Meet the Team

After successful careers in both retail and the education sector including owning three of her own shops. Sally decided to move into the charity sector in 2017. In her first role she designed, setup and ran a boutique shop for First Days Children’s Charity. Following on from this she moved to Trinity Homeless Projects as their grants manager helping to raise funds for their partner organisation Slough Homeless Our Concern.  She has three children, two that are grown up and now working and one currently at University.

In May 2018 she set up The Cowshed with her husband after identifying a need in the local area and it was registered with the Charity Commission in January 2019. In March 2020 she stepped down from her role with Trinity and took over the running of The Cowshed full time. Sally is passionate about supporting those in most need in our society in a practical and loving way.

Becky grew up locally before moving to London to study an interdisciplinary arts and sciences degree at UCL, later completing a Master’s degree in Control of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2019. In 2020, she worked for Public Health England within the national tuberculosis surveillance team, alongside supporting the frontline COVID response during the pandemic.

Becky first became involved with The Cowshed as a volunteer and quickly fell in love with the charity’s community spirit and compassionate approach. Since then, she has supported many different areas of the organisation including referrals, outreach projects and partnerships. She is passionate about treating people with kindness and believes strongly in helping people regain confidence and get back on their feet during difficult times.

Before joining The Cowshed, Becky volunteered with organisations including the Refugee Council, Results UK and Link Visiting Scheme.

Outside of work, Becky loves baking, reading, travelling, going for runs, spending time with friends and being constantly entertained by her cheeky goblin cat, Storm.

After feeling like a change of direction in life, but not knowing quite what to do, Liz started volunteering for The Cowshed in 2020, and she hasn’t looked back!  

Having grown up in West Yorkshire, I have built a diverse professional career spanning retail, HR, sales, and a successful 24-year career in banking. While working full time, I achieved a degree in Law, reflecting my commitment, resilience, and passion for personal growth. My banking career included managing a large high street bank and later supporting working capital teams within the commercial division. After volunteering with The Cowshed for several years, I was delighted to take up the role of Donation Centre Supervisor in 2025. Since moving South in 2015, I’ve enjoyed building a balanced life with my husband and grown-up son, while spending my free time reading, walking in nature, cooking, and dancing.

After 25 years of working in the IT industry Nikki was thrilled to join the cowshed team in March 2026.

“Having worked for multiple large corporations for all of my career, I am so excited to be working for the cowshed charity, where I know the work that I do will truly make a difference.  I really hope to be able to use my skills and experience to support individuals and families in my community.”

Nikki has lived in Wokingham for the past 20 years with her husband and 2 children. She enjoys walking, baking and having fun with family and friends.

Audrey’s passion for helping others began at the age of 16, when she collected clothing to support people in Poland during a time of crisis. She later built a career in customer service, and went on to work in a local art gallery, where she was surrounded by artists and a vibrant creative community.

A lifelong love of sewing led Audrey to search for sewing lessons, which is when she discovered The Cowshed. The unique combination of sewing and fabric recycling immediately captured her interest. She joined as a volunteer in 2019 and continues to enjoy being a valued part of The Cowshed family.

Originally from Scotland, Audrey has two daughters, two grandchildren, and family spaniels named Stanley and Dylan and a cat called Arthur.

Amy is an all-round creative originally from Wales, with a lifelong love of making and a background spanning costume, tailoring, and surface pattern design. After ten years at Madame Tussauds as a Wardrobe Technician and educational work bringing historical costume to life for primary school children, she most recently worked in a tailoring service at a charity superstore in Reading. She is also a freelance surface pattern designer and illustrator.

She was immediately drawn to The Cowshed’s warmth and its belief in giving things a second life, something that resonated deeply with her as an avid maker, mender, and lover of pre-loved finds.

Amy lives in Caversham with her partner and two young daughters

Michele’s career background was originally in finance before she had her children. She then moved into the education sector, which fitted around family life, and spent more than 20 years working in education. Eventually, Michele decided it was time for a new challenge, while still wanting to make a positive difference.

After visiting The Cowshed to donate items, she knew that one day she would love to join the team! Michele has been our Office Administrator since July 2024 and loves the variety that each and every day brings within our busy and ever-growing charity.

In her spare time, Michele enjoys reading, puzzles, walking her dog, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Anne- Marie grew up in Armagh,  Northern Ireland. She went to University in South Wales where she studied Accountancy and Finance. After graduating she moved to Berkshire where she has had a variety of roles working in Finance, Business Change and IT. In September 2022 she retired from Vodafone knowing she wanted to use her skills to volunteer or work part time within the charity sector. After a break she was very excited to join The  Cowshed in January 2024 as Accounts Executive.

Anne-Marie loves to keep fit attending fitness classes, swimming,playing tennis and running. She also likes to travel and is making the most of semi retirement.

Kester left school at 18 and began a career as an officer in the Army serving in a number of overseas roles, Northern Ireland and Iraq. After 8 years he left the Army to study a Psychology degree at York before spending 15 years in the Defence Electronics Industry.

In 2012 he made a major career change moving in to the education sector. He is currently the Director of the Enterprises Company for Bradfield College and has also become a Director for their International Company and is assisting with the efforts to establish International Schools for the College in a number of countries including China.

He helped his wife Sally to set up the Cowshed in 2018 and continues to support the charity operationally and strategically in his spare time.

Since PwC, Steve has worked in the water sector. His current role is Finance Director at MOSL, which he joined in 2020. MOSL operates the business retail market for water in England and Wales. He is responsible for financial planning, reporting and controls as well as leading on MOSL’s metering-related programmes.

Steve is passionate about helping organisations thrive, and is both grateful and excited about the opportunity to support the Cowshed in its fantastic work.

Outside of MOSL, Steve enjoys time with his family, including his two teenage daughters and dog, Chester. He is also a keen runner and football fan.

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Lesley Feinberg is proud to serve as a Trustee for The Cowshed, a Berkshire-based charity providing clothing and essentials to individuals and families in crisis. Deeply aligned with its mission, she believes in the power of practical kindness, restoring dignity, strengthening community, and supporting people through moments of real need.

A Berkshire resident and advocate for sustainability, Lesley is inspired by The Cowshed’s innovative recycling programmes that give preloved items new purpose while reducing waste.

Professionally, Lesley brings over 25 years of experience as a senior HR and business leader. As the Founder of Transcend Consultants, she partners with executives to help them grow with clarity, courage, and impact through values-driven, neuroscience-informed coaching. She brings to The Cowshed board a blend of strategic insight, governance experience, and a deep commitment to helping the charity grow sustainably while staying true to its purpose.

Outside of work, Lesley, enjoys spending time with her family, walking her beloved sausage dog in the Berkshire countryside, and supporting local community and environmental initiatives. She is passionate about helping others grow and about building inclusive, sustainable communities where people and the planet can thrive.

Anna has over 30-years of professional experience in corporate retail within the convenience store sector, starting in finance before moving into merchandising and marketing. Her focus as a business leader has been on developing and delivering strategic change and process optimisation, through engaging with the key stakeholders both within the company and externally by fostering strong partnerships with customers, suppliers and local communities. Throughout her career, she has also placed a strong emphasis on supporting and developing her staff to achieve their potential.

A wife and mother to a grown-up daughter, since taking early retirement, she has split her time between travel and voluntary, non-profit work.

Anna loves to keep fit and is a keen scuba diver and skier.

Peter was born and bred in Suffolk before studying Banking & Finance at Cardiff University, working in Bristol and then moving to Edinburgh before heading to Sydney Australia for 12 years and finally landing back in Berkshire 3.5 years ago. Peter is committed to taking his 20+ years career journey and learnings in Banking and now as a Management Consultant and Partner at KPMG to being a Trustee at The Cowshed. Peter believes The Cowshed provides an invaluable service that has its foundation in a key principle – treating people with dignity.

Outside of work Peter is a father of two energetic daughters who take up the majority of his spare time, but when he does find a moment to himself he loves good food, coffee, vinyl collecting, socialising and spending as much time outside in the fresh air.

The work The Cowshed does is fundamental to supporting those in hardship across Berkshire and Peter is passionate about seeing where he can help support this wonderful charity going from strength to strength.