Our
Team

Joe Gisbey

CEO

Joe Gisbey has been part of the Links family since 2003 when Rich Hubbard, former CEO, approached Joe with the invitation to join him as he traveled. Quickly his role developed and over the next few years, Joe worked alongside Rich, with a specific focus on Micro-Enterprise Development. In 2009 Joe and his family moved to South America to plant a church in the capital city of Bogota, Colombia. After his return in 2013, he rejoined the team as Project & Community Development Manager. He stepped into the role of CEO in April of 2017. Joe also works as part of the Core Leadership Team of Arun Church and teaches extensively both within his home church and churches around the UK. Having been dramatically healed and set free in his teens, Joe is passionate about seeing people made whole and the Kingdom of God break out around the world. He lives in Littlehampton on the South Coast of England, with his wife Carolina and their four children.

Paula Orr

Office Manager

Paula oversees the day-to-day running of the office - from banking to general correspondence, administration to filing. Paula has a background in health and fitness and ran the 2013 London Marathon on behalf of Links International. Paula has two children - Jazmin and Nathan.

Lynda Hubbard

Partnership Manager

Lynda has been involved in the work of Links for many years, originally supporting Rich and helping with magazine proofreading and mail-outs. Lynda now manages our Act4You accounts which continue to grow as we seek to serve people under the charitable umbrella of Links International. She has two children, Sam and Amy and three beautiful grandchildren, Molly-Rose, Ivy-Star and Ozzie.

Ann Edmunds

Community Health Manager

Ann works part-time for Links International, with responsibility for the development of the community healthcare aspects of our work. This includes developing resources, trips and training. She was awarded a Diploma in Tropical Nursing in February 2013. Ann also continues to keep in touch with health visiting practice in the NHS. One of her current Links projects is the development of a ‘Fit for the Future’ health roadshow for children, to be delivered in schools. Ann is married to a vicar, Andy. They live in Yateley, Hampshire.

Sam Walker

African Region Coordinator

Sam Walker first connected with Links International as part of a Links team led by current CEO Joe Gisbey, that went to The Gambia in 2007. Little did they know that they would be together on the Link's staff team 10 years later! Sam currently works out of Malawi as Links' Africa Regional Coordinator, facilitating the work of Links' partners. Sam is a qualified Physiotherapist, who worked in the UK's National Health Service for four years before taking a job to help set up and manage a Prosthetic and Orthotic Service in Malawi in 2012. Sam is passionate about people realizing their potential as individuals and as communities. He is keen to see the poor restored both physically and spiritually in the Kingdom of God. Sam is a 30 year old single, currently studying an online Master's course in International Development, specializing in Poverty and Inequality. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling.

Mandy Dukes

Finance Manager

Mandy maintains the accounts of our Act4You clients as well as the accounts for Links itself. She prepares accounts information for quarter and year-end and calculates our administration charges and gift aid on a quarterly basis. Mandy started at Links in October 2006 having previously worked as a statistician with an insurance company. She is married to Pete and they have two children, Sam and Alice. Mandy is a Rainbow Guide Leader and she also enjoys taking part in shows, like Godspell. She also enjoys playing the piano, sewing and reading.

Amy Halls

Communications & Fundraising Manager

Amy manages our communications, creating content and connecting with our partners and supporters around the world. From the start of 2020, Amy also took on the role of Fundraising Manager and helps to coordinate our appeals, sponsored events, and fundraising activities. Amy is married to Paul and they have a little boy, Ozzie.

Carolina

Admin Support