Emily is Joint CEO of CFO. She has worked with rural and urban communities for a number of years, supporting the County’s community transport sector to thrive. She leads on placemaking projects in new developments at Heyford Park and Graven Hill. She also leads on our health and ageing work such as the Dementia Friendly Communities project. She has a Post Graduate Certificate in transport planning and a BA in development studies. She is a member of the Oxford Strategic Partnership.

Tom is joint-CEO of Community First Oxfordshire. Tom is a community development and research specialist. He has helped build CFO into the ‘go to’ local organisation for communities seeking high quality support throughout the Neighbourhood Planning process. Tom has brokered on the ground community development worker projects on major developments at Woodstock and Heyford Park and has led on placemaking and community development research for multiple public and private sector clients, including Blenheim Estate, Sovereign Housing Association, Oxfordshire County Council, and Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, and Vale of White Horse District Councils.