Our Chief Executive Officer
Elaine Yates
Elaine Yates - CEO - Coventry Haven Women's Aid
Elaine has worked in the voluntary sector since 1990. Her career has included working within Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Women’s Sector services.
Elaine has passionately been involved in the work of Women’s Aid at Coventry Haven Women's Aid for over 25 years and has a wealth of front line delivery experience. She progressed through the management roles and achieved the post of Chief Executive Officer in 2013.
Coventry Haven Women's Aid has supported female victims of abuse and their children, for 50 years in the city providing specialist safe refuge, IDVA, Outreach and Community services of the highest quality.
Elaine has encouraged the further development of a range of Community Services such as a Community Outreach and the FGM service, which have successfully engaged women from the hardest to reach communities into service, volunteering, awareness raising and activism around VAWG issues.
She is committed to working to make a positive difference by ensuring that Coventry Haven Women's Aid continues as a specialist service, working to empower women to live a life free from abuse.
Elaine can be contacted by mail: eyates@coventryhaven.co.uk
Doctorate of Arts Coventry University
Coventry University has honoured a number of amazing people whose work across a range of fields has made a huge difference to people’s lives.
This year the university is presenting Honorary Doctorates to 19 individuals who act as an inspiration to students today.
Among those to receive the honour is Elaine Yates in recognition of her community work within mental health, learning disabilities and women’s sector services over the past 30 years.
She is the CEO of Coventry Haven Women’s Aid, an organisation that has supported female survivors of abuse and their children for nearly 50 years, providing safe refuge, independent domestic violence advice and outreach and community services.
This award honours and recognises the incredible work and commitment of so many women like me working in the Violence Against Women and Girls sector.
I feel truly humbled to receive this award and want to share this recognition with all the inspirational women, colleagues, and survivors, who I have had the privilege to have been surrounded by throughout my career.
My thanks and appreciation for the continued respect, support and ongoing collaboration between Coventry University and Coventry Haven WA.
Elaine Yates
OUR BOARD of trustees
Our Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of the organisation. They meet regularly to discuss, decide and review our strategies and policies and receive reports and updates from our Senior Management Team. They ensure that we comply with all of the required legal and regulatory requirements. Our trustees work for us voluntarily to make sure we’re doing all we can to end domestic abuse and all forms of violence against women and children.
If you are interested in joining our Board of Trustees, please find further information here and contact us on 02476444077 or email: chair@coventryhaven.co.uk