Team

Caron joined CFG in 2010 from the ICAEW where she was Head of the Charity and Voluntary Sector. In addition to supporting a number of small charities and community organisations, Caron has been a member of the NCVO’s National Assembly and the Charities SORP Committee, has sat on a number of government working parties, is a non-executive director of the Lending Standards Board, a member of the Church of England Pension Board’s Audit and Risk Committee, and former Chair of the Board of the Directory of Social Change. She was also Chair of her local hockey club. She was named in the top 30 UK social influences in Risk, Compliance and Regtech 2017.

Caron is a trained Barrister and has a wide array of experience across charity, regulation/law, policy, member support, and professional ethics. In 2015 she was named Charity Principal of the Year at the Charity Times Awards. In 2016 she received the Association Excellence Award for Leadership. Caron is an avidly ‘social’ CEO and was been named in the top 30 social CEOs in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Caron was honoured with an OBE for 'services to charity' in the New Year's Honours list 2021.  

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Clare is Deputy CEO and leads CFG’s Policy & Communications Team. She has spent her career in a range of policy, political and communications roles. Before moving into public affairs and comms as a freelancer in 2015, Clare worked for an MP for more than a decade, helping communities with issues from flooding to power supply. Previous to joining CFG, Clare was Head of Communications and External Relations for charity infrastructure body NAVCA.

Clare has a degree in Politics from Stirling University and a PhD from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She is a Chartered PR Practitioner and Member of the CIPR and has a long track record of volunteering. When she’s not working she can be found outside on her bike, running, walking or pretending the sea is not that cold, really.

Sue is leading our Digital Transformation on an Interim basis. A CFG member since 2016, she has over 20 years of board-level experience in the public and charity sectors. Previously, she led Finance and IT teams at Parkinson's UK and Prostate Cancer charities. Outside of work, Sue is a trustee of The Reading Agency and is also a keen runner.

Richard leads on CFG’s policy and public affairs with a focus on tax, banking, the wider economy and Brexit.

He joined CFG in 2018, having previously worked in the policy team at a membership organisation in the private sector, where he was responsible for work on immigration and a number of high-skilled sectors. Prior to this, Richard was Senior Policy Officer at a Westminster think tank, specialising in energy and climate policy, authoring numerous reports and helping to advise government on energy efficiency policy. He started his working life in the charity sector in the parliamentary team of an environmental NGO.

Joanna is responsible for the programme development for all CFG’s conferences, training programmes and members’ meetings. She has previously worked in programme development on a wide variety of conferences, forums and trainings in private and public sector both in the UK and internationally.

Joanna graduated with a MSc from the University College London and has in the past volunteered for several charitable organisations in the UK and abroad.

Emma Abbott joined CFG in September 2020 as Communications Manager.

Emma has more than 20 years’ experience working with non-profit organisations. Her previous role was senior editor for a publishing and digital agency specialising in member communications and digital projects. Prior to her time agency-side, Emma was a communications manager at a large transatlantic membership organisation.

Zoe joined CFG in May 2018 as a Member and Customer Support Officer after previously working in various fundraising roles in arts charities. She graduated from the University of Sussex with a degree in Media Studies, after which she lived in Nicaragua for 6 months volunteering with an Eco-Hostel on Mombacho Volcano.  

Chinwe is a Nigerian-British artist who has exhibited globally, including at the Royal Academy and Carrousel du Louvre. Fluent in French and Igbo, she's mentored artists worldwide. Her work, "20 Historical Women Who Changed the World," has garnered significant acclaim.

Chinwe has an MBA in International Finance and is a member of the Chartered Institute for IT. She will bring her experience in banking, charity management, and artist mentoring to CFG where she will focus on member development.

A graduate of Loughborough University’s International Business programme, Hannah joined the CFG team in May 2023. In-between these two milestones she has spent her career in the city, working in account management and direct sales.

In her spare time, you will find Hannah singing at choir or walking in the Pennines, a place she now calls home. While she has volunteered for multiple charities through the years, she is thrilled to now be able to align this with a career in the third sector.

Ida joined CFG in August 2024 as a Policy Officer after completing her MSc in Public Policy and Administration at LSE.

She previously worked with migration policy at the European Commission in Brussels and volunteered with a charity dedicated to women’s economic empowerment. She is now eager to apply her skills and contribute to CFG's mission.

Harriet joined CFG in 2024 as HR Assistant having held roles in the public sector within HR and data protection. Passionate about communication, accessibility, social change and the environment, she is enthusiastic about furthering her career in the third sector. In her free time, you will find her hiking coastal paths or enjoying a cold dip in the sea!

Grace joined CFG in April 2024 as a membership administrator. She supports all membership and engagement work, from renewing memberships through to helping members engage with CFG’s community and activities. Before joining CFG, Grace worked in a wide range of administration roles, mainly in the TV industry. Grace is passionate about travel and culture, and cares deeply about working in a sector and organisation that brings about positive change.