Meet our team
Sarah Dransfield
DIRECTOR MARCH 2025
Joined Joanna Staff in March 2025. Sarah has a real heart for championing and coming alongside those who are marginalised in society. She loves getting to know the women at Joanna Project, hearing their stories and making a real positive difference to the lives of those she works with. She enjoys spending time outdoor, walking her dog and going to the theatre.
Deborah Wishardt
SUPPORT & OUTREACH WORKER, EVENING OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Joined Joanna Project in 2021. Coordinates our Evening Outreach and looks after our amazing team of Evening Volunteers. Also looks after our social media communications.
Rachel Freeman- Support & Outreach Worker
Joined Joanna Project in April 2025. She loves the seaside, cats and aerial hoop.
Ros Clark
SUPPORT & OUTREACH WORKER
Joined us March 2023, working part-time alongside her creative work. Coordinates Joanna House food and donated items, and writes our Secret Angel emails.
SUPPORT & OUTREACH WORKER
Joined us January 2024 in a part-time capacity.
Ellen Price
SUPPORT & OUTREACH WORKER
Joined the staff in May 2024 after years of volunteering. Has a special focus on Women primarily seen on Evening Outreach.
Caroline Walker
GRANTS FUNDRAISING MANAGER
With Joanna Project since 2017, manages Grant fundraising. Enjoys her three children, gardening and Mosaic Church.
Emanuela Balmer- Finance & Admin Manager
Joined the team in January 2025 as Admin and Finance Manager. She sorts out payments, accounts, arranges for building repairs, looks after IT and phones – anything in the office! When she is not in the office, she enjoys hanging out with her two children.
Angharad Turner-Fielder
CHAIR OF TRUSTEES
A breadth of experience delivering cross sector community projects with pupil referral units, probation hostels, police, family centres and schools. Specialises in domestic violence prevention. Enjoys reading, knitting, acting, walking the dog with family and Leeds Vineyard Church Community.
Volunteer
THIS COULD BE YOU!
If you've read about our mission and want to explore supporting us by donating some time to volunteer for Joanna Project, we'd love to chat with you.
Can you support us?
Our work depends on volunteers, donations and fundraising
