CROSSLINKS - Key Persons


Adam Tomalin

Job Titles:
  • Support

Ade Adeoye

Job Titles:
  • Donations Administrator and Data Analyst
Ade receives your donations, looks after the database and keeps your details up-to-date. He also analyses the data and monitors trends in giving.

Ana Muriel

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to Leadership Team
Ana provides administrative support for the Leadership Team. She also organises Crosslinks events and undertakes various research projects.

Andrew Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Assistant
Andrew works with Peter Gordon in the day-to-day management of our financial systems. He processes and allocates all the income and the payments to Crosslinks partners.

Beth Buchanan

Job Titles:
  • Co - Ordinator
  • Director of Mission Personnel
Beth leads the Mission Personnel Team. She is primarily responsible for our long-term mission partners. She is involved in their selection, deployment and ongoing pastoral care, which includes overseas visits and debriefs.

Chris Mukhtar

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager
Chris is responsible for the secure and effective operation of our IT systems. He manages all the hardware and software that support our website, accounting and data facilities.

David Armstrong

Job Titles:
  • Staff Worker
David visits churches in Ireland to promote healthy partnerships with mission partners and projects overseas. He also works with volunteers to organise our work with children and young people in Ireland, particularly through our summer camps.

Fran Kirby

Job Titles:
  • Digital Content Creator
Fran helps you connect with our mission partners by producing digital content for our website and social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube). She also designs for our print communications.

Gillian Pegler

Job Titles:
  • Support

Helen Burns

Job Titles:
  • Church Partnerships Co - Ordinator
Helen works to make sure that churches have healthy partnerships with their mission partners. She arranges church visits, processes income and visits church prayer meetings.

Ian Marden

Job Titles:
  • BEST Co - Ordinator
Ian manages the BEST study partner scheme. Ian is in regular contact with all our study partners to encourage them, ensure they're making good progress and find out how we can pray for them.

John McLernon

Job Titles:
  • Mission Director
Working with the board of trustees and the Senior Leadership Team, John oversees the work of Crosslinks at home and around the world.

Justine Koukoulis

Job Titles:
  • HR and Office Coordinator
Justine supports the Operations Manager and Accountant with HR, administration and internal policies. Justine also manages the London office and relationships with external service providers.

Koffi Amou

Job Titles:
  • Support

Mark Hackett - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance and Operations
Mark leads the Hub Team and has responsibility for all financial matters and the support infrastructure that underpins the work of Crosslinks.

Pam Smyth

Job Titles:
  • Office Administrator

Peter Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Accountant
Peter manages Crosslinks' financial systems, ensuring accuracy and transparency. He also prepares the annual accounts and reports for the board of trustees and Charities Commission.

Polly Standring

Job Titles:
  • Communications Content Developer
Polly helps mission partners connect with both Crosslinks and their supporters back home. As well as ensuring Crosslinks' internal communications run smoothly, she also oversees the writing of our external communications.

Richard Balmer

Job Titles:
  • Ireland Team Leader
Richard leads the Ireland Team and oversees the work of Crosslinks in Ireland. He helps local churches get involved in global mission by developing relationships with mission partners and sending people on mission overseas.

Rupert Shelley

Job Titles:
  • Director of Mission Partnerships
Rupert leads the Partnerships Team and is responsible for growing healthy relationships between local churches in the UK and mission partners and projects overseas.

Tim Houghton - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Valerie Gibson

Job Titles:
  • Activities and Relationships Co - Ordinator
Valerie develops our relationships with churches and individuals in Ireland by organising regular prayer meetings and other events with supporters throughout the year. She also ensures that churches and individual supporters are resourced with mission partners' prayer letters and information about Crosslinks.