ACTION4YOUTH
TRUSTEES
Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher
Patron
The Countess Howe, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.
President
Action4Youth Board of Trustees
Action4Youth benefits from the huge range of knowledge and experience brought by our trustees…
David Teasdale
Having served in senior leadership roles across North America, Europe and Asia, I have spent my career leading diverse, high calibre teams in challenging times. Throughout those years of working and raising kids, my outside interests have always included a focus on the development of young people. Whether coaching sport, mentoring GCSE level students or recruiting new graduates from university, I have always taken tremendous satisfaction from helping young people to explore and discover their place in the world.
When the opportunity arose at Action4Youth, I recognised a team with very similar values and expectations. I am very proud to be a part of such a passionate group dedicated to the development of a new generation of young leaders.
Milly Soames
She has three adult children and lives with her husband Rupert, on a small farm in the Vale of Aylesbury.
Jasprit Chana
Prior to joining Long Arc, Jasprit was the Head of Alternative Capital Markets in EMEA for Goldman Sachs. Jasprit spent over 10 years with Goldman Sachs. Initially he worked in the Hedge Fund Strategies team and he later moved to Alternative Capital Markets, which focuses on raising alternative assets across hedge funds, private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure from both ultra-high net worth and institutional investors. Jasprit worked on individual co-investments, Goldman Sachs’ proprietary funds and with external managers. Jasprit also headed the EMEA Private Equity Secondary matching services. Jasprit started his career at Convertible Quantitative Strategies (CQS), a hedge fund based in London. He worked within the leveraged bank loan trading and collateralized loan obligation team, focusing on European senior secured, mezzanine and capital structure arbitrage strategies.
Jasprit is also a Trustee of Action4Youth, a charity seeking to inspire young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the U.K.
Julia Yun Hulme
I have always had a keen interest in youth development and education, from interning with AED (Academy for Educational Development) in Washington D.C. and founding ACE (Academics Creates Excellence) programme at Yale University that was focused on reducing truancy in primary and secondary schools in New Haven, Connecticut to being a Women’s Board Member of the Children in Crisis Charity founded by Sarah, Duchess of York and most recently joining the Board of Action4Youth. I am passionate about the next generation, with a particular interest in mental health, mentoring and developing youth career opportunities.
Darren Williams
DW also speaks on the industry circuit as well as hosting and panel moderating at both corporate and charity events. He currently holds 2 Ambassadorial roles, being a Schools Role Model for Stonewall, and fundraising and awareness for Target Ovarian Cancer. He has run 4 London marathons and a number of other major run series for this charity.
Williams Harding also partners with a Bulgarian dog rescue centre www.helenshouseofhope.com (DW even brought one of the residents home for a new life in London).
David Knox
I am passionate about the importance of education and the development of young people and am inspired by the incredible work that our fine charity does. I am also a school board governor and educational volunteer.
I have three grown up children of my own and we all love sport and the great outdoors.
Jonathan Dees
I have worked across different sectors over the past 20 years and I’m now at Octopus Investments, a financial services business that invests in sectors including renewable energy, small businesses and healthcare.
I’m a passionate believer in the need to help children from different backgrounds achieve their potential (and supporting their mental health in particular) and I’m delighted that Action4Youth have given me the opportunity to contribute to their great work.
I live in Buckinghamshire with my wife, two teenage children and a badly behaved dog
Graeme Shankland
He is married with two grown up children and likes to travel and take on adventure challenges.
Nigel Field
I was attracted to Action4Youth because of their ambition, values and the team who are totally focused on helping young people reach their full potential and thrive in their lives. I am proud to play my part in contributing to their success.
Nick Peters
I have close to thirty years investment experience and am a Chartered Accountant. Having brought up three children, I have become very aware of the the many hurdles now facing young adults. I have been involved with two charities, Trust for London and Action Medical, who provide support for the young and I now look forward to helping Action4Youth where possible.
Action4Youth is committed to eliminating discrimination in any form. The composition of our Board reflects this commitment.
Action4Youth are pleased to acknowledge that Nurole.com was instrumental in recently sourcing additional trustees to fill vacancies on our board.
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AP’s NCS Journey
AP began their journey with us on the Summer NCS programme, with her wave located in Aylesbury. Throughout the first day on programme at our Caldecotte Xperience, AP was reluctant at first to take part in any of the climbing
Action4Youth September Newsletter 21
After the long, interminable periods of lockdowns and isolation it is an absolute joy to have people coming together again. While our programmes and activities have been running at full bore all summer it is just in recent weeks that
Action4Youth May Newsletter 21
Exciting times at Action4Youth after very many months of planning and covid related delays we will open The Junction, our new youth centre in High Wycombe next month as we hope, covid restrictions will ease further.
