Free, accessible quality advice for the diverse communities in Enfield

Our trustees

Our Trustee Board are responsible for overseeing the management of the organisation and determining overall strategic planning. Our Trustee Board is made up of volunteer members from different walks of life and different cultural backgrounds. These are drawn from representatives of the local community. The Chief Executive Officer is currently working with trustees to increase the numbers on the Trustee Board and to increase the range of skills that are available for advice and information on strategic, financial and operational matters.

Enfield CAB is looking for Trustees specially with a Financial or Management background.

Jeff Rodin (Mr) - Chairman Trustee Board

Jeff is a Tax Inspector who has worked for the Inland Revenue (now HM Revenue & Customs) since 1971. In his career, he has been in charge of a number of Tax Offices and was the Inland Revenue's Area Director for North London from 2003-2005. He is now only working part-time and considers himself to be partially retired.

Jeff is an elected Councillor having represented Bowes Ward on Enfield Council since 1986. He was Leader of the Opposition on the Council from 1989-1994 and again from 2005 to date and was Leader of the Council from 1994-1999. As a Councillor, he always takes a close interest in a number of local voluntary organisations, including the Citizens Advice Bureau. Jeff will be standing down from the Council in May 2010.

Apart from his employment and Council work, Jeff is now a voluntary driver for Enfield Community Transport, which provides a low cost transport service for a number of local voluntary groups.

Terry Rollinson (Mr)

A professionally qualified Human Resources Manager, Terry’s career has been based in both the public and private sectors.

Until recently he was HR Director and National Secretary for YHA, a major national charity, and responsible for the whole HR function and also Charity governance. Previous positions included Company Personnel Manager within the Dickinson Robinson paper and packaging Group, and a period with the Commission on Industrial Relations.

Having taken early retirement in March 2006, Terry is now working with a couple of Charities and taking on some consultancy projects in the HR/Charity sectors.

Vyomesh Thanki (Mr)

Vyomesh manages a range of innovative services in the London Borough of Southwark to support families in order to prevent children entering the local authority care system.

Vyomesh was previously a lecturer at the University of Warwick for 4 years training student social workers. Prior to that he was a Senior Social Worker employed by the London Borough of Islington. He started his social work career working for Hampshire County Council.

Vyomesh has been involved with Enfield CAB since 1994 and has been a member of the Trustee Board since its inception.

Jeffrey Hopwood (Mr)

Jeffrey is currently the resources and partnerships manager in Camden Council’s community development and regeneration division, managing funding for the voluntary and community sector, and working with residents and councillors in neighbourhood partnerships.

Before working in the public sector he worked in banking for 22 years. He has experience of finance and budget management, team building and staff management, and project and programme management.

Jeffrey has an MA in Urban Regeneration and qualifications in marketing and purchasing and supply. He has lived in Enfield for most of his life.

Megan McNutt

Megan is from Ireland and studied Law with German Language at the University of Glasgow. In her second year at university she worked as a volunteer General Adviser in two Citizens Advice Bureau in Glasgow. During the following summer she also completed a voluntary placement as an adviser in a Citizens Information Centre in Ireland.

After graduating in 2008 Megan moved to London to take up a post at the Citizenship Foundation, a legal education and participation charity. She was keen to become involved in Citizens Advice again and was co-opted onto the Board of Trustees in September 2009. Megan currently works in the Education & Training Department of Inner Temple, one of the four barrister Inns of Court. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, water sports and cycling to work when the weather is good!

ENFIELD CITIZEN ADVICE BUREAU

Registration Service line:

We register requests for advice, offer appointments, provide information leaflets and signpost to alternative advice providers where appropriate. Clients can call the Registration Service Line (020 8375 4170) 5 days a week (Monday – Thursday) from 10am - 4pm.

Telephone Advice Line:

Clients can also receive advice by calling our telephone advice line 0844 826 9712. Generalist advice is available by phone Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10am-3pm. Calls are routed centrally and are answered by the first available adviser.

National Online Advice Service:

We provide free online information and guidance, including frequently asked questions, in seven languages and fact sheets for download. You may find the answer to your query by clicking on this link online advice.

Email Advice:

We provide a basic advice and information service via email - not in depth casework. For EMAIL ADVICE please click on the following link

Reception Service:

We are offering a reception information and sign posting service from 10 – 1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. During this time our reception area is open for clients to obtain information leaflets, fact sheets and to access our advice kiosks with the support of reception staff.

We are currently reviewing the service we offer in an attempt to improve access to our service. Because of the terms of our grant we are only able to advise people who live or work in the Enfield borough.