Alex Kearney: Senior Partnerships and Learning Officer

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Alex is responsible for supporting the Trust’s Local Conversations programme funded partners, ensuring that we are learning from them and sharing practice with partners and internally. She has a BA in English Language and an MSc in Development Studies. Before joining the Trust, Alex worked in project coordination and fundraising roles in the international development sector. She is a trustee for a small charity that develops multi-sensory, interactive theatre productions for children receiving hospice care and their families. Alex has lived in Australia, South Africa and Mexico, where she developed a high tolerance for chilli!

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Staff team

Elizabeth Adebola
Elizabeth Adebola

Partnership Officer

Piers Atherton
Piers Atherton

Executive Assistant and Office Manager

Elaine Battson
Elaine Battson

Director of Finance

Nicola Brian
Nicola Brian

Director of Engagement

Susan Brown
Susan Brown

Head of Grant Programmes

Dorothea Eyewumi
Dorothea Eyewumi

Partnership Officer

John Hume
John Hume

Chief Executive

Stephen Jacobs
Stephen Jacobs

Senior Finance Officer

Lis Judge
Lis Judge

Head of Operations

Molly Kelly Lewis
Molly Kelly Lewis

Partnership and Learning Officer

Emma Kyte
Emma Kyte

Administration Assistant

Joel Llewellyn
Joel Llewellyn

Policy and Research Analyst

Harvinder Ottal
Harvinder Ottal

Grants Team Coordinator

Catherine Rennie
Catherine Rennie

Communications and Public Affairs Manager

Max Rutherford
Max Rutherford

Director of Grant Programmes

Matthew Sowemimo
Matthew Sowemimo

Director of Policy and Communications

Katie Styles
Katie Styles

Senior Partnership Officer

Joe Tam
Joe Tam

Partnership Officer

Bradford Watson
Bradford Watson

Media and Communications Officer

Lisa Whiting
Lisa Whiting

Head of Policy and Research