Meet the team
Grace Bloxham – Roofbreaker Co-ordinator for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England
Grace Bloxham is our Roofbreaker Co-ordinator for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. In her spare time I love watching films, going on scenic countryside walks, reading, drinking good coffee, and listening to Taylor Swift. She lived in the North of England her whole life until she moved to study at London School of Theology, where she met her husband...
Carol Dyer – Roofbreaker Co-ordinator for East and South-east England
Carol Dyer lives in Gosport, Hampshire and is married with 5 boys. Her role as a Regional Roofbreaker Co-ordinator is to support and grow the work in the East and South-east of England. Carol has a real heart for both adults and children with disabilities and would love to see more churches making their places of worship a place...
Tim Wood – Chief Executive Officer
Tim Wood joined Through the Roof in 2006, becoming the charity’s Chief Executive in 2011. He has over 20 years’ experience of leading disability projects locally, nationally and internationally, and is dedicated to working alongside disabled people to enable their full involvement in church and community life. Tim lives in Hertfordshire with his wife, Lynne, and their six children,...
Jan Nicholson – Operations and Events Manager
Jan lives in Surrey, and is actively involved in the life of Sutton Christian Centre, an Assemblies of God church, serving in the Worship team, and as Chair of the Deacons. She has lifelong, first-hand experience of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual challenges of everyday living with a disability. As Operations and Events Manager, she's involved with every...
Suzanne Lyse – Team Administrator
Suzanne has three children with her husband, Remy. They live in Epsom, where Suzanne also teaches English as a foreign language, volunteering to help refugees learn our language and settle into their new environment. As team administrator, she deals with enquiries, and keeps the office running efficiently! Follow this link to email Suzanne.
Janet Eardley – Mission Programmes Manager
Janet oversees TTR’s mission programmes and also volunteering across the charity. Her whole working life has been alongside disabled people, including church inclusion roles among people with learning disabilities and people with sight loss, and also as a social worker for Deaf people and managing a local sight loss charity. Janet works from home in Seaton, East Devon. She and...
Katie Budd – Through the Roof Roofbreaker Team Leader and Co-ordinator for Wales, West and South West of England
Katie is Team Leader for the Through the Roof 'Roofbreaker' project which aims to equip, encourage and resource volunteer disability champions in churches and ministries across the UK. She also has a particular focus on reaching churches in Wales, West and South West England. Katie has Cerebral Palsy and is a wheelchair user. She has a background in health and...
Annette Stuart – Communications Officer
Annette lives in Cambridgeshire with her husband Doug and their daughter. Her background is editorial, with the last 14 years working at Cambridge University Press & Assessment on textbook publishing and exam board communications. Her goal is to make TTR known in all the churches in the UK – and all around the world! Contact her at annette@throughtheroof.org.
Shaun Burrows – International Missions Manager
Shaun is our International Missions Manager and has been with us since February 2016. He is responsible for developing and maintaining our Wheels for the World and International Roofbreaker projects. Besides arranging and organising mission trips he develops and maintains relationships with our international partners in developing countries while recruiting volunteers and building team for the mission trips. Shaun and...
Helen Goddard – Finance and Admin Assistant
Helen Goddard is our longest-serving volunteer, but has taken on an extra day working on book keeping, processing donations & Thank You letters and admin for the Vital Link newsletter. She also fulfils all our shop orders.