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Partnerships


Partnership Staff

VAMT’s role is to work in partnership with organisations in all sectors and improve liaison and cooperation between voluntary organisations and other organisations in the statutory and private sector.

VAMT represents the sector at a range of strategic partnerships and multi agency forums. VAMT seeks to involve other voluntary organisations in partnerships and provide support to them. VAMT has a responsibility to inform and involve the sector in consultations and partnership work and does this primarily through organising forums and briefing events.

Name

Role

Responsibilities

Ian Davy

Director

As the chief officer of VAMT, Ian has responsibility for the overall management of VAMT, reporting to the Executive Committee and representing the voluntary sector at strategic partnerships such as

  • MTCBC / Voluntary Sector Liaison group
  • Community Strategy Partnership
  • Health, Social Care and Well Being Strategic Partnership
  • Children and Young Peoples Framework for Partnership
  • Objective One Board
  • Business Partnership

Ian has worked in the voluntary sector in Merthyr Tydfil since 1989 and been Director of VAMT since its inception in 1997. Ian can be contacted on 01685 353900 or email ian.davy@vamt.net

Alison Harris

Partnership Development Officer

Alison's role is to represent the voluntary sector at strategic partnerships and to ensure the voluntary sector has a role to play within the partnerships while developing and supporting voluntary sector networks. Alison is part of many Partnerships including:

  • Children and Young People’s Voluntary Organisations Forum
  • Community Transport Forum
  • Lifelong Learning Forum
  • Children’s Partnership
  • Young People’s Partnership
  • Arts Forum
  • Town Centre Partnership
  • Community Legal Services Partnership

Alison can be contacted on 01685 353900 or email alison.harris@vamt.net

Nicola Park

Health & Social Care Facilitator

Nicola's role is to support joint working between voluntary organisations and health and social care providers as well as to develop and support local health and social care networks. Nicola provides support to voluntary sector representatives on the Local Health Board and facilitates participation and consultation in policy development at a local and national level. Nicola can be contacted on 01685 353900 or email nicola.park@vamt.net

Sharon Richards

Health & social care facilitator

Sharon can be contacted on 01685 353900 or email sharon.richards@vamt.net

Sonia Lloyd Williams

Carers Network Officer

Sonia can be contacted on 01685 353900 or email sonia.lloyd-williams@vamt.net

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