Meet our Staff
Two-thirds of our team are former young volunteers with the organisation
Likes:
Curry, gardening and sunshine
Dislikes:
Heights, nuts and chocolate
Andre Schott
Chief Executive Officer
Likes:
Collecting trainers, discovering new towns on the M4 and my faith
Dislikes:
Plants, being tired and waiting
David Wong
Head of Programmes
Likes:
Trainers, Liverpool Football Club and water parks
Dislikes:
Rain, loud eaters and the cold
Raja Miah
Community Partnerships Manager
Likes:
Cats, metal, rock, ska & punk music, and being near water
Dislikes:
Coriander, most vegan cheese and spiders
Ellie Rudd
Youth Leadership & Regents Park Champion's Manager
Likes:
Skiing, UFC boxing and motorbikes
Dislikes:
Snakes, public transport and reality TV shows
Shipon Hussain
Peer Education, Media and Sports Manager
Likes:
Cheese, chocolate and R'n'B music
Dislikes:
Long queues, being late and birds
Abbie Mitchell
Peer Mentoring Manager
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Likes:
Time spent with friends, house music and Earl Grey tea
Dislikes:
Goats cheese, slow walkers, lunchtime meetings
Celia Hammond
Fundraising Manager
Likes:
Baking, doing henna and being bubbly everywhere I go
Dislikes:
Dislike boredom, untidiness and studying
Farzana Ahmed
Youth Social Action Intern
Likes:
Spicy food, travelling and culture
Dislikes:
Inconsiderate people, traffic and pollution
Mike Alcendor
Senior Youth Participation Officer
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Likes:
Travelling, bubble tea and blueberries
Dislikes:
Being late, horror movies and chocolate cake
Hana Ali
Peer Mentoring Officer
Likes:
Jazz music, crypto and swimming
Dislikes:
The word 'shacket', horror movies and flavoured water
Jesse Antwi
Peer Support Link Officer
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George Bale
Football Coach
Likes:
Monopoly, McDonalds and Lidl
Dislikes:
Average speed check, politics and people standing on the wrong side of the escalator
Jordan Bennett
Film Maker & Media Engagement Officer
Likes:
Football, DJing and good manners
Dislikes:
Gardening, laziness and bad manners
Tony Blair
Head Football Coach
Likes:
Playing/coaching football, sleeping and music
Dislikes:
People chewing with their mouth open, people walking slowly in the streets and when it's too hot
Sean Burke
Sessional Support Worker
Likes:
Guitar, Football and Pizza
Dislikes:
Punk Rock, Leg Day, Not getting enough sleep
Nelson Caldas
Warren Support Officer
Likes:
Reading, going to the gym and travelling
Dislikes:
Singing, insects and spicy food
Laura Cardona
Communications Officer
Likes:
Football, Chelsea, Food and rabbits (I have 2)
Dislikes:
Olives, losing and tardiness
Jorge Carlosama
Warren Support Officer and Football Coach
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Ryan Connor
Sessional Support Worker
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Likes:
Travelling, pasta and self-care days
Dislikes:
Dogs, crumbs and crisps
Samira Hussain
Office Manager
Likes:
Movies/TV Shows, fashion and anything thrill-seeking
Dislikes:
Rain, mess and heat
Aleffa Islam
Youth Action Coordinator
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Likes:
Spontaneous adventures, road trips and summer
Dislikes:
Reading, bugs & insects and procrastination
Atifa Juhi
Senior Peer Mentoring Officer
Likes:
Go-karting, travelling and spicy food
Dislikes:
Slow walkers, loud truck noises early in the morning
Arshan Mahi
Warren Support Officer
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Likes:
Football, afro-beat music and sightseeing
Dislikes:
Fizzy drinks, untidy environments, and heights
Jacob Okere
Finance Officer
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Jason Rennee
Football Coach
Likes:
Orange juice, prayer and films
Dislikes:
Scratching chalkboard, apple juice and marshmallows
Fathiya Saleh
Youth Leadership Coordinator
Likes:
Seafood, travelling and music
Dislikes:
Spider, mice and dairy food
Imaani Samad
Sessional Support Worker
Likes:
Playing volleyball, travelling, and getting paid
Dislikes:
Making slime, being on time, not getting enough and sleep