Foundation Team

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

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Each of the programmes we run act as a catalyst for us to make a difference to people, organisations and society through investing our surplus 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 City & Guilds 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.

Faiza Khan

Faiza Khan MBE (she/her)

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Faiza is the Director of Corporate Affairs and Foundation at City & Guilds. She is passionate about social change.
Lauren Roberts

Lauren Roberts (she/her)

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

Stuart Tucker (he/him)

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Stuart is responsible for the Foundation's digital strategy.
Justine Procter

Justine Procter (she/her)

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

Laura Mountain (she/her)

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

Jennifer Warner

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Jennifer works on the development of impactful communities and collaborations in the Foundation.
Mike Ormand

Mike Ormand (he/him)

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

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.
Polly Rowe

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.
Lan Che

Lan Che (she/her)

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

Natasha Kalinga (she/her)

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

Foundation Committee

The Foundation Committee provides strategic guidance and direction to make sure that the City & Guilds Foundation can make the most impact possible.

Committee members are Trustees, Council members and industry experts who have a wealth of experience and a passion for helping improve people’s lives through skills development.

Dick Palmer

Dick Palmer

Committee Chair

Dick is the Chair of the City and Guilds Foundation and is one of our Trustees. He is involved in measuring social impact, the Princess Royal Training Awards and our bursaries.

Carmen Watson

Carmen Watson

Committee Member

Carmen is one of our councillors and is involved with our Inclusion & Diversity programmes. She is also the chairperson at Pertemps Network Group.

Ben Wiseman

Ben Wiseman

Committee Member

Ben is a marketing and innovation leader. He is a Trustee of City & Guilds and Liveryman of the Merchant Taylors’ Company.

Andy Cross

Andy Cross

Committee Member

Andy is one of our councillors and is the former director of services at St Giles. He is involved with our charity work.

There is so much social need in the world and so many deserving of support. Unfortunately, we can’t help everyone directly. But what we can do is work with a selection of like-minded individuals, organisations and communities to explore new ways of doing things when it comes to skills development, in order to combat key societal issues where existing structures aren’t working.

Dick Palmer

Foundation Committee Chair

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