Director of Care - Chris Dixon Meet Our Director of Care, Chris Dixon Expand Chris joined the Leadership Team in April 2020 as the Director of Care. Chris has worked within the third sector for the duration of his 23 year career, focused on supporting people to live the lives they want. From youth work, to children’s centres and then on to learning disabilities where he spent 6 years as CEO at Andover and District Mencap. An organisation that delivers a range of similar care and housing-based services as Enham Trust. Having worked his way through the ranks, Chris understands the challenges faced at all levels of an organisation and is keen to mentor and coach people to go on the same journey as he has and achieve their individual career aspirations. In 2010 Chris achieved the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership and as such is adept at working in partnership with people and organisations to develop the best possible service offer to those that we support. Chris is excited to join Team Enham and to support the Care department and the organisation in its next steps of development. In his spare time Chris is a keen runner and is also a Trustee at the Andover based charity Yellow Brick Road.
Director of Operations - Sara Bradbury Meet our Associate Director of Employment Services, Sara Bradbury Expand Sara joined Enham Trust in 2017 but has worked with the charity since 2015 through a delivery partnership, working on a Department for Work and Pensions specialist employability contract. Sara brings over 18 years’ experience of working in further education and welfare to work sectors, in both private and charitable organisations. Throughout her career, Sara has managed large Education and Skills Funding Agency and Department for Work and Pensions contracts. Sara is highly experienced in managing organisations through Ofsted inspections, DWP PAT Inspections and external quality standards such as Merlin and Matrix, in addition to large value funding audits. Outside of Enham Trust, Sara is Chair of Governors for a Wiltshire primary school.
Deputy Director of Income Generation - Nicola Lowry Meet our Deputy Director of Income Generation, Nicola Lowry Expand A member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (MCIOF), Nic joined Enham at the end of October as Deputy Director of Income Generation. She brings 15+ years’ experience of supporting charities and non-profits to deliver on their income generation ambitions, having led several highly successful strategies across a variety of fundraising areas. Up until 2000, Nic worked in the retail sector. At this point, she made the decision to go to university to study social care, and to take up her first role in the health and social care sector as an area manager for a well-known domiciliary and nursing agency. She’s since worked in the charity sector for a children’s home, and services in homelessness, complex needs, mental distress, and domestic violence and abuse.
Finance Director - Wendy-Ann Wright Meet our Finance Director, Wendy-Ann Wright Expand Wendy joined us in September as our new Finance Director. Wendy is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and has a wealth of Finance experience gathered throughout her 27-year career in audit, commercial, financial services, and the third sector. Wendy brings a commercial perspective that has been built from the ground up, having worked at every level within finance and across different operational activities. In previous roles, Wendy has been the CFO of an Insurance Brokerage and Finance Director for a Holiday Park group. She’s also worked in both National and local third sector organisations that offered a range of services to individuals, communities and other organisations.
Commercial Director - Simon Williams Meet our Commercial Director Simon Williams Expand Simon joined Enham Trust in 2017 after a 25 year career in leadership roles across the private, public and 3rdsector. In previous roles, Simon was a Divisional Director of a FTSE 250 property company, offering managed accommodation to students and key workers; Executive Board Director of a furniture manufacturer and retailing group; and held senior commercially focused roles in various universities. A Chartered Director, Fellow of the Institute of Directors and an Associate Member of the CIPD, Simon has also run his own leadership consultancy business and is currently involved in the IoD’s Diploma programme developing the leaders of tomorrow. Outside of Enham Trust, Simon is a Trustee of Wiltshire Sight, an independent charity supporting people living with sight loss in Wiltshire and Swindon.
Chief Executive - Heath Gunn Meet our Chief Executive Heath Gunn Expand Heath lives along the South Coast of Hampshire and joined Enham Trust in June 2015. Before joining Enham Trust, Heath had a varied career including serving in the Royal Navy as a helicopter engineer. Heath spent 10 years with the NHS, where he was involved in developing and delivering a range of clinical and non-clinical Mental Health, Learning Disability and Social Care services. He also brings a diverse range of commercial and senior operational experience from the motor and construction industries, which together with his time in Health and Social Care gives Heath over 20 years of operational management and leadership knowledge and experience to draw from. Heath has a MSc in Leadership and Management in Health from Kingston University, and together with the Staff teams, Senior Leadership Team and our Board of Trustees, he is working to ensure that Enham Trust delivers the best experience and outcomes possible for the people we support and the staff he works alongside.