Judges
Chair Of Judges
Stephen Hale OBE
Chief Executive, Refugee Action
Stephen is Chief Executive of Refugee Action, a national charity that aims to enable all asylum seekers and refugees to access justice and rebuild their lives successfully in the UK. He was named as the Third Sector charity chief executive of the year in September 2019. Prior to this Stephen worked at Oxfam International as Deputy Advocacy and Campaigns Director from 2010-15, with responsibility for Oxfam’s global campaigns and advocacy. Stephen was Director of the UK charity...
Meet The Judges
Alex MurdockProfessor Emeritus, London South Bank University
Alex Murdock is Professor Emeritus and previously Head of the Centre for Government and Charity Management at London South Bank...
Anne-Marie ZaritskyHead of Volunteering, Mencap
Anne-Marie has worked in volunteer management for 25 years, both oversees and in the UK; including student volunteering,...
Arvinda GohilChief Executive, Central YMCA
Chine McDonaldHead of Media & PR, Christian Aid
Chine McDonald has 15 years of experience in journalism and media, as well as communications within the third sector. She...
David RecchiaCreative Director, The Team
David is a multi-disciplinary designer with over 20 years’ experience across brand strategy, brand identity, brand...
Fiona MorganOperations Director, Skylarks
Fiona Morgan runs the award-winning charity Skylarks (formerly Me too & Co), an independent charity based in Twickenham which...
Girish MenonChief Executive, ActionAid UK
Girish Menon, Chief Executive of ActionAid UK, has worked in social development for over three decades. He started his...
James FordPartner, Barley Communications
James established purpose-driven communication specialists, Barley Communications, in 2016 with Sam Williams after...
Jo HobbsCEO, British Youth Council
Jo Hobbs Is the Chief Executive of the British Youth Council, the leading charity empowering young people to use their voice...
Junior SmartFounder and Business Development Manager SOS Project, St Giles Trust
Junior Smart joined St Giles Trust in 2006 upon his release from prison from where he served a 10 year sentence for a drug and...
Karin WoodleyChief Executive, Cambridge House
Recipient of the Excellence in Diversity Awards 2016 Lifetime Achiever Award, Karin is Chief Executive of Cambridge House (a...
Kimberly McIntoshSenior Policy and Research Officer, Child Poverty Action Group/Runnymede Trust
Kimberly McIntosh is Senior Policy Officer at Child Poverty Action Group and the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading...
Lekshmi Baburajan
I’m an L&D professional with 10 years experience of working for organisations within the public and third sectors including...
Mark O'DonnellGroup Chief Executive, Royal Blind & Scottish War Blinded
Health and social care background with third sector, NHS and central government leadership experience. Currently CEO of a...
Matt WynesDirector of Fundraising, Whizz-Kidz
Matt is Director of Fundraising at Whizz-Kidz, the National Charity for young wheelchair users. Whizz-Kidz provides vital...
Matthew HannHead of Communications, Home-Start UK
Matt has worked in charity communications for over 10 years, in both UK and international focused charities. Matt has taken...
Nilesha ChauvetManaging Director, GOOD
Nilesha Chauvet is the Managing Director of GOOD. With almost 25 years of Client leadership experience, Nilesha is a Global...
Pete SnellAssociate Creative Director, GOOD
A strategic creative, with over a decade of experience working at brand agencies both big and small. Has spent the past three...
Poppy JamanCEO, City Mental Health Alliance
Poppy Jaman OBE is a global ambassador for mental health in the workplace. A social entrepreneur and CEO of the City Mental...
Ravi GurumurthyChief Executive Officer, Nesta
Ravi joined Nesta in December 2019, having previously founded and led the Airbel Innovation Lab at the International Rescue...
Rebecca BoseleyHead of Marketing and PR, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust
Rebecca Boseley is Head of Marketing and PR for Gloucestershire Gateway Trust. Prior to joining them two years ago she spent...
Sabrina DroomHead of Strategic Planning, Unicef UK
Sabrina has been part of the charity sector for over 18 years working in a range of strategy and analysis roles. She is currently...
Sarah ChamberlainResponsible Business Manager, Lloyd's
Sarah Chamberlain is a CSR professional dedicated to forming valuable strategic corporate/charity partnerships through effective...
Sarah McCulloughDeputy Director of Fundraising, London's Air Ambulance
Sarah has been with London’s Air Ambulance for six years leading on the growth of income from corporate partnerships which has...
Shaks GhoshChief Executive, Clore Social Leadership
Shaks Ghosh CBE Chief Executive, Clore Social Leadership Shaks has a track record of service in the social sector,...
Sibonile MatheCommunications & Events Officer, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Sibonile is a communications specialist with over 7 years’ experience in the charitable sector. She is passionate about...
Sinead GrayJoint Managing Director, Kindred
Sinéad is Joint Managing Director at Kindred and former president of Bloom UK, the professional network for women in...
Tanya ChiwuokeInternational Operations Manager, Christian Aid
Tanya Chiwuoke, is a development worker with 13 years’ experience working for Christian Aid, specialising in systems...
Terence LovellChief Engagement & Marketing Officer, Anthony Nolan
Terence joined Anthony Nolan in November 2018 as a member of the organisation’s strategic leadership team and leads the...
Tom MaddersDirector of Communications and Campaigns, YoungMinds
Tom has spent 15 years at charities including Sense, Mencap, Diabetes UK, and The National Autistic Society in a...
Tor EdwardsHead of Communications, Hospice in the Weald
In my role as Head of Communications I am constantly inspired by the stories we come across, from both the people we care for...
Wanda WyporskaExecutive Director, The Equality Trust
Dr Wanda Wyporska, FRSA, is Executive Director at The Equality Trust, the national charity that campaigns to reduce...
Wendy CottonTechnical Line Manager - Social Welfare, Markel UK Limited
Technical Line Manager for Markel, insuring charities and care organisations for over 25 years.
