Our Team
Chief Executive

Tim Houghton
Community First is managed by an experienced not for profit sector CEO, Tim Houghton with 17 years' experience at senior management level and 25 years' experience of delivering community development and engagement, volunteering, and managing projects. Tim has extensive experience of leading partnerships with local government, tendering for services with the private sector and other VCSEs meeting shared objectives, combined with relevant experience of interim management and delivering change in charities which maintains financial viability without losing mission focus. Tim is supported by an experienced Senior Management team.
Senior Management Team
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Tanya Dowthwaite
Head of Finance & Resources -
Mandy Harris
Head of Community Development and Support -
Hywel Small
Head of Enterprise -
Liz Moore
Head of Learning Services -
Lynne Peters
Head of Transport Services (North) -
Gavin Rowe
Head of Transport Services (South)
Our Teams
Community Development
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Gary Davis
East Hampshirelocal_library gary.davis@cfirst.org.uk
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Catherine Billam
Havantlocal_library catherine.billam@cfirst.org.uk
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Debbie Grace
New Forestlocal_library debbie.grace@cfirst.org.uk
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Bruce White
Winchesterlocal_library bruce.white@cfirst.org.uk
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Jagat Singh
Volunteering Servicelocal_library jagat.singh@cfirst.org.uk
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Dan Moore
Leigh Park Community Centrelocal_library dan.moore@cfirst.org.uk
Central Services
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Lin Dudman
PA to Chief Executivelocal_library lin.dudman@cfirst.org.uk
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Jean Field
Finance Officerlocal_library jean.field@cfirst.org.uk
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Sue Musselwhite
Finance Officerlocal_library sue.musselwhite@cfirst.org.uk
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Michelle Addis
Finance Officerlocal_library michelle.addis@cfirst.org.uk
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Vanessa Kitt
HR Officerlocal_library Vanessa.kitt@cfirst.org.uk
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Janet Strangeway
Marketing Officerlocal_library Janet.strangeway@cfirst.org.uk
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Hannah Baxter
Digital Marketing Officerlocal_library hannah.baxter@cfirst.org.uk
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Dave Doyle
Health & Safetylocal_library dave.doyle@cfirst.org.uk
Health and Wellbeing
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Jackie Hartless
Home Help, Walking for Health, Gardeninglocal_library jackie.hartless@cfirst.org.uk
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Lin Dudman
Social Prescribinglocal_library lin.dudman@cfirst.org.uk
Specialist Services
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Steve Witheyman
RASAC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling)local_library steve.witheyman@cfirst.org.uk
Learning and Development Services
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Rachel Dowbakin
Coordinatorlocal_library rachel.dowbakin@cfirst.org.uk
Transport Services
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Terry Mack
Basingstokelocal_library terry.mack@cfirst.org.uk
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Andy Mears
Winchesterlocal_library andy.mears@cfirst.org.uk
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Chris Antoniou
East Hampshirelocal_library chris.antoniou@cfirst.org.uk
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Scott Curtis
Fareham & Gosportlocal_library scott.curtis@cfirst.org.uk
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Ann Gunn
Havantlocal_library ann.gunn@cfirst.org.uk
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New Forest Transport
New Forestlocal_library nftransport@cfirst.org.uk