HFVC : Our Team

Marion Schumann - Director - Email

Marion Schumann has been the Director of Hammersmith and Fulham Volunteer Centre for the last 11 years. The Centre has been working across three sectors in the recruitment, placement of volunteers and providing support to Volunteers. The Centre is the key organisation for volunteers in the borough and has been successful in bringing new funding for innovative projects in H&F and LB Brent. In the last 9 yrs HFVC have secured approx £5millions of funding for volunteering.
Marion has been successful in wining ESF funds for Hammersmith & Fulham and also for the borough of Brent. HFVC has also been successful in winning funds for 2012 Olympics/Paralympics through the LDA/ESF Personal Best programme for H&F, Harrow and Hillingdon.
The Centre also has a good track record working with unemployed people in deprived areas of H&F, and has managed to obtain paid employment for these clients. The Centre provides free (or subsidised) training for volunteers and unemployed people, and offers limited childcare provision, freely. It also works with local business employees who give their time freely (and sometimes some financial contributions and gifts) to local voluntary and community organisations.
Marion is a keen volunteer and is eager to spread the message of volunteering in the borough. She is committed to engaging 'hard to reach' people into volunteering. Marion is the Vice- Chair of H&F Borough Partnership, Chair of the Community & Voluntary Sector Network (CVSN) and a panel member of the Prince's Trust.
Marion has been a Lambeth councillor (1990-94) and the Mayor of Lambeth ('93-94).
Jenny Melrose - HR/Deputy Director - Email

Jenny Melrose came from the public and private sector prior to joining the voluntary sector, having worked in the trade union movement, for a political party and in communications and events management. She has over 20 years experience in human resources management, with particular expertise in employment law, developing high quality standards and training.
Hitesh Shah - Finance and Administration - Email
Alice Lamb – Business Development Manager - Email

Alice is the new Business Development Manager for Works 4 U, the social enterprise arm of HFVC. She has experience spanning public, private and third sectors and is currently working to create links between HFVC and the corporate sector. Alice also organises employer supported volunteering and corporate challenges.
Luisa Messina – Head of Youth - Email

With a background in Law and International Relations, Luisa has worked and volunteered for a number of national, European and international human rights organisations and UK leading social enterprises.
Sara Benjamin - Project Officer - Email

Sara is Project Officer for the Way Forward programme in Hammersmith & Fulham and Brent, working closely with organisations to help get clients from difficult backgrounds into employment.
Caroline Ludden – Events 4 Youth - Email

Caroline has worked in the youth sector for almost fifteen years with a background in Youth Work, Training & Volunteering. She is the Youth Events Manager for Events 4 Youth, a new youth-led project training young people to plan and run events, whilst developing enterprise skills.
Tsige Dejene Gimariam - BIVEP Project Manager - Email

Tsige Dejene Gimariam is the manager of Harrow Personal Best Programme. She has 9 years of extensive experience in Project Management; including previous experience working in many different kinds of projects. This has nurtured her people skills and taught her how to get along with people of all ages and backgrounds. She is always keen to get involved with many different projects, and recently went to Turkey to teach in a local school.
Charmaine Goodridge - BIVEP Project Manager - Email

Charmaine Goodridge is the Personal Best Manger for Hillingdon. She joined the Volunteer Centre in 2003 and has worked on projects aimed at involving local residents in volunteering activities. Charmaine has worked on a number of projects across the boroughs of Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow and now Hillingdon. In her current role, she recruits local residents to undertake and achieve a level 1 qualification in Events Stewardship, which on completion will guarantee them an interview to volunteer for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralymic games.
Mohamed Salem - Finance Assistant - Email

Mohamed works within the finance department as the assistant to the Finance Director. He is AAT qualified and enjoys reading as well as watching and playing football.