Ride & Raise Challenge

Summer 2009

Would you like to have a brilliant day out with 150 other people in the Surrey countryside while also raising money for Nehemiah? Then take up our Ride & Raise Challenge.

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Wendell Smith
Founder & Chief Executive

Nehemiah wins Centre for Social Justice Award

Nehemiah has won The Maxie Richards Award at the Centre for Social Justice Awards 2008, for excellence in addiction treatment.

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Founders and staff

 

Founders

Wendell Smith
Founder and Chief Executive

Wendell was the founder and developer in the USA of an east coast medical business, before coming to the UK to start working with the homeless in London. Wendell and his wife Lois co-founded Nehemiah as a response to the complex needs of homeless and marginalised people. Wendell is responsible for Nehemiah's continued development and growth into prisons.

Lois Smith
Founder and Managing Director

Lois founded and ran a property business in Connecticut, USA. She also bred and raise polled Hertford cattle as a hobby on their small farm. Lois, a trained counsellor, had vast addiction experience through her work on the streets of Earl's Court, and saw the need to start a residential home to address the many needs of broken people, that has grown to what it is today. Lois is responsible for overseeing the day to day running and financial management of the charity.

Staff

Richard McGill
London Area Prison Manager

Richard was an IT consultant before joining Nehemiah. He co-ordinates Nehemiah’s prison programme A New Direction, and also manages all of Nehemiah’s IT systems.  He has been part of Nehemiah since it began in 1992.

Brian Myers
Course Manager: 'A New Direction' - Wandsworth Prison

Brian completed a Nehemiah programme before managing a London based loft conversion company.  He joined Nehemiah in 2008 to manage 'A New Direction' in Wandsworth Prison.

James Newell
Fundraiser

James graduated in Sociology (BSc Hons) and worked in Skoda’s marketing department as a Marketing Communications Assistant before entering the charity sector in a role with Macmillan. He joined Nehemiah in 2007 and coordinates fundraising activities and events.

Andrew Kilbride
Referrals Manager

Andrew completed a Nehemiah programme before joining as a volunteer and then as a member of staff. He manages all referrals and liaisons with external agencies.

Julian Wright
Care Team Leader

Julian completed a Nehemiah programme before joining as a volunteer and then as a member of staff. Julian manages the care team, who work with the residents – teaching classes and doing all one-to-one sessions.