Our Core Team
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Ricky Gleeson, Service @ Shop Manager and partnerships Director
Ricky works tirelessly to develop relationships and partnerships, run our small charity shop and helps with mentoring young people. We desperately need volunteers to help him and to help us grow. Please get in touch.
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Ron Overton, Chief Executive
Ron was born in Jarrow and lived his first 20 years in South Shields. He is passionate about young people, has run Charities at national and regional level and excited to be working with Ricky and the developing team to make good things happen.
His charity experience also includes youth offending, education, mental health, homelessness, hospice and life limiting disease, disability and disadvantage.
ron@hoodex.charity. 07939 510922
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Turnaround Project Co-ordinator
We don’t know who this person is yet but she/he will be a critical addition to the team and spearhead the launch and development of our Mentoring Project. It might even be you!
Our Board of Trustees
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Ranjana Bell
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Ricky Gleeson, Founder and Chair of Trustees
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Billie-Jean Morris
Billie Jean works with young people, and others, with learning and emotional needs and helps them transform their view of themselves and the future. Thats very much what we want to do for the young people we work withj.