# Charity leaders, volunteers & staff recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022 - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/06/07/charity-leaders-volunteers-staff-recognised-in-queens-birthday-honours-2022/ - Published: 2022-06-07T08:30:00+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **Charity leaders, volunteers, ambassadors, and staff were all recognised by the Queen in this year’s Birthday Honours List.** Among them was Di Vernon, Founder and Chief Executive of [EmployabilityUK](https://www.employabilityuk.org/), who received an MBE for her commitment to supporting disadvantaged young people within the local community, and Joyce Fraser, founder of [Black Heroes Foundation](https://www.blackheroesfoundation.org/), who was awarded an OBE. Fraser founded Black Heroes Foundation in 2016 to preserve the legacy of her late husband, Peter Randolph Fraser, the first editor of The Voice Newspaper and creator of the show ‘Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame’. She is also a Trustee for the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the Directory of Social Change. The first woman and openly gay chair of the [Scouts](https://www.scouts.org.uk/), Ann Limb, was also recognised in the Birthday Honours, with a damehood (DBE) for services to young people and philanthropy. She was chair of The Scouts between 2015- 21. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) Other award recipients from the sector include: * London Funders Chief Executive, James Banks, who was awarded an MBE in recognition of his services to charitable funding in London, particularly during the Covid- 19 pandemic. * Former Crisis Chief Executive, Jon Sparkes, has been awarded an OBE for his services to homeless people.  * Terrence Higgins Trust patron Paul Oestreicher was awarded an OBE for services to peace, human rights and reconciliation. * Chair of The Sleep Charity, Tariq Shah, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours for philanthropy and services to charity. * SSAFA volunteer case worker Mike Edwards received an OBE for public and charitable service in Scotland. * RNID trustee Dr Brian Caul and volunteer Hilary Lewis received MBEs, and volunteer Gerry Knight was also recognised with a BEM. * Five RNLI volunteers and staff were recognised, including volunteer and staff member, Guy Addington, who received an MBE in recognition of his 27 years of service to the charity. * Prince’s Trust ambassador Damien Lewis received a CBE for his charity work. * Seb Elsworth, Chief Executive of Access – the Foundation for Social Investment, received an MBE for services to social investment in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Awards in tweets: > Our CEO has received an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Congratulations [@sebelsworth](https://twitter.com/sebelsworth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)! > > More here: [https://t.co/xc6jnIikMZ](https://t.co/xc6jnIikMZ) [pic.twitter.com/hszqewfMEA](https://t.co/hszqewfMEA) > — Access (@si_access) [June 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/si_access/status/1533757429132951552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > I would like to thank everyone for the lovely messages I've received on the news > of my being awarded an MBE. I am very honoured and I'm so grateful to the people > I've worked alongside, particularly at EmployabilityUK for helping to make this > happen. It wa…[https://t.co/liDOUyfHyc](https://t.co/liDOUyfHyc) > — EmployabilityUK (@Employ_UK) [June 2, 2022](https://twitter.com/Employ_UK/status/1532430729983971363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > We’re delighted to announce that our Chief Executive, James Banks, has been awarded > an MBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List, for services to charitable > funding👏 > Huge congrats also to our friends & members on the list!More here 👉 > [https://t.co/WeUIFmi1yJ](https://t.co/WeUIFmi1yJ) > — London Funders (@LondonFunders) [June 2, 2022](https://twitter.com/LondonFunders/status/1532286255685414915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Dame Ann Limb ([@AnnLimb](https://twitter.com/AnnLimb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)) has > been awarded a Damehood at the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to young > people & philanthropy. > She was the first woman and openly gay chair of The Scouts > between 2015-21.An inspiration to women & the LGBTQ+ community across the country. > 👏🏳️‍🌈 [pic.twitter.com/mMPzhyrZG3](https://t.co/mMPzhyrZG3) > — The Women's Organisation (@TheWomensOrg) [June 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/TheWomensOrg/status/1533785030916464641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Surprised, humbled & honoured. The Queens Jubilee Honours List! [https://t.co/kejbYfKIC2](https://t.co/kejbYfKIC2) > > Thank you fellow trustees, team & volunteers; past & present at Black Heroes Foundation > preserving the legacy of the late Flip Fraser, this is for him💛🧡♥️[#JubileeHonours](https://twitter.com/hashtag/JubileeHonours?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@TheVoiceNews](https://twitter.com/TheVoiceNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/M4pXHBZpM0](https://t.co/M4pXHBZpM0) > — Joyce Fraser OBE 💕 (@jfraseronline) [June 4, 2022](https://twitter.com/jfraseronline/status/1532978460355874817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Congratulations to our ambassador [@lewis_damian](https://twitter.com/lewis_damian?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > for receiving a CBE for his charity work in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. > Damian, > with his late wife Helen McCrory OBE, has championed our young people for many > years, recording inspirational messages and attending events > [pic.twitter.com/mBfzlMvgkQ](https://t.co/mBfzlMvgkQ) > — The Prince’s Trust (@PrincesTrust) [June 1, 2022](https://twitter.com/PrincesTrust/status/1532127791940091904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > We are incredibly excited to announce that five RNLI volunteers and staff have > been recognised in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours! With a combined 196 years > of service to the RNLI, find out more about each of them in this thread 🎖️ [pic.twitter.com/9yfoDraAfl](https://t.co/9yfoDraAfl) > — RNLI (@RNLI) [June 2, 2022](https://twitter.com/RNLI/status/1532296085061914624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > We're so pleased that two of our dedicated volunteers, Brian & Hilary, have received > MBE's in the Queen's Birthday Honours for their voluntary service to RNID in Northern > Ireland. 🎉 > We wouldn't achieve all we do without our volunteers! 💚Read more: > [https://t.co/UzxYpgCCo3](https://t.co/UzxYpgCCo3) [pic.twitter.com/agbsrckHhJ](https://t.co/agbsrckHhJ) > — RNID (@RNID) [June 2, 2022](https://twitter.com/RNID/status/1532293458622283776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Congratulations to our patron Paul Oestreicher for receiving an OBE in the Queen’s > birthday honours for services to peace, human rights and reconciliation. > Well > deserved recognition for someone who has dedicated his life to peace [#QueensJubilee](https://twitter.com/hashtag/QueensJubilee?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [https://t.co/Vp1vlvmpHs](https://t.co/Vp1vlvmpHs) > — Terrence Higgins Trust (@THTorguk) [June 6, 2022](https://twitter.com/THTorguk/status/1533766838156513281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Congratulations to our colleague and Executive Board member Laura Dyer [@dyer023](https://twitter.com/dyer023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > who has been awarded an MBE for her services to the arts in the Queens Birthday > Honours List [pic.twitter.com/XUAvM9qpvx](https://t.co/XUAvM9qpvx) > — Arts Council England (@ace_national) [June 7, 2019](https://twitter.com/ace_national/status/1137122931090296832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Congratulations to our CEO [@SafJama](https://twitter.com/SafJama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > for being awarded an MBE in this year's Queens Birthday Honours List for her work > to support the Tower Hamlets community during the pandemic! Read her response > to receiving this honour [https://t.co/xI6Z67K6Yv](https://t.co/xI6Z67K6Yv) > — Women's Inclusive Team (@WomenInclusive) [June 2, 2022](https://twitter.com/WomenInclusive/status/1532266796505513984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > We're delighted that [@jon_sparkes](https://twitter.com/jon_sparkes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > has been awarded the OBE for Services to Homeless People in the Jubilee honours. > As Crisis CEO, Jon worked tirelessly to improve life for people experiencing homelessness& > to [#EndHomelessness](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EndHomelessness?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > for good. Congratulations Jon [https://t.co/FHYPdWORvH](https://t.co/FHYPdWORvH) > [pic.twitter.com/pmlYqWYRXZ](https://t.co/pmlYqWYRXZ) > — Crisis (@crisis_uk) [June 1, 2022](https://twitter.com/crisis_uk/status/1532115635991355399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)