Pooja Tomar
Pooja joined Voluntary Action Swindon in June 2025 as the Funding, Governance and Support Manager. Prior to this, she worked with the Alzheimer’s Society as a Community Developer in Swindon, focusing on strengthening local engagement, development and support networks. Pooja holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and brings a strong background in community development, […]
Ansuiya Warikoo
Ansuiya joined VAS in March 2025 as a Community Connector. She completed her undergraduate degree in Dentistry, from India and her postgraduate degree in Public Health from King’s College London, last year. Ansuiya is enthusiastic for contributing towards reducing health inequalities within populations and improving health systems. She is excited for what’s going to be […]
Jade Menham
Jade worked on a bereavement and power of attorney helpdesk for over 5 years and was a domiciliary carer for a year in 2024. These two roles opened her eyes to never really knowing what people are experiencing behind closed doors, so kindness and understanding should be practiced no matter how people portray themselves. Jade […]
Hannah Spence
Hannah joined VAS in February 2025 as a Community Connector. She has spent the past 4 years studying mental health and neurology and is currently taking a Social Psychology Degree with The Open University. Hannah has a tremendous passion for listening, helping others and delivering positive change within the Moredon community and is excited for […]
Emily Webb
Emily joined VAS as a Community Connector in February. She has been a community volunteer for over 20 years and is passionate about bringing positive sustainable change to peoples lives and environments. Since the community connector concept was announced she was a keen champion of the project and eager to bring it to her local […]
Shabbir Ahmad
Shabbir provides day to day support across all of the VAS services delivered at both Sanford House and Swindon Shopmobility. Shabbir also provides additional support at our John Street building as required.
Chris Hills
Chris is responsible for day to day maintenance tasks across our three buildings. He also assists with the setting up of room bookings in our Sanford House building. Chris also provides additional support to the team in Shopmobility during busier periods.
Mesut Mutlu
Mesut is based at Swindon Shopmobility, situated in the rear car park of Sanford House, a project run by Voluntary Action Swindon providing mobility scooters, powered and manual wheelchairs to the general public to enable them to get around the town centre. His role involves booking equipment (in and out), checking/renewing memberships and general communications […]
James Moss
James manages all aspects of the buildings we are responsible for, including the Sanford House building which we manage on behalf of Swindon Borough Council. James also manages the Swindon Shopmobility and Cafe Mobility services which operates from the rear car park of Sanford House.
Lily Kendrick
Lily joined VAS in February 2024 as a Business Admin Apprentice, working towards her business admin qualification. Her current role includes managing our directory and room bookings, and doing a lot of social media work.
