Kate Kent
Project & Family Support Manager
Kate is from Cornwall, and grew up in a rural area near Bodmin. Kate studied Pharmacology at Kings College London and then moved to Camp Mohawk shortly after qualification in 2006, having spent the summer of 2005 volunteering at the centre.
Kate is the Project Manager and her role includes project fundraising, booking coordination, family communications and the day-to-day running of projects.
Kate is often the first point of contact for Groups and Families when booking sessions to attend Camp Mohawk. She has a warm, understanding and compassionate disposition and offers families the support and help that they need through the busy holiday periods.
Kate is a qualified archery instructor, she enjoys circus skills workshops, particularly teaching poi, and is always keen to play with the little ones who visit Camp Mohawk.
Matthew Wood
Site & Operations Manager
Having grown up in Derbyshire, Matt attended King’s College London to study Human Biology. Shortly after graduating from university in 2005 Matt moved to Wargrave to help with the running of Camp Mohawk.
Matt found his flair for engineering, maintenance and anything ‘handy’ and lives and breathes the Camp Mohawk site to ensure it is always both smart and safe. Since Camp Mohawk is located within an ancient woodland all of Matt’s improvements, renovations and site works are carefully considered in order to compliment and be sympathetic to the beautiful natural environment that we wish to preserve.
Matt is the go-to person for all of our Corporate/Community Days and organises these days for many local and national organisations throughout term-time.
Matt is also a qualified archery instructor, lifeguard and runs circus skills workshops for the children and young people who visit.
His roles require an analytical, caring and patient mind when managing the site, as well as when running workshops with the young people, which suits him down to the ground.
Donna Levy
Playwork Supervisor & Short Breaks Co-ordinator
Donna is from the Berkshire area and has lived there most of her life. She studied Modelmaking at University of the Creative Arts in Kent before returning to Berkshire in 2008. Donna first came to Camp Mohawk as a volunteer for a group utilising the centre in the summer of 2009 and began working with Camp Mohawk’s ‘Hawks’ autism support youth group in the latter part of that year.
In 2015 Donna became the Short Breaks administrator for Camp Mohawk, organising respite ‘Adventure Days’ as well as ‘Hawks’, ‘Kites’ and ‘Kestrels’ support clubs which engage young people in both onsite and offsite activities.
From July 2017, in addition to the role of Short Breaks Supervisor, Donna has held the position of Playwork Supervisor at Camp Mohawk, sharing operational responsibilities with other core staff.
Donna is a qualified lifeguard, enjoys arts and crafts, baking and playing board games with children and young people that visit Camp Mohawk.
Mark Carr
Family Support Coordinator
Mark is originally from Essex and has been working on the frontline in East London for over 20 years with children with disabilities and their families. His roles have predominantly involved provision of recreational short breaks, Early Years and residential placements for Looked After Children. Mark has spent the majority of his professional career working for Barnardo’s and local authorities. Mark relocated to Berkshire in 2019 with his young family where he worked for a charity overseeing recreational short breaks provision across Surrey and Hampshire. Mark joined the team at Camp Mohawk in January 2022.
Mark will be coordinating our family support project, assisting families with support signposting to partner organisations and any other enquiries you may have in regards to your child’s needs. One of Mark’s working days will be on our popular Family Days at weekends and throughout the school holidays – please do feel free to approach him for a chat in person or to contact him on the office phone or by email.
Jude Bradbook
Officer Manager/Accounts
Jude is Reading born and bred, although she has lived in Surrey and the North for some of her life.
She spent seven years with Surrey Fire & Rescue Service as a Fire Control Operator taking 999 calls before moving to Bolton. She moved back to Berkshire with her two children in 1999 and went back to college to start her book-keeping career resulting in the set-up of her company in 2004. In May 2018, Jude joined Camp Mohawk as a freelance book-keeper. Working Tuesday to Thursday, she’s responsible for maintaining the financial records, dealing with new registrations and bookings, amongst other things. In October 2022, Jude became employed by Camp Mohawk and also joined the Support Playworker team.
A bit of a daredevil at heart, Jude has done a parachute jump, a skydive, hot air ballooning and a helicopter ride around the Statue of Liberty. In 2017, she went volunteering in Ghana which led to her returning three more times to support a school and village, in many ways, over the next few years until Covid, and costs, prevented her from continuing.
When time allows, Jude loves to travel, being creative, jigsaw puzzles, cinema and spending time with her children and grandchildren.