Collaboration is key - we work within a wider network, all trying to bring YES to life

PROGRAMME DIRECTOR

Billy is the programme director at YES. His role is to coordinate the different strands of work, collaborating with experts and organisations to help build the vision, evidence and long-term support for a Youth Environmental Service.

He brings with him a decade of experience developing new programmes and initiatives, across both public and private sector. He has helped set up an innovation function at one of the worlds’ biggest brands, taught human-centred design at an international bank, and helped develop new digital services for local governments across the UK.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Sammy is the youth development manager at YES. Her primary responsibility is to create and deliver the New to Nature programme’s extra-curricular training sessions. These will be online and in-person sessions aimed at getting trainees to network, engage in wider learning, and fine-tune universal skills.

Sammy has a passion for environmental psychology and has a range of environmental education knowledge. Her previous roles include engaging and supporting disadvantaged groups on Cornish beaches and sparking environmental passion in children from Thailand & China. She has also taught individuals with learning differences important life skills, and connects communities with nature to support their wellbeing at the Eden Project.

PROGRAMME DELIVERY TRAINEE

Lauren is the New to Nature programme delivery trainee at YES. Her primary responsibility is to facilitate communication with the trainees enrolled in the programme, share learning resources with them, and organise learning events to ensure they get the most out of the programme.

She is currently taking a break from pursuing a degree in Environmental Studies from The Open University, where she has acquired interdisciplinary knowledge on diverse environmental issues. Their goal at YES is to gain valuable insights into the workings of the environmental sector and to encourage more young people to become involved.

CHAIR OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE

Fiona is the Chair of the Steering Committee, where she is responsible for coordinating regular meetings and supporting the programme development director to make strategic decisions.

Previously she was the editor in chief of the British Medical Journal for 16 years, helping to establish it as one of the world’s most influential and most widely read medical journals, defined by its mission to work towards a healthier world for all. She is a Trustee of The Eden Project and sits on the advisory or executive boards of the Health Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute, the Peer Review Congress, the International Forum for Quality and Safety and Healthcare, and the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change.