Sara Cooney is a regional manager with the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, whose area of responsibility includes parts of London and Surrey. Before joining the Foundation in 2008, Sara held a number of local and regional roles in grant making and community development organisations including five years working at the Heritage Lottery Fund where she progressed to manage the East of England casework team as well as roles with Leaside Regeneration, a social and economic regeneration company working in Tower Hamlets and Amnesty International.
Her work at the Lloyds Bank Foundation enables her to support charities which are working locally in our communities who help and empower vulnerable and marginalised people experiencing complex social issues to move forward positively and to build stronger, healthier and cohesive communities.