In The Office
Andrew Yelland
Chief Executive
Andrew joined WorldShare in 2022 having spent the previous 18 years as the Senior Pastor of a church in Bristol. In 2021 God directed Andrew to step down from pastoral ministry as there was another task that he wanted him to do. It has since been made very clear that this was to lead WorldShare into a new chapter of ministry. He is married to Teresa and his hobbies include motorcycling and skiing.
Jenny Hunt
Finance Manager
Jenny is a qualified accountant, who first joined WorldShare on a voluntary basis working alongside the Finance Manager, moving on to work in an accountancy practice specialising in auditing and producing accounts for charity and not for profit organisations. She returned to WorldShare to take on the role as Finance Manager in 2013. She is married to Richard, who also periodically volunteers for WorldShare, and has four children.
Clare Hill
Office and ChildAid Administrator
Clare studied secretarial and business studies at college, before joining WorldShare at the age of 18. As the longest serving member of the staff team, she has been involved in most parts the organisation. Clare currently administers our child sponsorship programme (ChildAid), as well as providing support for Jenny in general finance. She is married with two children and invests a lot of time in family life.
Vanessa Riley
Fundraising Manager
Vanessa has worked in the charity sector since 2003, mainly in fundraising roles. She is passionate about building relationships that will strengthen WorldShare and its ministry partners to reach the world’s neediest places with the love of Jesus. Vanessa is married to Chris, they have two teenagers and live in Nottingham.
Emily Hobbs
Senior Communications Officer
Emily studied French and Hispanic studies at university and after spending one year serving full time in her local church, she joined WorldShare in 2019. Her love for mission grew whilst living and working in Ecuador as part of her degree, where she enjoyed sharing the gospel message with children with disabilities. Emily is married to Matt, they have two children and live in Doncaster.
Burçin Lefevre
Communications Officer
Burçin joined Worldshare in 2022, and has a heart for mission, having returned ‘temporarily’ from mission work in the Andean mountains of Peru in 2019. Prior to working in the Andes, he spent four years mobilising young adults for summer mission trips, and is keen to encourage many forms of cross-cultural mission work. Burçin is married to Milixa, they have three daughters and live in Doncaster.
Board Members
Neil Brighton
Chair of Trustees
Neil is a Baptist minister with an interest in global mission. Following pastorates in Keyworth and Poynton, he spent time in the Peruvian Amazon training church and community leaders. Returning to the UK, he was the UK team leader for an evangelical mission agency. He is currently completing an MA in Theology and Global Mission. He is married to Lori, an accountant, and they have two young adult children.
Kevin McKemey
Vice-Chair of Trustees
Kevin has been on the WorldShare board since 2005. Kevin grew up in East Africa and has worked over the years with a number of missionary organisations including Tearfund and World Relief. Kevin now works as an independent consultant and researcher specialising in disaster management. This has led to involvement in many of the major disasters around the world. Kevin and his wife Denise live in Eynsham, a small village just to the west of Oxford and worship at St Leonard’s, the local parish church.
Anthony Fisher
Anthony joined the WorldShare board in September 2017 after a career in Health Service Management for around 40 years. He has visited Romania many times over the last 25 years to develop and support partnerships with churches. Anthony has been actively involved in church life and gospel-centred ministry since his early teens. He is married to Cecilia and they have two children and seven grandchildren.
Peter Summerside
Peter joined the Board of Trustees in late 2020. He worked for Worldshare from 1988 to 1994. Most of his career has been in construction project management and he currently works for Arcadis, an international property and construction consultancy. He is a Chartered Builder and Chartered Company Secretary. He has been involved in various capacities for several charitable organisations specialising in regeneration, mission and homelessness. Peter is based in Northamptonshire, is married to Cathy and has two grown up children.
Daniel Ukiomogbe
Daniel is a consultant solicitor and family mediator, he qualified in Nigeria as a barrister and solicitor, then requalified as a solicitor when he came to the UK. Daniel gave his life to Christ as a teenager and has been involved in rural evangelism and church planting in Nigeria. He is a men’s group leader in Kensington Temple London where he worships. Daniel is responsible for encouraging men to grow into maturity and to become effective witnesses for Christ. Daniel is married to Elizabeth.
Lynn Davis
With more than 20 years experience in a church leadership role alongside a career in the higher education sector, Lynn has a heart for mission having taken a key role in church mission trips across countries such as Cuba, Romania & Ghana, plus a 5 year partnership with a mission team in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Lynn is married to Gilbert, they have 2 grown up children and live in Bristol. Her interests include running, walking and motorhome travel around the UK and beyond.
Zoe Dean
Zoe’s heart is to see God’s love outworked through empowering people to build better lives for themselves and their community. This has led her to work with several charities and mission organisations in the Philippines and Kenya. She has recently completed a Masters in Conflict, Security & Development and is now working as a data analyst. Zoe is an active church member having given her life to Christ at 14 years old, she also enjoys the outdoors and takes every opportunity to introduce others to God via the medium of outdoor activities and sports.
Philippa Bunce
Philippa joined the WorldShare board in 2023. Growing up in Zambia where her parents are missionaries, Philippa has a heart for God’s work overseas and is passionate about mission work. Since moving to back the UK as a teenager, Philippa has spent time volunteering back in Zambia, India, and the USA (where she lived for four years) for charities and schools. Philippa currently works as a fashion designer and lives in Shrewsbury with her husband, Sam, where they are involved in leading a small group at their church. Hobbies include anything to do with travelling and the outdoors!
Adele Pilkington
Adele is a medical doctor who has worked across the UK, including in mission and humanitarian aid organisations. She also has more than 20 years of experience in medical education and has an interest in medical ethics. She is a volunteer for a drugs education charity, pro-life, anti-trafficking, and local asylum seeker support groups. Her part-time theology studies reflected mission interest, mental health and Christian identity. In her spare time, she loves exploring the beauty of God’s creation.