Staff Team
Genesis Trust is run on a day to day basis by a small team of dedicated staff who both support, and are supported by, a large number of wonderful volunteers. A mix of both full time and part time, and based in one of our locations either in Oldfield Park or at the Gateway Centre on London Road.
The Genesis Trust is lead by a committed team of trustees (see more here).
Nick Mayo
Nick has been involved with Genesis since 2014 and became CEO in 2017. His career before that ranged from large international corporations in telecoms to his own smaller businesses. Nick is married to Kate and they have two grown up daughters.
Steve Hughes
Steve joined in early 2018 to support staff, volunteers and visitors with all things faith and pastoral.
Peter Setterfield
Peter joined in 2017. Previously he spent 15 years doing finance at the BBC and 15 years before that in brewing.
Steph Wynne-Davey
Steph joined Genesis in 2022, having worked for over twenty years in libraries, and volunteered in the past for Bath Foodbank . She moved from Yorkshire to Bath in 1992 to work for a conservation charity. She has a MSc in Information and Library Management.
Sue Fourie
Sue joined Genesis Trust in February 2020 from her previous roles in education, training and development. She has a degree in Special Educational Needs. Sue manages the Life Projects (Lifeline, Life Skills & Life Course) at the Gateway Centre.
Paul Solly
Paul has been with Genesis since 2001 and has helped grow the charity into what it is today. He manages the Lifeline Project at the Gateway Centre.
Ivana Bensted
Ivana joined in 2018 having previously worked as a management consultant with Deloitte. As well as being part of the Gateway Centre Lifeline team, Ivana looks after the smooth running of our data systems and reporting.
Sally Roberts
Sally joined the staff team in 2021 and has many years of experience in the not for profit sector. She has worked for various charities and she was also the Parish Administrator for a large London Church. After working in London she moved back to Bath to start her family in 2015.
Matt Prescott
Matt joined the staff team in 2016 having been a volunteer, and leads various groups and activities, both in person and online. He has a degree in graphic design and an MA in animations.
Anthony Ward
Anthony joined in 2015 and has a background in business improvement, management and training, as well as in property and furniture restoration.
John Stauber
John joined the team in 2016. Previously he's worked as a project manager for school's ICT and in the solar panel industry. John looks after warehousing and transport for the Furniture Shop and Bath Foodbank.
Denise Weikert
Denise has been with Life Skills since its beginning in 2006. She manages various activities, groups and workshops at the Gateway Centre. She has degrees in Health Promotion, has lectured in Health Promotion and Health Studies, and taught home economics and food studies for ten years.
Grainne Moher
Grainne moved to Bath from Ireland in 1996 and has a background in the hospitality industry. She started volunteering at Bath Foodbank when it first opened in 2011 as the Foodbank Centre Co-ordinator and then joined the staff team in 2019.
Ed Major
Ed joined Genesis in March 2020. Before that he taught in theological colleges and taught English as a Second Language. He did different Christian ministry in Norway, Romania, Czech Republic and Austria.
Kelly Hall
Kelly joined in 2017 with over ten years experience in the charity sector. Previously, Kelly worked on funding major projects at Wells Cathedral.
Hilary Long
Hilary's first career was in the army. She settled in Bath with her family and began volunteering in 2016 before taking up her current staff role.
Emma Drew
Emma joined the team in July 2021. She previously worked for International Development charity Send a Cow, based outside Bath. Emma first came to Bath to study Creative Writing at Bath Spa. After graduating, she worked for a number of independent Bath businesses and also began volunteering with Genesis Trust’s soup run.
Olivia Sladden
Olivia joined Genesis in September 2021. Her previous roles have been in retail and child care. Olivia has a degree in History and also volunteers for Suicide Prevention Bristol.
Yein Pang
Yein joined Genesis Trust in 2022 after working several years as a youth worker in Bath. He has a degree in Theology and is currently working towards his qualification in Christian Counselling.
Ross Jones
Ross officially joined the staff of Genesis Trust in October 2021, but faithfully volunteered with the Furniture Shop and Bath Foodbank since November 2019.
Joe Wade
Joe joined the team in 2022 and has a long track record in retail troubleshooting. He has recently entered the charity sector and was previously involved in the launch of a furniture logistics and warehousing operation.