The Emmaus South Manchester charity is overseen by a group of skilled and experienced volunteers who make up our board of trustees.
Emmaus South Manchester is a registered charity (no. 1185563) and registered company (no. 11181301). Legal and financial responsibility for the proper conduct of Emmaus South Manchester’s affairs rests with the trustees, who must report annually to the Charity Commission and to Companies House.
Our board of trustees has a mix of people with different skills and expertise to help with strategic planning and governance. Emmaus South Manchester trustees include people with roots in South Manchester, those with specific skill sets such as legal and financial, and people with prior experience managing other Emmaus communities.
As our charity develops and grows, we will look to increase our board membership to bring in people with different skills, expertise and life experiences. Keep a look out on our volunteer page for trustee vacancies.
Our trustees
Stephanie Cameron lives locally and joined the Emmaus Board of Trustees in 2024. Stephanie is an accomplished procurement professional with more than 13 years experience in social housing, demonstrating expertise in social value, customer involvement, community regeneration and business strategy. She has a proven track record of developing award-winning projects and is keen to bring her proactive approach, ideas and enthusiasm to Emmaus.
Samantha Days has been a trustee of Emmaus South Manchester since January 2022. She has worked and volunteered in the voluntary sector for over twenty five years. Samantha was previously the Advice Services Manager for the LGBT Foundation and is currently Project Manager for Wythenshawe Good Neighbours. Samantha was also a trustee, chair of services committee and deputy chair for Albert Kennedy Trust (2005-2015), and she is also a member of the Age Friendly Manchester Older People’s Board and Greater Manchester Older People’s Equality Panel.
Frances Hirst has been a trustee of Emmaus South Manchester from its inception and previously was a trustee of Emmaus Mossley including roles as deputy chair and chair. She has twenty years of experience working for a local evening newspaper with responsibility for in-paper and external promotions aimed at increasing both revenue and newspaper sales. Her other voluntary work has included being secretary for Oldham Area Civic Society, a board member of Dr Kershaw’s Hospice and a member of the steering committee for Saddleworth Arts Festival. She is currently deputy chair of the Emmaus North West Partnership and has served as a member of the Emmaus UK Operations Committee.
Sue Hyde lives and works locally as a Wythenshawe GP. She joined the Emmaus South Manchester Board of Trustees in January 2022.
Reggie Lawson-Tims has been a trustee and fundraiser for Emmaus South Manchester since its early days. He was the fundraiser for Emmaus Bolton from 2002 to 2024. Prior to that, he was the Royal British Legion’s County Field Officer for Greater Manchester with responsibility for welfare and the Poppy Appeal. His principal career was twenty years as an army officer in the Royal Engineers, followed by appointments in the defence industry and property management.
Ian Lloyd-Jones is a Chartered Marketeer and recently retired from a career in strategy and communications. He held the position of Marketing Director in two FTSE Top 100 companies before moving into the world of advertising agencies where he helped clients in a wide variety of sectors to grow their sales. He became Strategy & Insight Director at McCann Erickson and later the Planning Director for Gyro, the world’s largest B2B agency. For seven years he also ran his own consultancy. Ian first discovered Emmaus whilst playing a fundraising gig for one of the many Emmaus communities in France. He loved the operating model and in 2021 jumped at the chance to help develop Emmaus in South Manchester. He has been a trustee of Emmaus South Manchester since January 2022.
Simon Locke has worked in the charitable sector for the last thirty years, in many fields of development, people management, partnerships and business management. He is a Youth & Community worker by qualification, a business person by experience, a trustee by good fortune and an Emmaus supporter by principle. From 2013-19, Simon set up, developed and managed Emmaus Salford taking it from an empty building to an established Emmaus community. He has been an Emmaus South Manchester trustee from the beginning.
Tony Stephenson is CEO of Emmaus Bolton (since 2013) and a trustee of Emmaus Staffordshire and a trustee of Emmaus South Manchester from the start. He originally trained as a Master Photographer (Architecture) before moving into businesses covering food and drink, manufacturing and production, distribution, transport and associated services, specialising in business turn-around. In 2004, Tony co-founded an award-winning business and leadership consultancy. He has Diplomas in Business and Social Enterprise (MA) and a Diploma in Education and Training.
Benedikt Weber is a Process Engineer currently working in a consultancy role, covering projects in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, energy and oil and gas. He has a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and has previously spent time working as a data analyst. Prior to joining Emmaus, Benedikt has also engaged in volunteering roles for Engineering Education Scheme Wales, Valero Volunteering Programme and Tutor the Nation. He became an Emmaus South Manchester trustee in July 2024.