Staff contacts

  • Switchboard

    Tel: 020 7566 4141

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Media Relations

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Fundraising and Partnerships

    Tel: 020 7566 4143

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • HR Recruitment

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Andy Thornton

    Chief Executive

    Tel: 020 7566 4150

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Andy moved to the Foundation after three years at the Giving Campaign where he initiated their youth stream, Giving Nation.

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    Andy Thornton
  • Rhonda Walker

    Director, Finance and Resources

    Tel: 020 7566 4144

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Don Rowe

    Director, Curriculum Development and Resources

    Tel: 020 7566 4135

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Don is our Director of Curriculum Resources. He directed the National Curriculum Council's Law in Education Project 1984-89, and was our founding chief executive.

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  • Naqeeb Ahmed

    Young Muslim Leadership Network

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Kathleen Bennett

    PA to Chief Executive

    Tel: 020 7566 4146

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Ruth Cohen

    Team Leader, Twinning Programmes

    Tel: 020 7566 5038

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Ruth began her working life as a youth worker and has been working in the field of school-based employee volunteering since 2003.

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    Ruth Cohen
  • Xenia Davis

    InterACT Project Co-ordinator

    Tel: 020 7566 4153

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Before joining the Foundation in October 2009, Xenia worked as the volunteer co-ordinator at Student Action for Refugees. Currently she co-ordinates InterACT, a project that supports young asylum seekers and refugees and local young people to work together to tackle local issues of concern to them.

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    Xenia Davis
  • Oli Debono

    Office Manager

    Tel: 020 7566 4141

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Emma Doyle

    Press and Events Officer

    Tel: 020 7566 4134

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Emma joined us in April 2009 and supports the External Relations team in developing and implementing fundraising, media and events plans.

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    Emma Doyle
  • Jessica Garcia

    Magistrates' Mock Trial Competition Project Officer

    Tel: 020 7566 4155

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Jessica is responsible for the Magistrates Court Mock Trial Competition, which aims to introduce the legal system to young people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in an innovative and exciting way.

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  • Robert Geddis

    Project Officer, Economic Citizenship

    Tel: 020 7566 4136

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Michael Grimes

    Online Communications Manager

    Tel: 020 7566 4159

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Michael joined the Citizenship Foundation in 1995, and has overseen the development of our corporate website since its inception in 1998.

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  • Nicola Harwood

    Education Officer, The Youth of Today

    Tel: 020 7566 4147

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Nicola joined the Foundation in April 2007. She is now the Education Officer for The Youth of Today programme, which offers exciting new leadership opportunities to disadvantaged and underrepresented young people.

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  • Marguerite Heath

    Go-Givers Programme Manager

    Tel: 020 7566 4148

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Previously a primary school headteacher, Marguerite joined the Citizenship Foundation in January 2005 to develop Go-Givers, our flagship resource for primary schools.

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  • Richard Jarvis

    Project Consultant

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Richard John

    Programme Manager, Giving Nation

    Tel: 020 7566 4152

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Richard joined us in 2005 to work across various youth engagement projects before specialising in the secondary setting.

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  • Molly Kearney

    Policy Communications Manager

    Tel: 020 7566 5034

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Molly joined us in October 2008 and is responsible for policy development and communications.

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    Molly Kearney
  • Ruth Le Breton

    Go-Givers School Liaison and Evaluation Co-ordinator

    Tel: 020 7566 5037

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Anne Molyneux

    Director, Strategy and Development

    Tel: 020 7566 4145

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Julie Nakhimoff

    Team Leader, Active Learning Projects

    Tel: 020 7566 5032

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Julie started at the Citizenship Foundation in January 2006, and manages our political and legal active learning projects.

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  • Leila Nicholas

    Training Education Officer, Act Global

    Tel: 020 7566 4156

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Leila has experience of youth facilitation and volunteer management. She joins us from Envision, a national education charity.

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    Leila Nicholas
  • Heather Parsons

    Go-Givers Specialist Teacher with Regional and Strategic Responsibilities

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Veronica Persson

    Climate Change Education Officer

    Tel: 020 7566 4151

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Veronica has worked in several UK charities, and holds an Msc in Urbanisation and Development. Currently she manages our school linking programme that encourages dialogue and awareness on climate change.

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  • Corinne Phillips

    Corporate Partnerships Manager, Giving Nation

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Corinne's background is in community involvement and employee volunteering. She now manages this programme for Giving Nation, involving schools and businesses across England.

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  • Victoria Quijada

    Go-Givers Training and Promotions Officer

    Tel: 020 7566 5036

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • David Raeburn

    Project Officer, Lawyers in Schools

    Tel: 020 7566 4157

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Ruxandra Ratiu

    International Projects Manager

    Tel: 020 7566 4142

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Ruxandra joined the Foundation in September 2006. She is now developing projects to raise awareness of what it means to be a European citizen and what it means to be a citizen of the wider world.

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    Ruxandra Ratiu
  • Amy Slasberg

    Project Support Officer, Lawyers in Schools

    Tel: 020 7566 5035

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Since completing her Education degree in 2007, Amy continues to be enthused about young people receiving interactive, engaging and positive educational experiences.

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  • Michael Smeaton

    Development Manager

    Tel: 020 7566 4143

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Ade Sofola

    Director, Youth Act

    Tel: 020 7566 5033

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

    Ade is Director of our Youth Act project: an initiative aimed engaging young people in political processes through supporting their campaigns for community change.

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    Ade Sofola
  • Anella Taylor

    Project Support Officer, Giving Nation

    Tel: 020 7566 4158

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

  • Tony Thorpe

    Freelance Project Officer

    Tel: 01777 249163

    Citizenship Foundation

    63 Gee Street , London EC1V 3RS.

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