JERSEY’S equality, diversity and inclusion charity has announced its first change of chief executive since the organisation was founded a decade ago.
Vic Tanner Davy, the founder and chief executive of Liberate Jersey, is stepping down on 1 March after almost ten years in the role.
Current vice-chair of the Jersey Community Relations Trust, Kaye Nicholson, will succeed him.
Mr Tanner Davy said he would remain a voluntary member of the charity’s board to ensure a smooth transition.
The Liberate chief executive received an MBE for his services to inclusion and diversity in the Island in March last year.
He said it had been an “absolute privilege” to have held the role for nearly a decade, adding: “I would like to thank my colleagues in Liberate Guernsey, who tapped me on the shoulder in June 2014 to ask if I would be interested in setting up the charity in Jersey.”
He thanked people who had given their support and his wife, Paddy Haversham-Quaid, whom he met while on the board. Mr Tanner Davy continued: “After nearly ten years in the role, it is time for a change of voice on these issues.
“I have met and worked with so many interesting and talented individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, who I will miss hugely, but it is important for the work that Liberate does that people don’t turn off from what we talk about because they hear the same voice delivering that message. I am delighted that I will be handing over to Kaye in the next couple of months as she will bring fresh eyes to the charity with her passion, drive and creativity to take the work to the next level.”
Kaye said she was looking forward to joining the team and to continuing to work on “creating a truly inclusive society in our Island”.
