About
Meet the Team
Discover who we are.
Our Co-directors
Armin Lange
Nikki Ranson
“Feeding bodies, nourishing souls: together we fight hunger one meal at a time.”
Our Trustees
Peter Tibber, Chair Designate
“We shouldn’t be necessary. But we are. We must do what we can to ensure that in the future we are not.”
Julie Rusiecki
“I chose to become a trustee for Colchester Foodbank, not because I know better than anyone else, but because I believe in the value of the work the Foodbank does in the community.”
Mark Norrington
“After too many years commuting to work in London, I wanted to get more involved in my local community.”
Win Pomroy
“I began volunteering because I wanted to give something back to my community.”
Our Specialist Advisors to the Trustees
Jenny Turnbull, Treasurer
Paul Rusiecki, Minute Secretary
Rebekah Hill, The Trussell Trust’s East of England Area Manager
Our Co-Patrons
The Right Reverend Roger Morris, the Bishop of Colchester
Sir Bob Russell, the High Steward of Colchester Borough
Our Staff
Phoebe Jakovlevas
Adi Timanish
Linda Dumbrell
Our Lead Volunteers
Monday – Anne Barney
Tuesday – Lesley Mawkes
Wednesday – Anne Barney
Thursday – Mary Dale
Friday – Julie Rusiecki
Saturday – Kevin Finnegan
Our Lead Volunteers for our Satellites
Brightlingsea – Win Pomroy
Wivenhoe – Mark Norrington
Greenstead – Mandy McPherson
Monkwick – Jan Large
Highwoods – Rev. Hannah Cooper
Myland – Gill Williams
New Town – Andrew Topple
Rowhedge – Emma Peel
Tiptree – Rev. Anne-Marie Renshaw
Colchester Central – Karou Magee & Deni Bartington
Our Duke of Edinburgh student volunteers
We are delighted to be celebrating two years of our Duke of Edinburgh awards programme, during which time we have guided twelve students through their bronze awards volunteering. Working with a parent, each of these young people successfully completed their twelve-hour course over a period of three calendar months.