ORMISTON TRUST - Key Persons


Aneela Bukhari

Job Titles:
  • Head of Education
  • Programme Manager
Karlene is Finance Manager at Ormiston Trust and has been handling the Financial Management of Ormiston... Aneela is the Head of Education at Ormiston Trust. Prior to joining Ormiston Trust, she was Head of Professional Development and School Improvement at Beaconhouse Group, overseeing the professional development of over 8000 teachers and implementing systems for school improvement across 200 international schools, in the Southeast region. Prior to this, she worked at Universities in the UAE, where she taught on the Bachelor of Education and Diploma programmes, and previous to this she was a Lead Advisor for Nord Anglia Education services, working with head teachers and principals to raise educational standards across schools in Abu Dhabi.

Anne Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager
Anne is Finance Manager at Ormiston Trust and has worked for Ormiston Trust for over 30 years, overseeing the property portfolio and asset management. She combines her work at the Trust with voluntary community work and has raised thousands of pounds to enhance leisure and education opportunities for young people in disadvantaged communities.

Fiona Gregory

Job Titles:
  • Grants Assistant
Genéa is the Communications and Events Officer at Ormiston Trust. She plays an integral role in supporting... Fiona is the Grants Assistant at Ormiston Trust and in her role she supports the Grants team. Previously, she worked in the City for 10 years, firstly as a dealer on the floor of the London Stock Exchange and then as an equity salestrader.

James Murray - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Aneela is Programme Manager at Ormiston Trust for the #WeWill programme. Prior to joining Ormiston Trust, she was Head of Professional... James is the Chief Executive officer of Ormiston Trust. He has worked as an organisation advisor in the private, public and voluntary sectors, helping organisations to grow sustainably over the medium to long term. He has helped charities for over 20 years in the fields of strategic development, partnership setup, programme and project delivery.

Karlene Rivers

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager
Anne is Finance Manager at Ormiston Trust and has worked for Ormiston Trust for over 30 years, overseeing ... Karlene is Finance Manager at Ormiston Trust and has been handling the Financial Management of Ormiston Trust since 2014. Her background is in Financial Services with 20 years working in the industry and she has a passion for systems, processes and spreadsheets to enable good finance management.

Melissa Curtis

Job Titles:
  • Programme Management Officer
Melissa is a Programme Management Officer at Ormiston Trust. In her role she supports the #WeWill programme management, and works closely with the monitoring & evaluation, social action toolkit & skills, and youth engagement teams. She completed her undergraduate degree in International Development at the University of Sussex, and her postgraduate degree in Global Health and Development at UCL. Over the last eight years, she has dedicated much of her time to working with non-profit organisations in the UK, Nigeria, China, and Tanzania.

Phoebe L. Hanson

Phoebe L. Hanson is a climate activist who co-coordinates Mock COP, a youth climate conference engaging youth from over 140 countries. Attending COP26, she co-convened a ministerial event on climate education. She has reached thousands of young people, business leaders, and political figures. In her free time, she enjoys exercising and going on walks. Phoebe co-coordinates Mock COP, a climate conference that engaged over 300 young people from over 140 countries as delegates to negotiate 18 policies from the youth of the world. Phoebe campaigns around these policies with Mock COP, as well as pushing for meaningful youth inclusion in climate decision-making. At COP26, she collaborated with the UK Department for Education, the Italian Government and UNESCO to build ‘Together for Tomorrow', the first joint event of education and environment ministers to upscale climate teaching and learning, facilitating pledges from 25 countries. Phoebe consults with the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, designing and testing ways to involve young people in their work and improving their funding practices. She also leads the Dais Speakers Agency at youth-led organisation Force of Nature, training and platforming 16-30-year-old changemakers. Phoebe sits as Trustee of Raleigh International, a youth movement-building charity focused on sustainable development.

Poppy Mansfield Jones

Job Titles:
  • Youth Engagement and Partnerships Officer
Poppy is the Youth Engagement and Partnership Officer at Ormiston Trust, responsible for coordinating our team of Young Advisors and developing effective working relationships with external organisations. She is currently studying ‘Politics, International Studies and Global Sustainable Development' at Warwick University and previously worked as Board Advisor for a non-profit youth-focused organisation in Croydon. She has experience in activism work - attending COP26 with environmental education company Force of Nature and had been a member of the UK Youth Parliament for many years, speaking on environmental issues in the House of Commons for its ‘Make Your Mark' campaign.

Ray Wang

Job Titles:
  • Programme Coordinator
Ray is the Programme Coordinator at Ormiston Trust. Over the past year he has supported the development of the #iWill2 programme at... samia is the Grants Assistant at Ormiston Trust and in her role she supports the Grants... Ray is a global health and medicine graduate, alongside his work at Ormiston, he is a hospital doctor and public health academic. He is also an #iWill Ambassador and national #iWill Partnership Board member.

Samia Akram

Job Titles:
  • Toolkit and Skills Lead
Samia is a business and ICT Teacher with over 20 years of leadership experience in Education, working with leaders from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 5. Her experience has ranged from working as an Acting Head Teacher to a Deputy for an Education Trust. Some of the key highlights from her education career have included building schools and setting up education provisions, including a teaching school, and winning several National awards. Samia is passionate about ensuring the young people in her care have the best possible experience and has always led by example by sending her own children to the schools she has been a part of.