Welcome to the online Community Leaders West Yorkshire (CLWY) members directory.
All CLWY members have taken part in the Community Leader Programme and have achieved an ILM recognised qualification.
Community Leaders West Yorkshire has members in all five districts of West Yorkshire.
You can jump to the relevant district by clicking the links below:
Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds & Wakefield.
If you’d like to contact one of our members you can do so using the contact us feature on this website, your message will be attended to by our admin team.
Bradford:
Abbie Padgett
Specialist Interventions
Abbie specialises in social inclusion & positive changing the lives of marginalised and hard-to-reach people through high quality dance training and performance.
Aurangzeb Khan
Community Development
Aurangzeb supports representative organisations such as faith orgs & charities, with governance, project design, funding guidance and bid writing.
Delissa Terrelonge
Safety of Women & Girls
Delissa creates environments where young people feel valued & understood. Equipping them with tools to navigate challenges and build brighter futures.
Joshua Alade
CLWY Chair & Administrator
Joshua leads highly impactful education, employability and environmental projects that have transformed the socioeconomic lives of beneficiaries.
Ruqaiyah Dasti
Community Engagement
Raqaiyah is dedicated to providing transformative experiences to build resilience in young people against violence, drugs, and anti-social behavior.
Melody Reed
Musical Motivation
Melody develops and delivers music related programs which address issues such as knife crime by engaging young people to write, record & perform songs.
Nancy Esiovwa
Empowering Individuals
Nancy fosters sustainable development, addressing inequalities, building pathways for long-term success, bringing hope & positive change.
Safoora Amaani-Uddin
Recovery & Aftercare
Safoora supports individuals struggling with addiction by offering guidance, understanding and hope. Empowering others to rebuild their lives.
Siobhan Reilly
Community Outreach IDVA
Siobhan conducts thorough risk assessments and creates safety plans to help survivors stay as safe as possible after experiencing domestic abuse.
Suffia Hussain
Safety Awareness
Suffia is a qualified Karate, Self-Defence & Safety Awareness Coach, equipping individuals with the skills & confidence to protect themselves & navigate difficult situations.
Calderdale:
Brown Giwa
Social Advocate
Brown’s work revolves around organising grassroots initiatives and workshops that address social inequality, mental health stigma, and economic hardship.
Richard Langford
Community & Outreach
Richards uses food, hospitality and art to break down barriers, tackle poverty and combat isolation. He leads community groups & delivers workshops.
Andrew Malcolm
Supporting Young People
Andrews work focuses on alleviating boredom, isolation and loneliness which are having a terrible effect on young people’s health and well-being.
Lucy Webster
Young Persons Caseworker
Lucy delivers interventions to children & young people, building trust & resilience in those navigating challenging circumstances.
Kirklees:
Antony Helm
Sports Mentor
Antony delivers accredited training and education packages, sports and other positive behaviour activities, as well as one-to-one mentoring and support.
Emily Edgar
Community Wellbeing
Emily leads a not for profit company providing a range of community services including low cost childcare, exercise classes, surplus food projects and youth clubs.
Ghufrana Qureshi
DA Professional
Rana is a Domestic Abuse specialists and facilitator on CARA (Caution And Relationship Abuse) an awareness session delivered to domestic abuse perpetrators.
Heather Conboy
RASAC Manager
Heather leads a multidisciplinary RASAC team, ensuring the delivery of specialist support services including counselling, art therapy, group therapy, and helpline support.
Immy Stopps
ISVA Leader
Immy works with criminal justice partners to explore
reducing violence against women and girls and focus on identifying
how systems for survivors can be improved
Kate Brooksbank
RJ and AAS Manager
Kate is the Service Delivery Manager for the WY Restorative Justice (RJ) Service and also the Appropriate Adult Service (AAS) for Vulnerable Adults in West Yorkshire.
Lisa Brooks
Education & Motivation
Lisa brings a unique perspective to crime
interventions and is extremely passionate about motivating and
guiding young individuals away from the path of crime
Maysoon Shafiq
Pastoral Support
Maysoon is the first female Muslim Chaplaincy Team Lead in NHS England. She provides spiritual, pastoral and religious support to all those in
need.
Sharayah (Shar) Simpson
Wellbeing Coach
Shar provides early intervention & prevention strategies
to enhance the mind-body-spirit connection, improve emotional
well-being & help to reduce stress, trauma responses and violence.
Zola Bromley
VAWG Therapeutic Leader
Zola’s work goes beyond traditional boundaries, drawing on outside the box thinking to deliver a multi-faceted service that
addresses challenges holistically.
Becky Pugh
Community Music Director
Becky builds solid & enduring partnerships with organisations concerned
with young people’s care, welfare & education; YJS, NHS, Secure Children’s Homes, & Virtual Schools.
Naim Vali
Addiction Specialist
Naim specialises in addiction, including
steroid use, offering faith-based approaches.
work from a wellbeing perspective, addressing issues often considered
taboo topics.
Leeds:
Laura Minney
Young Persons Leader
Laura works with Young
People & Families. She is passionate about tackling
social injustice & providing quality support so young people &
communities can thrive!
Zahir Lunat
Community Safety & Engagement
Zahir works with elected members,
communities and local partners to identify and tackle issues of
concern to local people, residents, and businesses.
Amanda Haigh
Empowerment Entrepreneur
Amanda is supporting survivors of domestic abuse through VR therapy,
entrepreneurship, & mental health tools. Her work focuses on
empowering individuals to rebuild their lives.
Audrey Hylton
Wellbeing Coach
Audrey has extensive experience in Youth & Community work
and the homeless sector. She is passionate about empowering people
to find their purpose and passion through coaching.
Chris Singleton
Poet & Playwright
Chris runs education workshops focused on wellbeing,
mental health, and performance poetry workshops enabling young
people to find confidence in their own voice.
Leoni Purdy
Community Wellbeing
Leoni is driven individual with a passion for improving the wellbeing of
communities and standing with those in need.
Loran Lewis
Sports Leader
Loran is a sport development professional & leader
with a strong passion for harnessing the power of sport to address
social challenges & drive community engagement.
Rebecca Foster
Community & Wellbeing
Rebecca prides herself on
providing opportunities & projects for local people to get involved in
and make a difference.
Chloe Canning
Youth Worker & Family Practitioner
Chloes does 1:1 individual work with young people and 1:1 safety net work
with parents.
She also is part of a team which runs groups to support young people families, parents and support younger siblings as an early intervention.
Wakefield:
Niraj Mistry
Addiction Specialist
Niraj is passionate about designing innovative services responding
to the need of our vulnerable communities through grass-roots
co-production and partnership working.
Angela Keenan
Trauma & Addiction Specialist
Angela supports individuals recovering from addiction, healing from
trauma, and young people seeking purpose and direction.
Antony Allen
Recovery Practitioner
Antony is an advanced recovery practitioner and lived experience co-ordinator
for turning point.
Ashleigh Parsons
RASAC Leader
Ashleigh’s role involves both guiding her team and providing tailored support to
survivors, ensuring they feel safe, informed, and empowered
throughout the justice process.