MEET OUR TEAM
Our staff team has every corner of the UK covered. We work directly with clubs and groups in each region, as well as tailoring our help to fit the systems in place in each nation.
Senior Leadership Team
Sarah Kaye
CEO
Debbie Salman
Chief Financial Officer
Nathan Persaud
Head of Operations
Joanna Di Paola
Head of Partnerships
Jo Lloyd
Head of Strategy & Insight
Partnerships Team
Helen Clayton
Partnerships Manager
Gemma Lumsdaine
Project Manager and EDI Lead
Laura Henshaw
Programmes Lead (Process, Data & Reporting)
Hollie Anderson
Partnerships Co-ordinator
Hazel Conduit
Programmes Manager (Grants)
Janice Knox
Grants Lead
Elaine Findon
Grants Administrator
Stephen Todd
Giovanna Hurtado
Women and Girls Intern
Development Team
Luke Holmes
Head of Development (Fundraising and Marketing)
Rhianne Rowson
Senior Fundraising and Marketing Manager
Daisy Bessell
Senior Marketing and Communications Executive
Strategy and Insight / Network Services
Andrew Stead
Insight Lead
Penny Rabone
Nadia Lipsey
Network Services Manager
Clare Nichols
Network Services Co-ordinator
Finance and People
Debra Barklin
Finance and Culture Manager
Zareen Safdar
People Administrator
Anneka O’Connor
Volunteer Experience Lead
Mark Bebbington
Finance Support Officer
Operations and Delivery Area Managers
Kathryn Foley
North of England Area Manager
Sophie Tobin
East of England Area Manager
Jo Deagle
West of England Area Manager
Kathryn James
South of England Area Manager
Judith Rankin
Northern Ireland Manager
Ailidh Hood
Scotland Manager
Richard Thomas
Wales Manager
Northern Ireland Delivery team
Malcolm Roberts
Northern Ireland Delivery Officer (East)
Stephen Irskine
Northern Ireland Delivery Officer (West)
Scotland Delivery team
Dee Pearson
Scotland Delivery Officer
Hannah MacMillan
Scotland Support Officer
Stuart Nichols
Network Co-ordinator (Highlands)
Wales Delivery team
Polly Crook
David Cleary
Delivery Officer (North Wales)
Oliver West
Delivery Officer (Mid and West Wales)
Natalie Pitman
Delivery Officer (Central Wales and South Gwent)
Celyn Dibble
Wales Support Officer
Emma Jones
Inclusion Officer and LGBTQ+ Lead (Wales)
England North Delivery team
June Kelly
Regional Delivery Officer (North West)
Matheus Rentero
Michael Cartmell
Network Co-ordinator (Project Lancaster)
Vicky Evans
Regional Delivery Officer (North East)
Ikram Butt
Regional Delivery Officer (Yorkshire & Humber)
Verity Smith
England South Delivery team
Josie Shand
Regional Delivery Officer (London)
Suzi Jones
Tom Nyama
Regional Delivery Officer (South East)
Maya Williamson
Regional Delivery Officer (South West)
David Clarke
London Projects Intern
England East Delivery team
Annie Zaidi
Regional Delivery Officer
Dan Whymark
Michelle Brogden
England West Delivery team
Claire Greenwood
Penny Whittingham
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