Staff Team

Sophie is Director of CLASS and tries not to let that keep her from direct work with inspiring and committed community leaders. Sophie co-founded CLASS with some of the original Community Savers leadership in 2019, adapting ideas from Shack/Slum Dwellers International’s model of community federation-support agency ‘alliance’. Sophie has spent the last 20 years working with communities to explore ideas, strategies, and methodologies for building community, amplifying community voice, and co-producing solutions that address intersecting inequalities.

Kate is Operations Manager for CLASS and has worked in the charity sector in a number of different organisations including those focusing on mental health and supporting the older community. In her role at CLASS, she is focused on overseeing daily operations, supporting the Savers Network, financial administration and volunteer coordination.

Ieva is our Community Action Facilitator (Manchester). She facilitates community-led processes in Miles Platting and Wythenshawe and supports the Community Savers network with a variety of learning exchanges and events. Ieva enjoys learning about how best to support community leaders to catalyse change within their local area.

Cat is Independent Living Outreach Worker working within the Ageing Well in Place in Hulme partnership. Cat’s role involves working in partnership with tenant leaders and principally through one-to-one casework to enhance the ability of older and vulnerable people living in high rise social housing in Hulme to live well and with dignity in the place they call home.

Roisin is Ageing Well Development Worker within the Ageing Well in Place in Hulme partnership. Roisin works together with tenant leaders to identify aspirations and common challenges experienced by tenants living in high rise social housing in Hulme and organise in response with the aim of improving outcomes for the tenant community and strengthening relationships with a variety of local partners and stakeholders.