2023 Director Election Candidates

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2	Cat Fletcher	not received	self nominated	Sheila Little
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6	Craig Hilton	I’ve been volunteering for Freegle for a little over 15 years in Edinburgh. My motivation was (and remains) to play a small part in saving the planet by keeping things out of landfill. Over time, I’ve grown to love that we also help people get things they really need and build communities. In 2020 I had enough time to contribute more and joined the board. My background is in technology at the Royal Bank of Scotland. This gave me (just!) enough skills and experience to take on the role of Freegle Finance Director. I like to think that we now have a better grip on our finances, but a lot of that is down to our excellent treasurer. I’ve learnt a huge amount since I became a director and have worked with a people who challenged, educated, motivated and also frustrated me! It’s been great. The thing that I’ve most been impressed by is that we are a unique organisation with motivated, engaged volunteers that keep our Freegle groups working well. I’ve recently retired, so I hope to be able to continue to contribute to Freegle and hopefully do some of the things I promised to do in the last 3 years!	self nominated	Sheila Little
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8	Bill Hopkinson	Rev Dr Bill Hopkinson	Ruth Willmore	Sheila Little
9		Retired Professor of Online Learning, living in Stratford, London.
10		Co-chair of Borough of Newham Ageing Well Strategy Board.
11		Mod for Newham, and Tower Hamlets (London) Freegle – still learning.
12		Some experience of grants, receiving (as Manager of a mental health charity), advocating (2023 £9000 achieved for South Asian community group for LGBT awareness), shortlisting (2023 Newham Borough disperses £2million to community groups, I am currently one of those shortlisting £200,000 to community initiatives in Forest Gate ward).
13		Masters in Business Studies focused on managing voluntary organizations.
14		As an Inspector of Education I was taught how to assess quality assurance and to analyse effectiveness.
15		National and international committee experience 1980 to 2015 as secretary or chair.
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