JUDGING PANEL 2025 - ThirdSector Awards

Caroline O'Connor

Chief Executive Officer

Migrant Help

Abigail Noonan

Digital & Marketing Manager, Vision Linens

Alex Brookes

Deputy Director, UK Programmes, World Jewish Relief

Amar Abbas

CEO, Youth Action

Anj Handa

Founder, Inspiring Women Changemakers

Annabelle Risdon

Director, Give as you Live

Athar Abidi

Head of Social Media, Cancer Research UK

Becca-Jane Schofield

Head of Content, CoppaFeel!

Bushra Baig-Daykin

Associate Director of Inclusion, Alzheimer's society

Caroline Cox

Head of Fundraising, St Michael's Fellowship

Catherine Marchant

CEO, Impact Family Services

Catriona Sinclair

Head of Fundraising & Communications, Replacing Animal Research

Chris Thornhill

Co-Founder & CEO, Growth Animals

Collette Philip

Founder, Brand by Me Ltd

Craig Wills

Head of Service - Fundraising and Engagement, Cross Reach

Cristina Huddleston

Chief Executive Officer, Community360

Damien Reynolds BEM

Charity Leader, Mindera UK Foundation

Daniel Valentine

Chairman, Lovey Foundation UK

Dan Ridge

Creative Director, Rhodium Creative

Dean Swift

Founder / Talent, Influencer & Creative Producer, SwiftDean

Deepanshi Gulati

Founder CEO, Rain On Me

Deirdre (Dee) Carswell

Head of Partnerships & Fundraising, Skylarks Charity

Emma Lanza

Partnerships Development Manager, National Deaf Children's Society

Fiona Edwards

Director of Marketing and Communications, Canopi Foundation

Frankie Wheeler

Co Founder, The Ripple Effect London

Jade Staiano

Head of Marketing and Digital, Media Trust

James Fletcher

Chair, KFC Youth Foundation

Jamie Fyleman

Managing Director, Justice & Care

Jody Hall

PR Partner, 23red

Kieren Bennett

Digital Strategy and Integration Manager, Crohn's and Colitis UK

Kimberley Roberts

Brand Marketing & Creative Lead, Christian Aid

Lorraine Lewis

CEO, The Lewis Foundation

Lynda Harwood-Compton

CEO, Latch Fundraising

Malcolm John

Founder, Board Racial Diversity UK

Mark Williams

Head of Communications and Fundraising, Wimbledon Guild

Matt Kepple

Chief Executive, Makerble Impact CRM

Mel Oley

Director of Fundraising and Communications, Freedom from Torture

Nicola Lathey

Owner & Clinical Director, The Owl Centre

Olivia Honigsbaum

Senior Planner, Good agency

Paul Power

Creative Partner, Campfire Agency

Paul Cullen

Talent Director, Paul Cullen Partnerships Limited

Rachel Walker

Celebrity & VIP Lead, Marie Curie

Ramika Prajapati

Director of Oprations, National Youth Arts Trust

Sally-Anne Hunter

Director, Lifetime Consultancy Ltd

Sarah Swaroop

Marketing & Fundraising Consultant, Sarah Swaroop Consulting

Sonia Bernard

Head of EDI, Crisis UK

Suzanne Ryder Richardson

Director, Global Goodness, Global Media and Entertainment

Ted Hill MBE

Chair & Director, Wetwheels Hamble CIC 12770886

Terence Lovell

Fundraising & Engagement Director, Breakthrough T1D

Tom Usher

CEO, Dartmoor Preservation Association

Will Irwin

UK & EMEA Lead, GivenGain

Yusuf Ciftci

Head of Refugee Involvement, Refugee Council