Team Members

Manna House Staff

We are incredibly proud of the Manna House staff team who work so hard and so passionately on behalf of our clients.

Andrea Aldridge

Andrea is our Chief Officer. She has worked all her life in the charity sector.  She’s been a carer, trainer,…

Angela Powis

Angela is our Benefits and Employment Adviser. After a varied career including catering, special needs support and child minding, she completed a post…

Anna Evans

Anna is our  Volunteer Coordinator at Manna House,  moved to Cumbria in 2018 and says she feels very blessed to…

Chris Holland

Chris Holland is our Client Support Worker. Originally from South Liverpool Chris has had a varied career from hospitality to criminal justice…

Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan is one of our talented Client Support Workers. Chris is an extremely versatile person and his lived experience offers our…

Clare Neal

Clare is our Learning Kitchen Manager.  She has spent the last 25 years as a primary school teacher with a special interest…

Hannah Risser

Hannah is our Income Generation Coordinator. Her background is in the environmental charity sector, with a specialism in moth and…

Lucy Bennett

Lucy  Bennett is our Benefits & Client Advisor. Lucy worked in social housing for 12 years in both housing options…

Mary Waters

Finance Officer, Mary Waters Born in Scotland the youngest of 7 children, Mary was brought up in Kendal from the…

Sophie Pheasey-Pritchard

Sophie, who joined us in 2022, is our Housing Advisor. She has experience working in complex needs supported housing and…