THE Fireplace Fighters Charity has declared the appointment of Sherine Wheeler as Chief Executive.
Joining the charity at the end of April, Sherine delivers comprehensive leadership experience having worked to broaden the access and deepen the effect of charities, most recently Mayhew, and including Marie Curie, Action for Young children and Youthful Life vs Most cancers. She has also advised a variety of charities on system, influence and functionality.
Speaking pursuing her appointment, Sherine said:
“I’m delighted to be foremost The Hearth Fighters Charity and its professional teams into the upcoming. Jointly we will be certain lots of countless numbers of customers of the fireplace expert services neighborhood can are living more healthy and happier, and that they are valued and recognised for their sizeable contribution to culture.
“It’s fascinating to join this kind of an impactful and dynamic organisation. It will be an complete honour for me to enjoy a section in The Hearth Fighters Charity’s important companies, supporting the total fireplace neighborhood and making sure fireplace services staff are suit and very well, so they can be there for us when we want them most. I’m really substantially searching forward to working with all the incredible folks, groups and partners that support and supply The Fireplace Fighter’s Charity’s get the job done day-in-day-out.”
John Baines, Chair of The Hearth Fighters Charity Board of Trustees, mentioned of Sherine’s appointment:
“I am delighted to welcome Sherine to The Fire Fighters Charity, she has accomplished a huge volume through her vocation to day, top organisations and groups to influence good improve and interact successfully with supporters and beneficiaries.
“I am assured that Sherine will direct our organisation into an fascinating upcoming, making on our 80-12 months historical past to ensure we can offer wellbeing and wellbeing chances, and lifestyle-improving aid to a lot more members of the British isles’s fire solutions group very long into the future.”
Sherine’s appointment follows the announcement in November 2023 of latest Chief Government, Dr Jill Tolfrey’s resignation. Leaving the organisation following 10 years in the role, Dr Tolfrey commented:
“Stepping absent from the Charity will come with some unhappiness. Even so, I am quite proud of all that has been realized about the very last 10 years and, as we seem to commence a new strategic period, I sense the time is right for someone new to choose the helm and travel the Charity forward in its ambition to realize prolonged time period sustainability, jointly with continued excellence in the subject of health and wellbeing.”
Through her time as Chief Govt, Dr Tolfrey oversaw major alter across the organisation, which includes growth of its in-human being and neighborhood providers, the improvement of its digital, self-enable and avoidance-focussed companies, the £1.8m redevelopment of the Charity’s Harcombe Household centre and, most lately, the launch of its new Suicide Disaster Line.
Around latest several years, Dr Tolfrey has also led the charity via the issues of the Covid-19 pandemic and the expense-of-dwelling crisis, both of which expected the charity to shift rapidly in the provision of agile, responsive expert services for the fire services group, and which introduced appreciable issues in regard to fundraising. Getting securely navigated people storms, Jill leaves the charity at a time when it is now supporting over 10,000 persons a yr, providing available in-person, neighborhood-based and electronic products and services for all serving and retired staff, as very well as their people.
Dr Tolfrey will depart The Fireplace Fighters Charity on 31 May, soon after performing together with Sherine throughout a transition and handover period.