Our Team
Meet the dedicated OnSide team that works tirelessly to make Youth Zones a reality.
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Chief Executive Officer
Jamie took on the role of OnSide's Chief Executive in 2023, continuing the growth of the thriving Network of Youth Zones.
View detailsDeputy Chief Executive
In 2008 Rob joined OnSide North West and, as Deputy Chief Executive, has responsibility for facilities development in addition to supporting Jamie’s work. Rob leads…
View detailsDirector of Fundraising
Alison oversees all philanthropic income generating activities and the Marketing team across both OnSide offices. The Fundraising team raises money from private individuals, corporates and…
View detailsPeople Director
Debbie has worked in HR for 9 years for a range of different organisations including private, public and third sectors. The majority of her experience was working…
View detailsStrategic Advisor
Kathryn was Chief Executive of OnSide for ten years until 2022, driving considerable growth of the OnSide Network and development of the OnSide Model. Prior…
View detailsSenior Advisor
During Jerry’s 32 years as Chief Executive at Bolton Lads & Girls Club, the club established its reputation as a world-class facility and model of…
View detailsProject Director
Jamie joined OnSide as Project Director in 2017 to help us deliver new Youth Zones. Prior to joining OnSide, Jamie worked in Local Government for…
View detailsDirector of Network Support
Clare heads up the Network Support team, leading on support, maintaining strong relationships and promoting collaboration across all the Youth Zones. Network Support encompasses all…
View detailsHead of New Project Development
Vanessa joined OnSide in February 2022. She now leads ‘live’ Youth Zone projects nationally, taking them from the point of council approval up to pre-opening.…
View detailsRelationship Development Manager
Phill has almost 20 years of experience working within multiple sectors to deliver a fairer and more equal society. After a few years in health…
View detailsHead of Property & Construction
Adam is a Chartered Surveyor and heads up the Property & Construction Team, the in-house developer function for OnSide’s new building projects. Adam’s background is…
View detailsProject Manager
Lee joined OnSide in January 2023 as a Project Manager in the Property & Construction Team. He will be responsible for the delivery of modern,…
View detailsProject Manager
Michael Schierenbeck joined OnSide in December 2022 as a Project Manager in the Property & Construction. Team and has over 20 years’ experience within the…
View detailsNetwork Facilities Manager
Andrew joined OnSide in 2018 and has over 20 years’ experience across all areas of facilities/building/project management, 15 of those in the public sector. He…
View detailsAssistant Surveyor
Michelle joined OnSide Youth Zones in February 2017 as Events Manager and enjoyed two years in that role. In 2019 she gained the opportunity to…
View detailsHead of Philanthropy (Capital Campaigns)
Julia Bates joined OnSide in September 2019 and oversees the fundraising for new northern Youth Zones, leading on the capital fundraising for each, and line-manages…
View detailsHead of Philanthropy
Crispin Rees leads the Senior Philanthropy Manager responsible for Founder Patron support for the new Youth Zone in Preston. Crispin also focuses time on developing…
View detailsHead of Philanthropy
Catherine Havers leads the Senior Philanthropy Managers responsible for Founder Patron support for new Youth Zones outside the south-east. Catherine also focuses time on developing…
View detailsSenior Philanthropy Manager (Hammersmith & Fulham)
David joined OnSide in April 2017 with over 15 years’ experience with charities transforming the lives of young people. After 6 years at The Prince’s…
View detailsSenior Philanthropy Manager (South Bristol)
Wendy joined OnSide in March 2023, leading on the revenue fundraising campaign for South Bristol Youth Zone. She works with individuals and organisations who would…
View detailsSenior Philanthropy Manager (Preston)
Jim joined Onside in June 2023. He leads on the revenue fundraising campaign for Preston Youth Zone and is excited to work with individuals and…
View detailsDirector of Communications and Brand
Ochuko joined OnSide as Director of Communications and Brand in June 2020. Her role is to lead the marcomms team and develop and drive a…
View detailsCommunications and Media Manager
Greg joined OnSide in August 2016 after spending six years working in the local media in Wigan. It was during his time at the Wigan…
View detailsCommunications and Brand Manager
Sadie joined the OnSide team in November 2021 as Communications and Brand Manager. Her role has a split focus, with half of her time dedicated…
View detailsDigital Communications Manager
Catrin joined OnSide as Digital Communications Manager in March 2021. With 10 years’ experience in marketing and communications, she has worked in the public, private…
View detailsSafeguarding Manager
Cath has recently joined OnSide and is home based with weekly travel across the Youth Zone Network. For the last 5 years Cath worked as…
View detailsVolunteer Development Manager
Georgia has recently joined OnSide in the new role of Volunteer Development Manager. For the last 6 years Georgia has worked in the charity sector;…
View detailsPeople Support Manager
Chiara joined OnSide in 2012 having previously worked in the charity and public sectors in HR and operations management. Chiara provides people support services to…
View detailsTalent Academy Officer
Harriet is OnSide’s Talent Academy Officer whose experience lies within the education sector. On completion of her Psychology degree at Northumbria University, Harriet has since…
View detailsTreena joined OnSide’s Talent Academy following almost 6 years in her role as Lead Youth Worker at the Hive Youth Zone. Prior to joining the…
View detailsHead of Grant Partnerships
Simon is passionate about creating happy relations between OnSide and the amazing Foundations and Companies engaging young people. Simon caught the OnSide bug when he…
View detailsPartnerships Manager
Emma joined OnSide in February 2023 and is dedicated to building meaningful partnerships and driving positive change for young people. With a background in marketing…
View detailsExecutive Assistant & Workflow Enhancement Lead
What inspired you to join OnSide? I wanted to work for a charity I could believe in. I remember reading the staff profiles on the…
View detailsExecutive Assistant
Carrie joined OnSide in April 2022 as Executive Assistant to the Strategy Team, alongside secretariat support to the Trustee Boards of new Youth Zones and…
View detailsYouth Worker (Grimsby)
Izzy joined OnSide in September 2021 as a Youth Worker on the Rank Aspire Programme supported by the Rank Foundation. She is working on the…
View detailsHead of Openings
Phil's role is to aid opening of our Future Youth Zone projects. Phil has spent time as Youth Work Manager at Bolton Lads and Girls…
View detailsHead of Openings
David started at OnSide representing the views of young people throughout the development of a Youth Zone as a Youth Engagement Manager. He has now…
View detailsOpenings Manager
Steve joined OnSide in May 2023 as Openings Manager after spending six years at The Hive Youth Zone in Birkenhead. He was one of The…
View detailsSenior Finance Manager
Chris started working for OnSide when the only two employees were Jerry Glover and Rob Carter, back in 2009, and his role then was to…
View detailsSenior Finance Manager
Migena joined OnSide in January 2021 to provide financial management and advice to our London Youth Zones – working closely with the CEO’s and Trustees.…
View detailsSenior Finance Manager
Sharon Lever joined OnSide in August 2022; she brings over 15 years’ experience of financial management in the charity sector. Before joining OnSide, Sharon was…
View detailsFinance Assistant
Angela joined OnSide in November 2017 as Finance Assistant. Angela previously worked for a domestic appliance repair organisation in the Finance department for 22 years,…
View detailsSenior IT & Systems Manager
As Senior IT & Systems Manager, Duncan’s role is to lead the Systems team to deliver the IT infrastructure and systems required for OnSide, ensuring…
View detailsSystems Development & Data Insights Manager
Rachel was part of the original team at Manchester Youth Zone, where she spent five years as Administration Manager. Here Rachel developed a greater understanding…
View detailsSystems Administrator
Aysenur joined OnSide in March 2023 as Systems Administrator. Her role involves optimising Salesforce processes and providing support to fulfil the organisation's mission. Combining her…
View detailsSystems Training Champion
Barbara has worked in the OnSide Network since before it began, started working at Bolton Lads & Girls Club as The Mentoring Project Office Administrator…
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