BEXLEY SNAP - Key Persons


Alan Rutherford

Job Titles:
  • Director at S & a Advertising
Alan is currently a director at S&A Advertising, experts in Google ads and social media marketing. Alan's previous experience includes managing all types of sales teams in the UK and abroad including direct sales, telesales, b2b, b2c. Alan is passionate about social equality and believes that his experience teaching young people in the Philippines gave him his motivation to continue helping others to improve. Alan has a wealth of experience in training both sales teams and management teams at all levels. This has led to various projects mentoring businesses looking to introduce, retrain or improve sales teams.

Brian Cahalane

Director of Strategic Alliances for Experian. Brian has over 20 years' experience in technology leadership roles across North America, Asia and now in Europe. With Experian he is responsible for taking their ethos of ‘Doing Good With Data' to market via channel partners such as AWS, Microsoft, EY and Deloitte. Brian was previously Head of Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Channels Europe for IBM.

Bright Sparks

Bright Sparks is a Re-use and Repair project! At Bright Sparks we work with local authorities and social landlords in North and East London to [...]

Catherine Ruggles

For the past 40 years, Catherine Ruggles has been involved with the design, development, and management of software products and companies. Catherine began her career in the late 70's working on the real time operating system to dispatch NYC fire engines. In 1990, Catherine joined Peter Norton Computing, Inc. just prior to its acquisition by Symantec, developing software products such as Norton Utilities and Norton Antivirus. Catherine is now at Google's London office.

Jade Broomby

Job Titles:
  • LVN Staff Member
  • Programme Manager
After graduating with a degree in Korean Studies and Business Management, Jade volunteered with multiple organisations before establishing herself at LVN. In her role at LVN, Jade manages the Local Village Network mentoring programmes in schools and online, and is developing her skills and experience in marketing, project management, web design, product development, and customer relationship management. Outside of LVN, Jade enjoys gaming, reading, cooking and trying new things.

Jules Kirby

Jules has twenty-five years of experience working for a leading management consultancy. He was responsible for helping many private and public sector organisations pull together and implement complex change and growth plans and worked in areas such as strategy, cost reduction, M&A and technology. He brings an eye for detail and deep experience in planning to support LVN's development.

Lucy Edwards - COO

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • LVN Staff Member
Lucy started her career at Cancer Research UK where she established herself as a forward thinking direct marketer. She then moved to the corporate world where she became an accomplished Managing Director. She has led three businesses spanning sectors including manufacturing, digital marketing and a social purpose marketing agency. And when she's not working on LVN, you're most likely to find her on the hockey pitch, trying to score for Potters Bar Hockey Club.

Nicole Alcee

Nicole Alcee currently runs JAW Management, a talent agency looking after talent within the entertainment industry placing them on various media platforms and pairing them with relevant brands. She has worked within the media industry for over 18 years, including 13 years at the BBC.

Noël Williams - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
A 29-year-old youth and justice consultant to Whitehall, who's had first-hand experience with the criminal justice system. He sees the value and power of personal experiences and believes that when heard, they can inspire others from all walks of life and help shape policy at the highest level and through local politics. Noel is also a Board Member at Peer Power.

Salaam Peace

Salaam Peace is a community engagement programme that uses sports and social education to bring people together from diverse backgrounds. A lot of changes occur

Samuel Broomby

Job Titles:
  • Data Analyst
Samuel is a graduate of Physics at the University of Liverpool where his final year project involved Python based data analysis in high energy physics, and earned him the HWB Skinner Award for best BSc Project in Physics 2020. In his role at LVN, Samuel's main focus has been on the optimisation and automation of data handling and analysis, which has included the development of a Python and pandas based tool for automated weekly data analysis. He also manages the world of funding; researching, writing and submitting funding bids. Outside of LVN, Samuel's main interests lie in tinkering with personal coding projects, reading, gaming, and listening to music.

Young Roots

We welcome all young refugees and asylum seekers at any stage of the asylum process and regardless of their English language level.