People
Meet the people behind the projects.
Central Services and CEO
Central to everything we do, our Central Services team ensures the smooth running, effectiveness and excellent administration of the organisation. The team supports the Chief Executive and Board of Trustees with charity administration, assists the senior management team to ensure good organisational management and provides human resources leadership on the management of staff, volunteers and external freelancers and consultants. Our Chief Executive provides leadership and guidance, and is crucial in shaping the organisations vision and strategy. Contact the Central Services team if you'd like to discuss volunteering opportunities at YouthNet.
Fiona Dawe Chief Executive
Jade Stapleton Head of Central Services
Vicky Ridley-Pearson HR Manager
Development
The Development team raises money to ensure that YouthNet is a well-resourced charity and social business that can meet and exceed its objectives. A team of skilled fundraisers build and manage relationships with funders from companies, government and charitable trusts and foundations. Contact the Development team if you would like to discuss a funding partnership or want to support us through individual giving.
James Barradell-Smith Corporate Development Manager
Sarah Hooker Deputy Development Director
Kuljeet Jagdev Corporate Development Manager
Colin Jones Development Director
Sam Thomas Corporate Development Manager, Projects
Mark Perry Head of Government Development
Vicky Chant Development Manager - Trusts & Lottery
Theo Harris Development Manager - Trusts & Lottery maternity cover
Sarah McCoy Research Manager
Alicia Hardy Government Development Manager
Katie Greer Corporate Development Officer
Emily Foskett Government Development Executive
Operations
The Operations team manages our websites and parternship work on a day-to-day basis. They are focused on working with partners to create engaging, useful services and editorial content for visitors to the sites. The team includes experienced journalists, online community experts and project managers, who work tirelessly to manage ongoing relationships with key partners and content providers. They also recruit content providers such as national charities, youth organisations, government bodies and not-for-profit organisations. Contact the Operations team if you would like to discuss opportunities to work collaboratively with YouthNet, or get involved as a contributor or have any suggestions about improving our sites and services.
Olly Benson Editorial Manager
Chris Chapman Multimedia Editor
Chris Denholm Editorial Assistant
Giuseppina Colamarco Head of Account Management
Patrick Daniels Development Manager, Volunteer Programme
Claire Easterman Operations Director
Felicity Jones Youth Content Partnerships Account Manager
Simon Jenkinson Deputy Operations Director
Jenni Parker Account Management Assistant
Hannah Jolliffe Editorial Manager currently on maternity leave
Julia Pearlman Senior Journalist
Jim Valentine Communities Manager
Helen Williams Communities Involvement Manager
Will Lord Project Manager, Life Choices
Jo Eaton Communities Development Officer
Technical
YouthNet is committed to harnessing technology for the delivery of valuable user services. This relies on having a sound IT infrastructure and a collection of people skilled in building and maintaining this infrastructure. Our technical team includes software programmers, technical project managers, IT support staff and systems specialists, who together, create a solid platform on which we can build our services. They also support our partners with their technical needs. Contact the technical team if you think you could help us improve our systems.
Baazi Abu Software Engineer (V-Base)
Ben Avery Senior Software Developer
Jerry Bate Software Developer
Tracey Booth IT Development Manager
Camille Conforti IT Projects Co-ordinator currently on maternity leave
Jamie Liddall Systems Manager
Sofia Lim Software Engineer (V-Base)
Muhammad Mulla Systems Administrator
Sheetal Raut Software Engineer Intern (V-Base)
Martin Rodrigues Senior Software Engineer (V-Base)
Olivier Van Acker Agile Development Manager
Paul Watson Support Team Leader
Oliver Wood Software Development Manager
Greg Zimek Support Analyst
Communications and Marketing
The MarComms team ensures that YouthNet meets its strategic aims and objectives - to increase reach and influence - across all our target audiences. Our experienced researcher provides intelligence and research to support YouthNet, while marketing and communications professionals support internal teams and provide a consistent perception of YouthNet and its brands across all stakeholders and beneficiaries. Contact our Communications Manager if you are a journalist or the marketing team if you would like to discuss a marketing opportunity.
Liz North Communications & Marketing Director
Fiona Jamieson Project Manager, Young Achiever's Trust
Natasha Judd Marketing Manager
Sarah Wilson Media & PR Manager
Board of Trustees
YouthNet's Trustees are collectively responsible for setting the strategic direction and objectives of our organisation. They ensure that YouthNet operates within the legal and financial guidelines set out by law and are fulfilling the charity's objectives as set out in its constitution. They work closely with the Chief Executive and other senior staff in defining overall policy, setting targets and monitoring performance. Download a PDF of our Trustees' biographies here.
Peter Cowley Trustee
Tricia Drakes Trustee
Rupert Grey Trustee
Martyn Lewis Chairman and Founder
Roger Martin Trustee and Treasurer
Gary Pugh Trustee
Will Venters Trustee
Aesha Zafar Trustee