southampton to fulfil her compassion for empowering and educating women.

I have worked in the charity sector since 2010 in fundraising and latterly as a CEO for one national and one regional charity; my early career was in systems analysis and project management at the John Lews Partnership.

I am currently CEO of a charity providing primary prevention and rehabilitation of heart disease in Hampshire.

I joined the Action Hampshire Board in early 2023 and am particularly interested in the work Action Hampshire will be doing coordinating the integration of the VCSE with the NHS as part of the new Integrated Care System.

Tika is a Postdoctoral BBSRC Career Development Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford. She’ll be moving onto work in Alzeihmer’s research at the Nuffield Department of Medicine. Originally working on her Ph.D. in mechanistic interactions of antibiotics with a drug target for tuberculosis, she translated her work to target COVID-19 during the pandemic. She also worked as a Junior Dean providing welfare and mental health support to undergraduate and graduate students during her Ph.D. Along with her research, she is passionate about her community and the elderly population including those who may not fully feel at home after moving to the UK.

Having worked in community engagement in the arts over the past 10 years, I have delivered projects that centre community impact, and engage partners across a variety of sectors. I strongly believe in the importance of working alongside communities to ensure that their voices and needs shape the content and direction of the work.

I am passionate about the way that Action Hampshire empowers members of the local community, voluntary and social enterprise sector. Having a trusted place to turn to for support is vital, especially as we try to navigate an ever changing landscape, and I am proud that Action Hampshire can be that place for so many in the VCSE sector across the county.

I joined the Action Hampshire Trustee Board in early 2026 and am excited to use my knowledge and experience to help the team continue to support the ongoing development, strengthening and growth of local charities and communities and their delivery of effective outcomes.

As a trained nurse, I have specialised in caring for both adults and children, in hospital and community settings. Having moved into NHS management, I now work as a Project Manager in the Mental Health division of a neighbouring NHS Foundation Trust. I have a PhD gained from researching patient and carer involvement in decision-making regarding their care, and am passionate about using research and quality management techniques to continually improve services.

I have lived in Hampshire for many years and am enthusiastic about supporting local charities and the local community. I have over 10 years’ experience as a trustee across a variety of other voluntary and community organisations, in addition to more than 12 years’ experience as a school/college governor.

I joined Action Hampshire as a Trustee in early 2026 and am proud to work alongside other trustees and staff members to strengthen, challenge and connect communities across Hampshire.

I am a senior housing and place-based leader with over 30 years’ experience working across local government, Registered Providers, and the voluntary sector. My career has focused on improving people’s lives through strong partnerships, inclusive services, engagement and a commitment to prevention, social value, and community resilience.

My recent work involves working across Hampshire housing systems and resettlement, and I am currently Head of Housing Management and Neighbourhoods at Southampton City Council ensuring services are sustainable, well‑governed, and rooted in local need. I am passionate about empowering communities, supporting those most at risk, and using housing and community‑based solutions to reduce inequality and improve long‑term outcomes.

In my spare time I like to walk our dog Ruby in the gorgeous Hampshire countryside and practice yoga.