Amanda Bindon

Amanda Bindon

CEO

From corporate to charity

Amanda brings great experience from the corporate world to her role at Cinnamon, having worked in senior positions with Esso, Pizza Hut and Waitrose. Amanda’s vision is that Cinnamon should be a mixture of the best of business and the best of the charity sector.

Mark Kitson

Mark Kitson

Associate Director

Developing new world changers

Mark heads up Cinnamon’s work with social action projects, including our work to nurture new church-led initiatives on the Incubator programme. Alongside his work with Cinnamon, Mark provides consultancy for charities, funders and businesses across the UK and beyond.

Paul Garratt

Paul Garratt

Director

Seeing a transformative church

Paul is a gifted communicator with experience of church leadership and a passion for seeing churches impact their communities. Alongside his role at Cinnamon, he is the CEO of Churches in Communities International – one of the fastest-growing Christian networks in the UK.

Diane McWilliam

Diane McWilliam

Church Engagement

Developing church mission

Diane’s experience in community development spans more than 25 years with a variety of voluntary sector and faith-based organisations. Alongside her Cinnamon work, Diane is also a practice tutor for community development at the University of Glasgow.

Michelle Savage

Michelle Savage

Micro-Grants

Connecting church and community

Michelle brings experience from the financial sector and as a trust fundraiser to support churches as they apply for Cinnamon Micro-Grants. She is also the founder for Sawiyan, a local charity working to build strong relationships between the church and local community.

Sarah Taylor

Sarah Taylor

Senior Admin

Bringing it all together

Sarah brings vast experience from both the public and charity sectors. She’s also a passionate advocate for church-led social action, having led and supported numerous ministries. Sarah is also currently completing a Doctorate at Durham University, researching how churches in the UK have responded to the pandemic.

Liam Jagger

Liam Jagger

Head of Business Development

Fundraising and strategy

Liam has helped numerous churches and not-for-profit organisations develop their business strategies and secure funding. He is also Chief Executive of Bradford-based Prime Time Young Leader’s Network, a charity that empowers young people with skills and experiences.

Jemima Williams

Jemima Williams

Communications

Operational Support

Jemima supports charities and NGOs with their communications, operational and administrative needs. She has specialist experience of humanitarian organisations working in conflict zones. A knowledgeable generalist, she fills in any gaps!

Nick Amis

Nick Amis

Digital Advisor

Connecting people online

Nick has extensive experience in supporting churches of all denominations and sizes to set up effective social action projects in response to the needs of their community. He is also an experienced web developer bringing experience from some of the UK’s biggest IT companies.

David Simmons

David Simmons

Communications

Measuring Impact

David has broad experience that covers organisational impact monitoring, social research, film making, project management, database management, and web design. He has also conducted research for a number of significant reports on the impact of church-led social action.

Kate Sharma

Kate Sharma

Communications

A passion for words

Kate has spent her career working in communications for a variety of UK and international charities. With a passion for words, Kate also contributes blogs, article and content for publications across the UK and beyond.

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