Animal Rescue
WADARS employ Senior Animal Rescue Officer, Billy Elliott and Animal Rescue Officer, Vikki Golds, who between them provide 6 day a week cover (subject to training, holiday or sickness), Monday-Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-5pm. They also raise our community profile by giving talks at schools and other local organisations where time permits. Vikki is currently on maternity leave, and her position is being covered by Lee Gander.
We also employ David Gambriel, our Animal Collections Officer, who complements the AROs during Monday-Friday.
Details of their work can be found in the 'Our Work' section of this site. An important part of their role is working and co-operating with other local animal charities and local authorities.
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Billy Elliott
Billy is the Senior Animal Rescue Officer and has worked with WADARS since 1998.
Vikki Golds
Vikki is our Animal Rescue Officer and has worked with WADARS since 2003.
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David Gambriel
David is our Animal Collection Officer and has worked with WADARS since 2006.
Our Office
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Howard Stenning
Howard is our Charity Manager and joined WADARS in October 2010.
Nikki Parsons
Nikki looks after our office administration, job-sharing with Bunny, and joined WADARS in November 2010.
Bunny Duke
Bunny job-shares with Nikki, looking after our administration. She joined WADARS in April 2011.
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Sharon Symons
Sharon is our part-time book-keeper, and joined WADARS in May 2011. Sharon is also one of our volunteer animal fosterers.
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The Committee
The Committee is elected each year at the AGM.
Our President is Tim Loughton MP, and the position of Chairman is currently held by Christie McMahon. The Secretary is Mike Francis, and the Treasurer, Allison Davis. Other Committee members are Russell Akehurst, Keith Walder and Anthony Baker.
The Committee meet once a month and work with professional advisers to both ensure the correct processes and procedures are adhered to (as required by the Charities Commission) and to complement the in-house skills.