Foundation Team

The City & Guilds Foundation amplifies the activity we do across City & Guilds, through high impact social investment, recognition and advocacy programmes.

Meet our
Team

Each of the programmes we run act as a catalyst for us to make a difference to people, organisations and society through investing into helping everyone, no matter who they are or where they come from, get opportunities to succeed.

Whether we’re looking at how we bring together other charitable organisations to address major societal challenges like reducing reoffending, whether we’re designing awards programmes that recognise exceptional staff training, or whether it’s designing a measurement tool that shows the genuinely transformative impact of skills on society – what flows through it all is our approach; our activity is about innovating, celebrating and evaluating.

We work collaboratively across all of our programmes, and we each bring a unique set of key strengths to the team. Hover over the images below to learn more or visit our team profiles.

Laura Mountain (she/her)

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Laura works on our commissions, social investment programmes, and overall strategy for the Foundation.

Stuart Tucker (he/him)

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Stuart is responsible for the Foundation's digital strategy.

Lan Che (she/her)

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Lan looks after our award recognition programmes, the Princess Royal Training Awards and the Ampersand Awards.

Polly Rowe (she/her)

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Polly works across all of our Foundation programmes, but with a particular focus on our grant giving work and measuring our social impact.

Mike Ormand (he/him)

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Mike is responsible for the maintenance and development of our digital platforms.

Justine Procter (she/her)

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Justine provides key support across the Foundation team ensuring our activities run smoothly.

Michael Osbaldeston (he/him)

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Michael is the Special Adviser and is especially involved with work with our President and the Princess Royal Training Awards.

Lauren Roberts (she/her)

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Lauren leads for all of our advocacy work across the Foundation.

Natasha Kalinga (she/her)

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Natasha works on the development of impactful communities and collaborations in the Foundation.

Fellowship in the City event: Paving the way for those looking to progress in engineering

Over 145 years ago, City & Guilds was founded by Livery Companies with royal patronage, and ever since has celebrated and valued that relationship. On Monday 02 September, at Mansion House in London, we brought together two of our oldest friends, the City of...

Foundation & Friends Podcast: Fostering Neuroinclusive Workplaces with Kirstie Donnelly MBE and Prof. Amanda Kirby

What if recognising subtle signs of struggle at work could revolutionise your team's productivity and well-being? In this insightful episode of the Foundation & Friends podcast, City & Guilds Chief Executive, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, sits down with Professor...

Foundation & Friends Podcast: Championing Investment into DEI Programmes with Tammy Banks from Taye Training

Successful DEI training within organisations can foster innovation and creativity as well as attract and retain top talent. To explore this topic, host Charmain Bucho, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at City & Guilds, is joined by Taye Training Director,...

Learn about the latest findings on Neurodiversity at work in our latest report

At City & Guilds we are all connected by our common purpose: to help people develop their skills. And our City & Guilds Foundation was established back in 2019 to really amplify our purpose and particularly with a focus on supporting individuals who face...

Foundation & Friends podcast: Inspiring Inclusion with Sparta Global

Here at City & Guilds, our purpose is helping people, organisations and economies develop their skills for growth. Through our Foundation, we act as a catalyst for this work, by helping remove barriers to getting a job, celebrating best practice on the job and...

Heritage Crafts training bursary for Black and ethnically diverse makers now open!

This training bursary is targeted at Black and ethnically diverse makers, as this is an under-represented group in heritage crafts. It is sponsored by the City & Guilds Foundation and is one of a suite of awards and bursaries offered by Heritage Crafts to support...

Launching our Neurodiversity Index report

Back in 2019 the City & Guilds Foundation was established to really amplify City & Guilds’ purpose and particularly focus on supporting individuals who face significant barriers in developing their skills. Over the past 3 years we have supported a range of...

Reflecting on our achievements in 2022

As the end of 2022 fast approaches, the team at the City & Guilds Foundation took some time to reflect and share their top highlights and achievements from the last year and moments to be proud of. Laura Mountain “Thinking about what we’ve collectively achieved...

Demonstrating the impact of outstanding training with The Princess Royal Training Awards class of 2022

This year 46 organisations came together at London’s Banqueting House on Tuesday 6th December to be personally congratulated on stage by HRH The Princess Royal, alongside Chief Executive of City & Guilds, Kirstie Donnelly MBE and Chair of City & Guilds, Dame Ann Limb.

Interview with Jordan Stevenson, City & Guilds Diversity & Inclusion Lead for Product

We caught up with Jordan to find out more about how we are changing the way we design products at City & Guilds to make sure everyone – whatever their background – has the best opportunity to succeed. As a Foundation, we are dedicated to removing barriers for...