Our wonderful and committed Board members volunteer their time and brilliance to support Team Future in making our Youth Zone the success it is. We are proud to have such skilled and experienced people helping us build a better Future for the young people of East London.
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201-225 Porters Avenue,
Dagenham, Essex RM9 5YX
020 3941 6722
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Mike Yates is co-Portfolio Manager at AKO Capital. The AKO Foundation supports causes that improve education, promote the arts, or mitigate climate problems. The Foundation has to date made charitable grants in excess of £125 million, with OnSide’s Network of Youth Zones, including Future Youth Zone being a grateful recipient of its generosity.
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Lubeya Pheasant graduated with a law degree from the University of Sussex in 1998. She qualified as a barrister in 2000. She started her career with a combined criminal and family law practise however now practises exclusively in family law. Lubeya is passionate about social justice and opportunities for young people.
Lubeya lives in London with her husband and 3 children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, running, boxing and family life.
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Simon is Future’s OnSide Nominate Trustee. He caught the OnSide bug when he went passed Future Youth Zone, near where he grew up. He’s excited to now be part of the Future Board and to connect more deeply to the amazing team at Future. Simon is a professional fundraiser who started life at the youth charity Centrepoint, enjoyed a very successful 14-year spell as Campaign Director at the London School of Economics, and finally on to OnSide Youth Zones where he leads on creating happy national partnerships.
Simon is also a regular volunteer at Future, helping the music session on a Monday, and does the occasional fundraising challenge for Future too. Favourite Future experience so far? Taking the Jack Petchey Foundation on a tour when a Young Leader, Katie, took them off his hands and not only done a better job of the tour but also treated them to a live performance!
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Kay is the Executive Director of Agilisys, and has more than two decades of global IT and Business Services experience. Kay also works to support key initiatives across the Blenheim Chalcot group.
Prior to working at Agilisys, Kay spent 13 years at Perot Systems and three years as Executive Director for Local Government at Liberata. Kay holds a first class degree in Mathematics and an MBA.
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After spending over a decade at Channel 4 in various roles including Creative Content Partnerships Business Manager, Jade joined Little Dot Studios in 2018 and is now MD of Brand Strategy. Jade’s expertise in digital creative production, understanding of audience engagement, and brand building saw the development, build, and leadership of the agency’s brand offering.
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Cllr Maureen Worby is the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration at Barking and Dagenham Council. She represents the Valence Ward and was first elected as a Councillor in 1988.
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Sal is currently employed as the Director of Strategy and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. He has held senior positions across various local authorities and brings a wealth knowledge around strategy, equality, engagement, data and communications. Sal is passionate about tackling inequality and improving life chances for the young people of Barking and Dagenham.