
Our people
We’re real people with a friendly, caring and expert approach. From production to post opening, supporter services to fulfilment, we make it our mission to be the best at what we do and always do what’s right for you.

Meet some of our team

ian Scarr
Commercial
CEO
I’m proud to have been Chief Executive of this thriving business for the last 25+ years. The team at Woods Valldata work collaboratively with our charity partners to deliver outstanding fundraising services which delight their supporters. We’ve a strong heritage, a fantastic and friendly team, and an unrivalled experience of the charity sector.

Barry Dix
Finance
Director of Finance
I’m the Chief Financial Officer for Woods Valldata and believe so passionately about the company that I became a shareholder in 2014. Every day I’m proud of the passion and dedication of each and every team in the business as they go above and beyond to deliver for our charity partners.

Gemma Ward
Account Management
Lottery Partnership Director
I work with our charity partners on their raffles and lotteries. I love chatting to people and working with them from first contact all the way through to developing their programme with them. Affinity Lottery is especially rewarding as we often work with smaller charities who wouldn’t ordinarily be able to access a product like lottery.

Matt Jones
Account Management
Account Director
It’s the variety of people I interact with every day that I love so much about my role. As part of the wider team I work to build lasting partnerships with our charity partners to help them deliver their fundraising objectives and ambitions.

angela Davis
Business Analysts
Head of Projects & Campaign Operations
I head up the Projects & Campaign Operations team who are responsible for the onboarding of our charity partners into the business. The team supports our partners throughout our relationship for campaign briefing, technical or business process change. We have a great breadth of knowledge and expertise because of the number of programmes we’ve worked on over time. What’s more, we’re great at listening to what is needed and then constructively challenging the status quo to find ways the supporter experience can be improved and processes can be streamlined.

Helen Daw
Data Strategy
Head of Data Strategy and Insights
I work closely with our charity and account directors to deliver actionable insights and data strategy recommendations alongside wider charity benchmarking and trend analysis. I’ve worked in the charity fundraising sector for over 15 years, and I’m driven by helping charities raise more, more effectively for their causes.

helen Halahan
Commercial
Head of Marketing
I head up the marketing for Woods Valldata. My favourite part of the role is leading our series of webinars alongside Helen Daw. The webinars are aimed at providing valuable benchmarks and insights to support our charity partners make even better informed decisions about their fundraising activities.

Jamie Bryant
Finance
Management Accountant
I work in the finance team as a management accountant. Along with the rest of the finance team, we ensure that all aspects of the internal finance function run smoothly and report back to department heads and the wider business on overall company performance. My favourite part of the job is working alongside a great team of people here at Woods Valldata. Whilst we do a serious job, we do have fun doing it!

Gaby Cox
Commercial
Head of New Business and Product Development
I’ve been serving the sector since 2014 and bring a wealth of experience to drive our new product development roadmap to deliver relevant and sector-driven innovation. Alongside this, I’ll be working to build new partnerships and further growth in the sector.

Donna Fielder
Inbound Operations
Inbound Operations Manager
My role is very diverse and challenging as I am responsible for the three inbound operation teams within Woods Valldata: Mail processing, Banking and Supporter Services. No two days are the same and it’s this variety that I love and which feeds my passion for excellent customer service. I interact with all areas of the business, clients and third party providers. Inbound Operations is the starting point for responses coming in, whether it is postal, email or by phone and its feels great knowing we are helping such amazing causes. We receive some wonderful messages of support too which always brings a smile to my face.

Ricky Williams
Warehouse
Warehouse Manager
I have been the Warehouse Manager at Woods Valldata since 2014. My team and I look after, store and manage all our client’s stock ensuring accurate stock levels are reported and maintained. It gives me great satisfaction knowing that the great work we do each day helps so many fantastic causes.

Sue Dicks
Campaign Management
Campaign Manager
Since I transitioned from the Inbound Operations teams to Campaign management, I have enjoyed the new perspective of this role which is very much client facing. Transferring my knowledge from my 16 years’ experience with the Inbound Operations team I am able to provide clients an insight to how best they can manage their campaigns, or how to process ad-hoc projects that can be quite complex. The campaign management team are the first wheel in the cog of client response handling for postal/emails and online. Our professional relationships with our charity partners is fundamental in providing an excellent service delivery for them.

Ashley Monaghan
Outbound Services – Fulfillment
Laser Print Operator
What started as a temporary job for 2 weeks turned into a 13 year career here at Woods Valldata and the role within the cut sheet room has evolved a lot in that time. Woods Valldata have given me opportunities to broaden my skill set and develop as a person. These skills and the support of the company provides me with the knowledge and confidence to complete all my tasks to the best of my ability which leads to us giving our clients the best service and their supporters an excellent thanking experience.

Kirsty Sullivan
Project and Campaign Operations
Business Analysis Team Lead
My role bridges the gap between account management and our systems. I make sure what our charity partners are looking to achieve can be realised within our infrastructure and work with them, our operational team and account managers to ensure seamless onboarding of projects.

Gemma Kelly
HR
HR Coordinator
As a member of the HR team, I have the opportunity to meet and greet people through recruitment to find the right individual for the right role. After I joined the company I found everyone to be passionate about what they do. What I enjoy about my role is being there to help and support.

Sorin Pinzariu
Operations – Data Operations
Data Operations Manager
I manage the data operations team.
We work together to process incoming data and to provide reports and data exports to clients.
My favourite part of my job is working with a broad range of software and custom processes that bring something new each day.”

iulian Felesteanu
Operations – Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Supervisor
I lead the Quality Assurance team for the data captured by Woods Valldata. My favourite part of the role is identifying issues, developing solutions and improving processes. I bring superior leadership skills and an eye for detail to ensure that all responses processed meet the highest standards of quality assurance.

Eduard Arsene
Operations – Data Capture
Data Capture Manager
What first started as a summer job turned out to be the beginning of a satisfying career at the best company in the sector. As I discovered the true scope and scale of the impact our clients have, I understood the need to always adapt and improve the services we provide as a business. I’m very grateful to be part of a team that always strives to overcome the challenges presented while at the same time offering guidance, support and opportunity to grow professionally.