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Supporting the local Voluntary, Community and Faith sector

Meet the Team

GAVS team is as colourful and vibrant as the sector in Greenwich. Coming from very different backgrounds the GAVS staff is working together to provide services that support the delivery and development of all voluntary, community and faith organisations and to support and develop the voice of the sector.

Chris Rees

Chris Rees is a GAVS Development Executive with responsibility for Children and Young People. Chris arrived in Greenwich with a range of experience, both in the UK and overseas. He started his career with VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas), spending 2 years working on education and community projects in rural Ethiopia. Following this experience he was based in London for a number of years working on projects relating to education and, specifically, school exclusion; first in a small community based organisation in Islington, and then nationally with Save the Children. His last job before coming to GAVS was in Tajikistan, Central Asia where he managed an organisation providing legal support for children in conflict with the law.

Team Members

Chris Rees

Development Executive

Idris Sapateh

Finance and Admin Officer

Jo Deverson

Development Executive

Katharina Guderian

Marketing & Communications Executive

Naomi Goldberg

Chief Executive

Pauline O’Hare

Development Executive

Yaw Brobbey

Community Accountant

Supported By:
  • Supported By The National Lottery
  • Supported By The Big Lottery Fund
  • Supported By The Big Lottery Fund
  • Supported By The Big Lottery Fund
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