Ricky McAddock - Director Ricky McAddock our Co-Founder & Director has been leading the work of Street Connect since it began in 2013 Expand He also ran an outreach for a church in Ilford previously and has been involved in similar activities since 2011. His personal background of facing challenging times, further equips him to empathise and understand our client group at a deeper level. His God given vision to see people set free from a variety of life controlling issues and the local church being empowered to reach the lost is what continues to drive and motivate him, and the organisation.
Julie McAddock - Development Manager Julie McAddock, our Development Manager & Co-Founder has also been involved in the work since its conception in 2013. Expand The vision for the work began out of Julie's passion to see a work developed amongst women on the streets of Glasgow City Centre. The work grew beyond just women, but Julie's heart to see women set free from a variety of life controlling issues has seen her progress from Women's Support Worker to overseeing the women's work across the organisation, a number of frontline staff, and other partnership projects. She is also involved in the development of new partnership projects.
Andrew Pont - Business Manager Andrew Pont has been Business Manager at Street Connect since 2017. Expand He joined the organisation in 2016, originally employed as a Trusts and Grants Fundraiser. Andrew has a wealth of experience in management for a local authority, and was also previously a missionary in Uruguay, working with people in real need. He currently oversees the Business side of the organisation, including fundraising and finance. He also oversees the Business Support team.
Alex Nicol - Operations Manager Alex Nicol joined Street Connect in 2018. He has been in the role of Operations Manager since the beginning of 2019. Expand Alex previously led an addictions charity in Inverclyde and comes with a wealth of experience in the addictions field. He is responsible for overseeing the development of our latest project in Greenock as well as the development and improvement of of all Operational activities including systems, monitoring, evaluation and policy development.
Craig Halkett - Project Coordinator Craig Halkett, one of our Project Coordinators, has been with Street Connect since 2017. Expand Craig originally joined the organisation as an outreach worker in 2017. In 2018 he became a Project Coordinator for both Glasgow city centre street outreach activities and also to launch a new project in Clydebank. He has vast experience running outreach activities in Clydebank previously with Teen Challenge for over 10 years.
Paul Hyslop - Project Co-Ordinator Paul Hyslop joined the Street Connect team in 2018. He oversees the project in Deal, Kent. Expand Paul was running the Open Doors project for Community Church Deal for a 2 year period, before the church became partners of Street Connect. Paul has many years experience in church leadership and his background of addiction is what drives him to see others being free too.
Barbara Matheson - Volunteer Coordinator Barbara Matheson has been with Street Connect since 2015, and in the role of Volunteer Coordinator since 2016. Expand Barbara originally served on the board of trustees at Street Connect and comes from a background of nursing. She has been a keen volunteer herself, volunteering in the role of Volunteer Coordinator from 2016, and as a paid staff member since 2017. She is responsible for the oversight of Volunteer support, recruitment and development.
Marnie King - Housing Support Coordinator Marnie King was brought onto the staff team in 2018 to coordinate housing support for our move on accommodation. Expand Marnie comes from a background in housing and is also a qualified counsellor. Her housing expertise has helped us to develop our housing support and oversee the 2 move-on flats and the housing support for the 4 residents. She has become a vital member of the team, bringing a unique skill set.
Iain Duncan - Business Support Officer Iain Duncan joined the team in 2017 initially as Administrator and has been in his current role since 2018. Expand Iain supports our Business Manager as part of the finance team as well as being involved in risk management, GDPR, website and content development, data management and many other tasks around the office of our headquarters in Glasgow city centre.
Anne Walker - Fundraiser Anne Walker has been part of the Street Connect staff team since 2017 in her fundraising role. Expand Anne's main responsibilities are around trusts and grants fundraising but she is also involved in the development of fundraising and communications strategies, including having a role in the development of communications material, particularly social media.
Martin Begley - Men's Support Worker Martin Begley joined the Street Connect support team in 2018. Expand Martin has vast experience working in the field of homelessness and addictions support. He has previously worked in residential units for homelessness and drug and alcohol addiction. He is involved in the oversight of the Paisley drop-in and men's support work in Glasgow city centre.
Stephen Webster - Outreach Worker Stephen Webster joined the Street Connect outreach staff team in 2018. Expand Stephen is the founder of Glasgow Street Outreach which has been supporting people on the streets of Glasgow for 25 years. We work in partnership with Glasgow Street Outreach on a Saturday evening through our drop-in cafe and street outreach. Stephen works with us doing street outreach midweek in Glasgow city centre.
Angela Wilson - Auxiliary Womens Support Worker Angela Wilson joined the Street Connect support staff team in 2018. Expand Angela has a powerful testimony, overcoming a number of challenges in her own life. She is currently being trained up in a Women's Support Worker role and is involved in supporting women at our Paisley and Possilpark projects, and is also involved in our Glasgow city centre work, including outreach.
Kathryn Thomson - Communications and Administration Officer Kathryn Thomson joined the Street Connect staff team in 2018. Expand Kathryn has previously worked in both communications and administrative roles with various other charities. She also has a degree in literature. She works alongside our Business Support team based from our Glasgow city centre headquarters.
Mark Clark - Auxiliary Outreach Worker Mark Clark joined the Street Connect staff team on an internship in 2018. Expand Mark has a real compassion and empathy for those on the streets. He came from a similar background himself and is very passionate about seeing people's lives being transformed like his own. He is involved in street outreach in Glasgow city centre and also as part of the team in Paisley.
Thomas Waterson - Domestic Assistant Thomas Waterson joined the Street Connect staff team towards the end of 2018. Expand Thomas is responsible for keeping our offices clean in Glasgow City Centre. He has experienced a real transformation in his own life and has also been a keen volunteer at a variety of our projects in the drop-ins and recovery groups.