Who We Are
Our staff come from all different backgrounds, but share a common goal; to improve to lives of children and young people.
Meet the Right to Succeed Team
Our Regional Directors
Regional Programme Executive Director: West Midlands
Juliette Gaunt-Morgan
Regional Programme Executive Director:
Liverpool City Region
Natascha Gibson
Mary Randolph
Regional Programme Executive Director:
Greater Manchester & Blackpool
Our Halton Lea & Knowsley Programme Team
Laura Stridgeon
Senior Programme Manager
Kate Culvin
Programme Manager
Katy Owens
Senior Programme Officer
Alison Doyle
Senior Programme Officer
Sarah-Jane Keating
Programme Director
Shannon Kaiser
Programme Manager
(Community, Youth & Services)
Our North Birkenhead Programme Team
Tamara Gilbert
Senior Programme Manager (Resilient Communities)
Emily Roberts
Senior Programme Officer
Our Greater Manchester Team
Suzanne Hibbert
Programme Director
Florence Jackson
Programme Manager
Victoria Fullen
Programme Manager
Our Central Great Yarmouth Team
Programme Director
Karen Jeremiah
Programme Manager
Kash Sunghuttee
Jenna Anderson
Senior Programme Officer
Our Sefton & St Helens Team
Programme Director
Alishia Fitzsimmons
Harry Freeman
Programme Manager
Leonie Saunderson
Programme Manager
(Community & Youth Voice)
Rachel Dennison
Senior Programme Officer
Elle Beesley
Senior Programme Officer
Our Speke Team
Janice Bluett-Duncan
Programme Director
Programme Manager
Imogen Pearson
Hannah Williams
Programme Manager
Irene Kennedy
Senior Programme Officer
Kyle Riding
Programme Director
Our West Midlands Team
Caitlin Roberts
Programme Director
Katie Banks
Programme Manager
Sarah Kasher
Programme Director
Jamila Augustus
Programme Manager
Germaine Bowen-Smith
Programme Manager
Wrenai Hamilton
Senior Programme Officer
Xenia Sidhu
Programme Manager
Alexandra Osborn
Senior Programme Manager
Our Seacombe Programme Team
Our Blackpool Team
Sarah Keating
Programme Director (Maternity Cover)
Janice Bluett-Duncan
Programme Director
Rachelle Johnson
Programme Manager
Irene Kennedy
Senior Programme Officer
Our Fundraising Team
Jasmine Brook-Tanker
Assistant Fundraising Manager
Beth Healy
Fundraising Manager
Our Communications Team
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Jade Lyons
Senior Communications, Media & Marketing Lead
John Duffy
Senior Marketing & Events Officer
Chelsea Yearsley
PR & Communications Manager
Our Human Resources & Operations Team
Chief Human Resources and Operations Officer
Abbie Maher
HR & Operations Manager
Isaac Roberts
HR & Operations Officer
Samantha Todd
Administration & Governance Manager
Charlie Greasley
Katie Symcox
Administration Officer
Orlaith Duke
Programme Administration Officer
Dean Repiso
Learning & Development Specialist
Our Finance Team
Chris Dew
Finance Director
Faith Akande
Finance Assistant
Sandra Blower
Finance Manager
Nayaab Sabir
Finance Coordinator
Our Senior Leadership Team
Graeme Duncan
Chief Executive Officer
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Rekha Patel-Harrison
Chief Programmes & Development Officer
Abbie Maher
Chief Human Resources & Operations Officer
Programme Infrastructure
Julia Everson
Executive Director (Impact & Programme Infrastructure)
Rita Pilkington
Senior Data & Insights Manager
Daud Ghazi
Data Manager
Nathan Yianni
Data & Insights Officer
Nikki Riggon
Programme Development Manager (Discovery & Co-Design)
Michael Willacy
Impact Manager
Marc Bamber
Director (Resilient Communities)
Georgia Higgins
Senior Programme Officer (Programme Infrastructure)
Alex Vance
Partnerships Manager
Our Trustees
Chair
Suzanne McCarthy
Holly Baxter
Arshmeena Durrani
Catherine Hodges
Michael Wells
Suzanne began her career in law, working both as a practising lawyer and lecturer at university before entering the civil service. Suzanne worked first at the Home Office, where she served as Private Secretary to two Home Secretaries, and then at HM Treasury. She moved into running Arms-Length Bodies becoming CEO of both the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Her last Executive role was as the UK’s Immigration Services Commissioner.
Arshmeena grew up in a deprived area of Liverpool and has experienced first-hand how alienating it can be for children and their families who have difficulty accessing adequate support or services. She is a Junior Project Manager for Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and responsible for delivering several mayoral priority projects that provide innovative solutions to deeply ingrained societal and economic problems. She has worked in the Policy and Research sector and has experience in understanding and addressing the complex challenges that exist in these disadvantaged communities.
Cat is a director in the Risk Advisory practice at Deloitte where she qualified as a chartered accountant. She has 20 years of experience in audit, controls assurance, strategy development, operational improvement and change management. Cat joins Right to Succeed with a wealth of knowledge in risk mitigation and strategy management, an area of expertise that will be vital to Right to Succeed as the charity grows.
Holly grew up and attended school in Knowsley, one of the most deprived boroughs in the UK, and has lived experience of the unique challenges living in such an area brings. She is working as a North West School Partnerships Lead for Teach First, managing the day to day contact with schools and multi academy trusts across the North West, ensuring they receive the support and guidance they need. Prior to joining Teach First, Holly worked as an Operations Executive at the Prince’s Trust, working in some of Greater Manchester’s most deprived areas with young people, schools and multi academy trusts to support young people into employment, education or training and in 2020 was awarded the opportunity to manage and execute The Prince’s Trust Enterprise Challenge programme. Holly’s ambition is to complete a Masters Degree in Social Justice and Education.
Originally from Bristol, Michael has lived in Manchester with his family for over 25 years. Michael qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London at the beginning of his career and has worked in the profession for two law firms, as well as, for nearly two decades, at Accenture.
Paul Webb
Paul is qualified youth worker and has 20+ years of experience in youth work practice, management and leadership. Paul has a particular interest and background in youth participation, playing a key strategic role in the progression and development of Norfolk’s Youth Advisory Boards (YABs). Paul the Strategic Lead for Youth and Participation in Norfolk and is responsible for leading Children’s Services internal Participation Strategy, as well Norfolk's partnership approach to developing a sector wide Youth Strategy with Norfolk's youth work sector. Paul sits on the steering group for Right to Succeeds NRThirty programme in Great Yarmouth.
Steve Anderton
Steve brings over a decade of experience in youth work and community development. His roles across OnSide, The Hive Youth Zone, Future Youth Zone, and Wirral Council have equipped him with deep expertise in programme development, safeguarding, stakeholder engagement, and building inclusive, youth-led cultures. Growing up in one of the communities supported by Right to Succeed, he has seen first-hand the impact that high-quality, place-based support can have on young people’s lives, an insight that drives his commitment to the charity’s mission. Steve previously chaired the Cradle to Career Community Working Group in North Birkenhead, where he played a key role in shaping the local youth offer and strengthening community voice within the programme. Combining strategic leadership, grounded community understanding, and a lifelong commitment to empowering young people, Steve is proud to support Right to Succeed’s mission as a trustee.