Our Board of Trustees plays a crucial role in helping us to support greater numbers of young people and adults through high quality and professional career, employment and training services.

Our Senior Leadership Team brings a wealth of skills, knowledge, and experience in careers support for young people, adults, the education sector, the charity sector, the criminal justice sector and the training of professionals in the advice and guidance sector. 

Our panel of Youth Ambassadors helps ensure that young people are at the heart of what we do and that we are providing the careers support that young people need in today's competitive world.

Our Patron

Career Connect team member.

Mike Storey
Patron

Trustees

Career Connect team member.

Lorraine Dodd
Chair of the Board

Career Connect team member.

Dr Lauren Ballaera
Trustee

Career Connect team member.

Steven Leach
Trustee

Career Connect team member.

Tom McBride
Trustee

Career Connect team member.

Moriah Nell
Trustee

Career Connect team member.

Katie Pettifer
Trustee

Career Connect team member.

Andy Rannard
Trustee

Career Connect team member.

Sue Smith
Trustee

Career Connect team member.

Elaine Sweeney
Trustee

Senior Leadership

Sheila Clark, CEO

Sheila Clark
CEO

Career Connect team member.

Karen Parry
Chief Operations Officer

Career Connect team member.

Simon Bean
Director of Business Development & Fundraising

Career Connect team member.

Chris Bennett
Managing Director, Achieve

Dan Birtles, Director of IT & Digital

Dan Birtles
Director of IT & Digital

Career Connect team member.

Gemma Grady
Commercial Director

Career Connect team member.

Gill Holywell
Director of Finance

Career Connect team member.

Danielle Kneale
Director of HR

Career Connect team member.

Gary Mundy
Director of Research & Evaluation

Career Connect team member.

Diane Sproson
Director of Operations

Youth Ambassadors

Ruben

Ruben
Manchester

Tate

Tate
Prescot

Career Connect team member.

Shihab
Manchester

Career Connect team member.

Olga
Manchester

Career Connect team member.

Yasmina
Manchester

Career Connect team member.

Rorey
Wigan

Career Connect team member.

Angelina
Manchester

Career Connect team member.

Amelie
Liverpool

Audit & Risk Committee

Our Board of Trustees meets quarterly, in addition to Board Sub-committees, including the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board.

The terms of reference for the Audit & Risk Committee can be viewed by clicking the button below.

Download Audit & Risk Committee Terms of Reference