Elisabeth Hoodless
Dame Elisabeth Hoodless DBE | |
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| Executive Director of Community Service Volunteers | |
| In office 1975–2011 | |
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| Born | Elisabeth Anne Marian Frost 11 February 1941 UK |
Dame Elisabeth Anne Marian Hoodless, DBE (née Frost; born 11 February 1941)[1] was the Executive Director (1975–2011) of Community Service Volunteers (CSV), the United Kingdom's leading volunteering and training charity. She is also a former Labour councillor in North London, and a long-term Labour party member.[2] She is the author of Getting Money from Central Government.[citation needed]
Early years
Having attended Redland High School for Girls in Bristol and then studied at King's College, Durham (Durham University) and the L.S.E., she qualified as a medical social worker.
She was appointed Assistant Director of CSV in 1963, becoming the only paid staff member, since the founding director Alec Dickson (1914–1994), and his wife, Maura, were volunteers. She became CSV's Deputy Director in 1972 and Executive Director in 1975.[3]
Honours
In 2004, Hoodless was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
References
- ^ Date of birth per Debretts People of Today biodata
- ^ News Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, thirdsector.co.uk, 26 May 2010.
- ^ CSV official website Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, csv.org.uk; accessed 7 April 2016.