Our Team

Anna

Project Manager

I joined Dora in April 2025 as a Project Manager. I work alongside Laura running the work to support Dora’s families - meeting new families, preparing for shifts, managing volunteers, and all the varied tasks needed to get the job done! I work hard to be a sympathetic calming presence in what is often an overwhelming time for families.

Emily

Volunteer Manager

I first joined Dora in 2022 as a volunteer. It was a wonderful thing to do during maternity leave to feel I was still in touch with the wider world. In May 2023 , I became Volunteer Manager. If you are interested in joining our volunteer team, it'll be me you speak to & I'll be there to keep you company on your first shift too. I'm also responsible for sourcing & sorting furniture donations for our family homes.

Jo

Director

I joined Dora in October 2022 and in July 2023 I took on the director role. My background is in community development and regeneration project management. My role is really varied and I am so proud to work for Dora alongside such an amazing team of staff and volunteers, here in my home county of Suffolk.

Laura

Head of Projects

I joined Dora as a Project Manager in December 2022 after almost a year as a regular volunteer. I am now our Head of Projects, undertaking initial home visits, leading the volunteer team on site, and all the prep and follow up that entails, including feedback meetings with our families. I am the key contact for families and quickly form trusting relationships helping us to work productively with them to achieve our aims.

Sandrine

Operations & Systems Manager

I joined the team in 2022 and I help make things work behind the scenes. As Operations & Systems Manager, I work on processes, managing data, training, risk assessments and playing the role of accidental IT support, making sure Dora stays organised,  compliant and online. Basically, I keep the background engine running so the rest of the team can focus on our mission.

Sophie

Head of Development

 I first started at Dora in 2022 as a volunteer – one of the best things I’ve ever done. Equally rewarding, but quite different, is the job I now have as Head of Development at Dora, which I started in September 2026. I’m responsible for fundraising, grant applications and donors. I love meeting people and telling them all about Dora, and all the wonderful achievements of our project managers and volunteers.