Our People
Our Staff
United Kingdom
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Emma Bell
Chief Executive Officer
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Anna Ansted
Corporate Partnerships Manager
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Lisa Barea
Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser
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Rachel Bell
Performance and Data Manager
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Julie Bennett
Evidence and Impact Manager
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Emma Bilsborough
Corporate Partnerships Officer
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Anna Blain
Head of Programme Delivery and Engagement
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Aron Bohr
IT Infrastructure Manager
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Matt Bowman
2nd Line IT Support Engineer
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Chris Collins
Programme Manager - Middlesbrough
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Isabel Davies
Social Media and Communications Officer
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Aaron Dennis
Helpdesk Support Technician
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Aalishia Fearon
Senior Volunteer Support Officer
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Lauren Foster
Senior Programme Manager - Doncaster
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Ian Geere
Head of Finance
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Laura Goatcher
Volunteer Support Officer
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Yasmin Gocke
Data and Systems Officer - Corporate Partnerships
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Katie Goodwin
Early Literacy Interventionist
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Rebecca Hewitt
Marketing and Communications Manager
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Laurie Hilton
Programme Manager - Manchester
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Jess Hornby
Volunteer Support Assistant
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Jessie Jennings
Volunteer Support Assistant
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Stephanie Lockwood
Programme Manager - Peterborough
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Scott Matthewman
Senior Full Stack Developer
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Ateeka Meer
Senior Programme Manager
Christina Pembrey
Programme Manager - East Sussex
Davina Ramen
Programme Manager - London
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Sue Richardson
Programme Manager - Leeds and Bradford
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Andrew Smith
Team Leader, IT & Chat Helpdesk
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Jen Smith
Volunteer Support Officer
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Kathryn Taylor
Schools Development Manager
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Lynsey Taylor
Programme Manager - London
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Sarah Taylor
Business Development Manager
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James Tindell
Programme Manager - Scotland
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Deborah Virgo
Early Literacy Interventionist
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Jordan Wallwork
Chat Helpdesk Assistant
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Rebecca Yeadon
HR and Finance Assistant
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James Young
Senior Full Stack Developer
Our Board
United Kingdom
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Sarah Bell
Communications Consultant
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Marie Broad
Citizenship and Social Mobility Manager, BDO UK LLP
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Alex Green (Vice Chair)
Academic, Director, Investor
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Lisa Hayes
HR Director, Barclays
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Lucy Heady
CEO, Education Sub-Saharan Africa
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Jenny Reindorp
Director of Programmes, NHS Providers
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Zoe Pierre (Treasurer)
Senior Analyst, Macquarie Investment Management
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Seth Weinberger (Chair)
Founder and Chairman, Chapter One USA