Bev James - Services Coordinator
Bev has over 25 years of experience working in the field of social and residential care with a variety of client groups. Her career has largely gravitated towards young people particularly those in or leaving care and she was the first residential foster carer in the UK to provide long term care for HIV positive children. Bev is the main point of contact for the Hardship & Respite Breaks Projects and Transport Service, and runs both services. CWAC is fortunate to work with someone who is able to communicate with people of diverse backgrounds, ages and cultures.

Amena Zaman – Education Coordinator
Much of Amena’s background is in Education, Youth & Community work, working with children and young people to explore their feelings, opinions and hopes for the future. She finds that helping people to empower themselves with confidence, self-esteem and growth is a great reward. Amena is responsible for organising workshops, and ensuring the production of up-to-date resources that serve to educate the public on HIV/AIDS issues. In addition, Amena facilitates work experience at CWAC for young people.

Lesley Naylor – Chief Executive Officer
Lesley has worked at CWAC since 2000 and is currently responsible for making applications to grant making trusts, marketing the charity, producing budgets, networking and partnership working within the HIV sector and corporate social responsibility programs. She also designs and edits the quarterly newsletter, supports the many diverse projects going on and the excellent staff team she works with.

Haddy Wadda - Campaigns / Research Officer
Haddy is currently conducting research with CWAC and associates in delivering appropriate health promotional material to youths about HIV/AIDS awareness. Her work involves monitoring HIV/AIDS intervention programmes and assessing its effectiveness and impact. She is also designing quantitative and qualitative studies in order to evaluating active campaigns/programmes being developed in the UK and overseas.

Peter Brooke Turner – Fundraising Officer
Peter runs the fundraising events for CWAC, whether it is Marathons, Walks, Dinners, jumping out of aeroplanes or carol singing. His job is to find new income streams from all sectors of society – from racing car drivers to schoolchildren!

Imaad James – Young Men’s Education Officer
Imaad is part of the Education team. He has worked with CWAC on and off for the past 10 years and being young, he feels he is in a good position to be able to break the different age barriers between young adult and adult. Imaad was involved in designing the CWAC 2006 and 2007 calendars.

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