Staff

After spending 30 years working in both business and faith sectors, Andy took over running the charity in March 2023

Andy is a member of Reading Family Church.

Malcolm was Director of the Charity from 2005 to 2023.

He is currently our Communications Officer.

Malcolm is a member of LifeSpring Church.

Sarah is responsible for the everyday administration of the charity office, including HR and project support.

She is also our safeguarding officer.

Sarah is a member of St Lawrence Church.

Alison joined us in 2011 and as Food Bank Manager she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the ReadiFood warehouse; parcel deliveries; volunteers and corporate teams.

Alison is a member of St. John’s and St Stephen’s Church.

Sarah looks after all our ReadiFood volunteers as well as running our Journey 2 Work project.

Sarah is a member of Greyfriars Church.

Alison started with us in 2023 as we began the Coley Park Pantry, which she leads.

She also oversees right across our pantry network.

Alison is a member of Coley Park Baptist Church.

Margaret leads the Norcot Pantry, managing food stocks and volunteers.

She began working with us in March 2022.

Margaret is a member of Carey Baptist Church.

After leading our night shelter project, a Bed for the Night, for three years, Louise is now responsible for the Pavilion Pantry.

Louise is a member of LifeSpring Church.

Karen leads the Southcote Pantry and helps with the support of running and developing our Pantry Network.

Karen is a member of Reading Family Church.

Wendy is responsible for our Soup Runs and Tea Bar as the ReadiStreet co-ordinator.

She looks after our food handouts for the homeless.

Wendy is a member of All Nations Church.

James works across the charity in all respects of our work.

He runs our outreach at CiRDiC on a Thursday and looks after maintenance at our warehouse and offices.

James also supports some of our clients one to one.

He joined us in 2021 and is a member of St Laurence Church.