Hollie is currently Chief Executive Officer at Sheffield Women’s Aid. After graduating in Youth and Community work, Hollie has held frontline/operational roles, middle and senior leadership roles. All roles have been situated in the Voluntary/Charitable sector and have included local, regional and national organisations. Hollie’s areas of expertise are largely in the violence against women and girls sector (VAWG), but additionally in homelessness and young person’s services – both accommodation and community based support. Hollie has participated in a work exchange programme for 6 weeks in India to share her knowledge as a violence against women and girls practitioner in the UK, and develop her professional knowledge for survivors who may be classed as no recourse to public funds (NRPF).

Hollie has a Masters in Health and Social Care Leadership and she particular skills in understanding the role of leaders in the charity sector, and how, within smaller charities without layers of inter-departmental teams there is a requirement to hold a significant level of risk. She has significant experience of TUPE transfers, business development/tender processes, implementing/exiting services, quality assurance processes and managing relationships sensitively with commissioners. Hollie recognises the challenges in working with remote/dispersed teams/sites and how leaders can be effective in maintaining leadership within these models. As a leader that has both led and been subject to organisational change she has experience of change models and processes that can support effective and compassionate change management.