New chief executive at ContinYou

Karin Woodley has been appointed as the new chief executive of ContinYou, one of the UK's leading community learning organisations.

Woodley will take up her new post on March 8.

From 2005 to 2009 Woodley was chief executive of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust - a national charity committed to furthering the personal development of young people whose life chances are constrained by economic, cultural and social hardship.

Since leaving the Trust, Woodley has been instrumental in establishing another charity - Sheila's Trust, which specialises in providing support to the families of dementia sufferers.

    Share Story:

Recent Stories


Charity Times video Q&A: In conversation with Hilda Hayo, CEO of Dementia UK
Charity Times editor, Lauren Weymouth, is joined by Dementia UK CEO, Hilda Hayo to discuss why the charity receives such high workplace satisfaction results, what a positive working culture looks like and the importance of lived experience among staff. The pair talk about challenges facing the charity, the impact felt by the pandemic and how it's striving to overcome obstacles and continue to be a highly impactful organisation for anybody affected by dementia.
Charity Times Awards 2023

Mitigating risk and reducing claims
The cost-of-living crisis is impacting charities in a number of ways, including the risks they take. Endsleigh Insurance’s* senior risk management consultant Scott Crichton joins Charity Times to discuss the ramifications of prioritising certain types of risk over others, the financial implications risk can have if not managed properly, and tips for charities to help manage those risks.

* Coming soon… Howden, the new name for Endsleigh.