Our Staff
Vicky Scott
Chief Executive Officer
Vicky joins THCVS from neighbouring Hackney CVS where she was Head of Operations and helped to steer the organisation through COVID. During the pandemic she was inspired by the powerful leadership of community groups. She believes in the crucial role of the CVS to empower the hundreds of local charities and community groups to create real and radical change, to connect and to ensure an equitable role in partnerships.
Area of expertise
Governance, Partnerships, Strategy and Managing Change.
Work Background
With many years experience of charity governance, both in the arts and the voluntary & community sector, her experience includes all aspects of running charities including creating organisational change and building engaged and enthused teams.
Favourite thing to do in Tower Hamlets:
Walk by Thames path and the canals.
Alison Robert
Partnerships Manager
Alison joined THCVS in July 2017
Area of expertise Partnerships, fundraising and strategy, coproduction
Work Background Alison has always worked in the charity sector as a frontline employee and senior manager
She worked in the charitable sector in sexual health and wellbeing, developing education programmes in schools, colleges and through outreach.
Also in the local authority developing teenage pregnancy strategy building collaborations, commissioning youth and sexual health services and in the NHS as a counsellor in GP practices across Lambeth
Favourite place in Tower Hamlets:
Lahore Kebab House
Favourite thing to do in Tower Hamlets:
Walking around Victoria Park and exploring new places.
Ayaann Yusuf
Development Officer
Ayaann joined THCVS as a Development Officer in June 2024. Her area of expertise is community development, project management, fundraising
Ayaann has a MA in Human Rights Law and has been working in Tower Hamlets for the past two years for a local Womens Organisation. She is passionate about Community Development and grass roots initiatives and brings her lived experience as a Black Muslim Female, when advocating for the VCS in Tower Hamlets.
Her favourite thing to do in Tower Hamlets is walk along the Canal and pop into random flower shops to buy plants. Also, Whitechapel market is the place to go to stock up on hijabs.
Our Trustees
Chris Ley
Poplar& Limehouse Health Network CIC
Chris has worked within the Voluntary, Charity or Public Sector for the past 30 years and is in his 20th year here in Tower Hamlets.
He is currently Network Director of the Poplar & Limehouse Health Network which is a Community Interest Company providing health and wellbeing initiatives working with GPs and community partners in Poplar, Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs. He also works for the TH GP Care Group (the GP Federation in Tower Hamlets), managing strategic work across the Borough.
Chris values the opportunity, to work as a Trustee of THCVS, to help support voluntary organisations to continue to provide their vital services to the residents of Tower Hamlets.
