Senior Leadership Team

JANE SMITH

CEO

Jane joined the Trust as CEO in January 2024 and has led on the rebrand for the Trust, and is leading on the development plans for our Day Services provision and improvements to our housing provision. Prior to joining the Trust, Jane spent five years leading on the design and construction of a large women’s residential centre and housing service in Hampshire, and prior to that spent 11 years as Operations Director for The Society of St James, a large homeless charity in Hampshire. Jane has also worked in young people’s services, supported housing and residential service delivery. She has a Law degree and a National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety Management.

MANDY HARRIS

Head Of Supported Living

Between 1998-2001 Mandy worked for Dorset Scope in a respite unit for children with physical and learning disabilities, initially as a Child Support Worker and then as a Team Leader.

Mandy joined the Trust as a support worker in 2001, and in September 2004 became the Registered Manager at Forge Cottage, which was a Residential Home for three adults with learning disabilities. In October 2005 the Trust became providers for Domiciliary Care and Mandy became the Registered Manager until the service closed in 2018. Now Head of Supported Living Service, Mandy is also the Registered Manager for service.

Mandy has an Advanced Diploma in Welfare Studies and has completed NVQ Level 4 in Care and The Registered Managers Award.

TERESA HUNT

Head of Operations

Before joining the Trust in April 2006 as an Administrator supporting the HR team, Teresa worked as secretary in various legal firms for 12 years, before joining her family-owned business, running residential care home for the elderly for eight years. In 2007 Teresa assumed the role of Volunteer Coordinator with the Trust and stayed in this role until 2015, at which point the Trust moved from its residential home model to its current supported living model, and Teresa then took on the role of Housing Manager, sharing her time equally over the two roles, until October 2024, when the volunteer support work was absorbed into day service provision.

In January 2025 Teresa became Head of Operations for the Trust, and now works closely with the Chief Executive to oversee the operational activities across the Trust.

THERESA ELLIOTT

Head of Fund Development

Theresa joined the Trust in 2016, bringing with her a wealth of experience in fundraising and sales leadership. Prior to this, she worked as an Appeal Director, successfully raising £4.2 million to build a respite care centre for severely disabled children and their families in Waterlooville.

Her earlier career was spent in sales and sales training, with 15 years at Thomson Local Directory in telesales, field sales, and management roles.

During this time, she served as Sales Training Manager, overseeing the development and training of more than 500 salespeople, and later as Business Development Manager, leading the commercial sales of the Thomson Directory database.