Cecily's Fund Staff

Cecily's Fund has three full-time and three part-time members of staff who maintain and develop the charity's programmes and activities.

Caroline Horne – Manager

Caroline brings a wealth of experience to Cecily’s Fund, having previously worked in a capacity building role with local disability NGOs in Burkina Faso and Mali in West Africa. She has a Masters in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, speaks French, Russian and Moore (Burkina Faso’s national language) and enjoys all sorts of activities which give her the excuse to be outdoors. Caroline is focused on developing Cecily’s Fund’s fundraising activities in the UK as well as nurturing relationships with our Zambian partners to ensure that we honour our commitment to supporting the education of Zambian orphaned and vulnerable children.

Read an interview with Caroline by International Service - the organisation she worked for in W Africa prior to joining Cecily's Fund.

Anne Palmer - Accountant (Part-time)

Anne joined Cecily's Fund in June 2009. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986. Since then she has worked for a number of international companies.

Helen Cox – Fundraising Officer

Helen comes to Cecily’s Fund from a background in fundraising and marketing. She has worked at a dementia care and training charity and spent a summer as a volunteer for the National Trust. Helen has also worked in the corporate sector, having spent five years as a systems analyst. She enjoys horse riding, snowboarding and camping and looks forward to contributing to Cecily’s Fund's growth by developing corporate partnerships, linking with schools, universities and churches and promoting adventure challenges and events.

Julie Grime – Fundraising Support Officer (Part-time)

Julie was previously the Administrative Assistant for Cecily’s Fund and her role in the organisation has developed to encompass supporting community fundraising activities. A Yorkshire Lass in Southern parts, Julie enjoys walking in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside and skiing in the mountains of Eastern Europe. Julie’s previous career was in the travel and tourism industry which she left to raise a family. She decided on a change when she returned to work in 2007 and is now very much looking forward to her new role as Fundraising Support Officer.

Sabita Banerji - Communications and Supporter Relations Officer

Sabita Banerji joined Cecily’s Fund after twelve and a half year stint working in various communications roles at Oxfam. Sabita's role is to raise the profile of Cecily’s Fund, improve our communications and support individual donors with their fundraising.

Sophie Milton - Administrator (Part-time)

Sophie joined us in September 2009. She has been volunteering with Action for Children in Conflict in Abingdon during the summer. Before that she was volunteering at PDH (Promotion et Developpement Humain) Social Centre in Togo, West Africa. Sophie has had a change of career since training and working as an interior designer.