Abdul is Head of Systems & Support.

Alessandro is a Software Developer.

Alicia is Head of Development (Government & Trusts). She is currently on maternity leave.

Amanda is Head of Government and Trusts at YouthNet

Andy started at YouthNet in June 2011 after completing a year’s full-time volunteering, working with young people and older people. This piqued Andy’s interest in working in the charity sector and was a resident blogger on Do-it before taking up his role as Partnerships Account Assistant.

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Chris is the Multimedia Producer at YouthNet. He joined in 2008 and is the creative lead on audio & video production for Lifetracks, TheSite.org and YouthNet. He has previously worked at the BBC, Red Bee Media and as backing singer in an Indonesian Dangdut during a voluntary placement for VSO’s GlobalXchange. He has not performed since.

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Christine is a Government and Trusts Development Manager.

Clare is Advice and Training Manager. One of her main roles is to train and support volunteers and charity partners to provide expert answers through askTheSite. She is also involved in creating accreditation opportunities with OCNLR, bringing e learning to YouthNet and improving the quality and scope of the support services we offer. Prior to YouthNet, she worked as an advisor for Connexions Direct, taught environmental philosophy part time and spent ten months in Tanzania and Kenya, developing sex education and life skills with young people there.

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Deborah is YouthNet's Head of Finance.

Delanthy is YouthNet's HTML/CSS Web Developer.

Elena is our Research Manager and joined YouthNet in 2011. Elena has a strong area of expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research, with a specific focus on young and hard-to-reach people. She is currently leading the research team and her role is split between carrying YouthNet’s external research and evaluating YouthNet’s projects. Elena previously worked for another charity supporting young people to start their own business.

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Emma is Head of Media and PR. Emma joined YouthNet in January 2011 after several years managing the external and internal communications and campaigns for a London borough. She now manages YouthNet's media and PR, marketing and research. Contact the Media team on 020 7250 5779 (07766 660755 out of hours) or email media@youthnet.org

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Emma heads YouthNet's Editorial Team and is responsible for overseeing the content strategy for our websites. She joined YouthNet in 2008, following a stint as an outreach journalist with young people for youth charity Headliners. Before that, Emma freelanced for newspapers and magazines including The Big Issue, The Independent and The Sunday Times.

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Emma is YouthNet's Chief Executive. More about Emma.

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Filipe is one of our software developers at YouthNet.

Fiona Foster is a freelance trust fundraiser who regularly does work for YouthNet.

Hayley is a Government Development Executive.

Heather is our Director of Development

Helen is Engagement and Support Manager. She joined YouthNet as a volunteer editorial assistant back in 2003 and was recruited to the operations team in 2005. Starting out in journalism, her interest switched to online communities very quickly, inspired by TheSite.org's young people. She also volunteers her time to help other youth orgs, is fanatical about poetry and is an out and out Londoner.

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Holly is YouthNet's Junior Journalist and writes advice and information articles for TheSite.org. She spent two years working as a news reporter for a local newspaper before joining Youthnet in 2010. She was also the editor of Stiletto magazine whilst studying Journalism at the University of Sheffield. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, watching musicals and obsessively planning her Come Dine With Me menu in case she’s ever asked to be a contestant.

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Jade is the Director of Central Services. More about Jade.

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James is YouthNet's Head of Business Development.

Jemma is Head of Corporate Development.

Jo is the New Communities Development Manager. She joined YouthNet in 2007 and is now part of the Engagement & Support Team. Her main focus is TheSite.org's online community - moderating the discussion boards and live chat as well as looking after a range of different volunteers. She sources experts for monthly guest chats and also enjoys getting involved with technical developments on TheSite.

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East end resident and media mogul for YouthNet. Just as likely to find me moseying up Broadway market on a Saturday morning as Zorbing down a steep hill in Reigate on a Sunday afternoon! Also a Trustee for charity Art Against Knives.

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Kevin is the Corporate Development Manager, who is always on the look out for opportunities to develop new and exciting corporate partnerships that support the work of YouthNet. Away from corporate fundraising, Kevin plays an array of musical instruments (some better than others), spends a lot of time sketching cartoons (again some better than others) and is determined to learn French one day. Zut alors!

Laura is the Volunteering Development Manager. She joined YouthNet in 2009 and managed the Lifetracks volunteering programme, funded by Vodafone and v. As part of her role Laura now manages volunteers and supports them to work towards accreditation. She also supports other YouthNet staff to manage volunteers. Prior to joining YouthNet Laura worked on a youth volunteering project at Volunteer Centre Westminster and can be found volunteering in her spare time at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

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Martin is a Senior Software Developer.

Michael is our Central Services officer

Muhammad is YouthNet's Systems Administrator.

Nikos is a Software Developer.

Only marginally less psychic than Paul (the Octopus) - I spend most my days at YouthNet towers scuttling around my colleagues' desks.

Oliver is the Technical Director of YouthNet. More about Oliver.

Ollie Drackford is the Marketing Manager at YouthNet. He works on spreading the good word of our services to those who need them; building up awareness and reach amongst our 16 -25 year old audience through both digital and offline means. Ollie loves a brew.. infact legend has it that he is actual more tea than man?!

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Olly is the Head of Projects - Do-it Lead, responsible for project management in YouthNet with a particular emphasis on the development of Do-it. He joined YouthNet in 2008 as maternity cover for the Editorial Manager. Prior to YouthNet, he worked at another charity, Headliners, and before that he was at the BBC for seven years.

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Patrick is Head of Engagement and Support overseeing a range of services including online advice and support, consultation, volunteer management, community management, and e-learning and accreditation. Prior to YouthNet, Patrick worked as a full time volunteer for ATD Fourth World, a French anti-poverty NGO for seven years in France, Belgium and Guatemala. His digital footprint is available at about.me.

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Paul is Applications Support Manager.

Rosie is Partnerships Account Manager.

Sau is a Project Manager at YouthNet.

Sean is the Engagement and Support Officer at YouthNet. He joined the team in October 2011 and works to support TheSite's Leaders network as well as helping to co-ordinate consultation with them to improve TheSite.org for everyone. Sean is also Policy and Comms director on the board of the Young Advisors charity, having previously been Chair. He can often be found on trains or at protests, occasionally with a megaphone.

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Simon is Head of Partnerships.

Spike is YouthNet's Central Services and Marketing Support.

Stewart is a Research Assistant at YouthNet.

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Tania is our Corporate Development Manager

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Will is Membership Services Manager. He joined YouthNet in 2010 after a year working in widening participation at Clare College, Cambridge. He stays involved in education as a Community Governor at a local primary school.

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Zoë is YouthNet's Central Services Manager. Zoë works part-time at YouthNet and is also a Nutritional Therapist.