About us

Meet the CSC Team

We are based in London, with Patrons, a Board of Trustees and a team of staff running the day-to-day operations. For more information about our Network members and the type of work they do, have a look at our directory.

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Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance of the organisation. Selected for their expertise in different areas, they work closely with our CEO and senior management team to guide decision-making on strategic issues and hold them to account for their leadership of the organisation. Our Trustees are responsible in law for the organisation’s assets and activities, and we are grateful to these people who volunteer their time and talents to help ensure good governance at CSC.

Patrons & Ambassadors

Our Patrons and Ambassadors generously donate their time and leverage their public profile to help raise awareness and promote the work of CSC. They are passionate advocates for street children around the world.

Development Board

We are fortunate to benefit from the commitment of an active and involved Development Board whose members, in addition to promoting the work of CSC within their networks, are helping develop influential relationships for CSC and drive forward philanthropic giving.

Our Development Board was founded by Dr Roger Hayes, who was a senior counsellor at APCO Worldwide, specializing in international strategic communications with a particular interest in emerging countries, especially in Africa and Asia, where he worked both for governments and the private sector. Roger sadly passed away in 2020, but will be fondly remembered for his deep seated passion and seemingly endless energy to do right by street children and incredibly generous long-standing support for our work through his late wife Maggie Eales’ trust.

CSC Staff Team
Board of Trustees
Patrons and Ambassadors
Development Board
Senior Strategic Advisers

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Over the span of her INGO career, Felix has worked in child protection, with a specific focus on street connected children, as well as animal welfare, climate change and rural livelihoods. She has worked as a consultant delivering programme evaluations, consulting on grant giving strategies and has a particular interest in systems change approach to programming where successful outcomes can only happen through active collaboration within networks. Previous roles have been with Street Child Africa, Street Invest, Islamic Aid, Brooke, and World Animal Protection, as well as Trustee roles with Streets Ahead Rwanda and Stepping Stones Nigeria. Her most recent role has been Head of Programmes with World Animal Protection, campaigning for a Just Transition to an equitable global food system.

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Katherine is responsible for the growth of the CSC through programmes, research and advocacy. An experienced leader in the charity sector, Katherine has worked in community, national and international development and has focused on child rights, nutrition, health, migration, and social care. She is particularly interested in strengthening governments and civil society and tackling the root causes of poverty and exclusion. Prior to joining CSC, Katherine has worked with Save the Children, VSO, philanthropic organisations and in local government. Katherine has stepped up from her role as Director of Programmes for Partnerships, Advocacy and Learning to Co-CEO on an interim basis to steer CSC through the transition to a new permanent CEO.

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Siân is CSC’s Director of Programmes for Network, Practice and Children’s Participation, responsible for network development, distilling and promoting good practice and mainstreaming children’s participation in CSC’s work. Having been Director of Programmes at StreetInvest for 3 years, in January 2022 she stepped up as CEO to drive forward the coming together with CSC, embedding StreetInvest’s expertise in street work, training and participation within CSC’s wider strategy. Siân brings 15 years’ experience of programme management, network building and partner development in the UK, Asia, Africa and Latin America at both grassroots and international levels. Having previously worked for CSC from 2016-2018 in a network & programmes role, then later for ChildHope and as a consultant, Siân has extensive knowledge of the street-connected child sector and a strong track record in working with partners and networks to promote the rights of street-connected children and strengthen rights-based and child-centred practice in frontline services. Siân has stepped up from her role as Director of Programmes for Network, Practice and Children's Participation to Co-CEO on an interim basis to steer CSC through the transition to a new permanent CEO.

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James leads all our finance functions as Finance Manager. From budgeting and forecasting to payroll and banking, James works with all staff to make sure the organisation runs smoothly. Through responsibilities such as the preparation of management accounts summarising our financial position, James plays a key role in providing the information and insights needed to guide our operational strategy. James comes to us from the construction industry and brings a wealth of experience in accountancy. James runs his own business and is a licenced member of the AAT. He’s keen to utilise his experience for greater social impact as he moves into the charity sector.

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Jessica focuses on strengthening and developing the network. Prior to joining CSC Jessica spent three years working and volunteering for NGOs in the ethical investment, criminal justice and human rights sectors whilst studying for her Human Rights Masters. She is looking forward to growing the number of member organisations we work with, diversifying our reach and highlighting strategic opportunities for collaboration within the membership.

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Lucy joins CSC as the Senior Officer for Programmes, Partnerships and Network (maternity cover) and is responsible for managing our international programmes, partner development and building the global networks connections, training and collectives. Lucy also works as a freelance consultant in the child/youth rights space, with organisations such as Amnesty International, The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and with network members including Chance for Childhood and Action for Child Trauma International. She previously worked at CSC from 2018 – 2022, focusing on programmes and network, and brings with her a background in youth work, training and human rights education, and expertise in child rights participation, programming and advocacy.

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Harry has over five years of legal practice, representing youth in criminal and civil matters, advocating for children with disability and doing policy work in the sector. He also has many years of experience developing educational programs for people with disability and delivering training. Though his legal work he has represented children living in street situations, as well as children with disability, children of multicultural backgrounds and children seeking asylum in legal settings at the Australian Human Rights Commission and relevant courts and Tribunals advocating for their rights on a federal and international level. He has experience of drafting submissions and policy papers to the Australian Government advocating on human rights issues, using the CRC and CRPD to guide submissions. In 2023, he represented Australia at the 16th Session Of The Conference Of States Parties To The CRPD in New York in 2023.

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Ellie supports our CEO to manage donor relationships, enhance fundraising strategies, and ensure consistent and impactful communications across digital, print, and multimedia platforms. She plays a key role in working with our community of supporters, coordinates funding applications, and leads on our strategic communications, including maintaining CSC's website, programmatic and advocacy campaigns, and managing social media.

Puneeta is a strategist and business development professional with experience in both consulting and corporate roles helping Telcos and Retailers make the most of the digital and omnichannel revolution. She has held roles in a number of companies including Telefonica UK (O2), Vodafone Group, Monitor Group, PwC and Airbus. Puneeta holds a Masters in Aeronautical Engineering from the University Cambridge, an MBA from the London Business School and is a Chartered Engineer registered with the Royal Aeronautical Society. She is also a Governor at St Helen's, a leading independent school.

Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque is currently Chair of the Global Advisory Board for WomenLift Health, an initiative dedicated to catalysing systemic change in global health to achieve gender equality in leadership. She is also a Member of the Independent Oversight & Advisory Committee for the World Health Organisation’s Health Emergencies Programme. In recent years she has chaired the Portfolio Advisory Committee for UN Girls Education Initiative. Dr. Haque’s leadership and professional experience spans over 30 years in a wide range of fields including policy analysis and strategic planning for reducing maternal mortality, child-centric development programming, and large-scale responses for children and their families in humanitarian crises. Dr. Haque trained at Dhaka Medical College and holds an MSc in Health Systems Management from London University. Starting her UNICEF career in home country Bangladesh, Yasmin has held leadership roles in Sri Lanka, Ghana, South Sudan, HQ office of Emergency Programmes, and India. A passionate advocate of realising the rights of women and children, she revels in opportunities to share the learning and experience from her career. Yasmin enjoys spending time with loved ones, experimenting with various cuisine, indulging in reading fiction, travelling, and discovering new adventures.

Ian is a finance professional, currently CFO at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, responsible for all aspects of finance, anti-fraud, and compliance. He has extensive experience in leading the development and expansion of financial functions, coaching and leading teams, and resolving complex legal issues.

Dr Chophel is current Vice Chair and Rapporteur of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, as well as Director General of the South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children. He has over 30 years' experience in the social sector, 25 of which have been dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of children (including women and gender) at both the national and regional level. He is a member of the UN working group on children's rights and the environment, with special focus on climate change, launched at the 94th session of the committee on 18 September 2023.

Jacquie has had over 30 years corporate experience working in the UK and internationally in various business sectors at operational and strategy levels. Having started her career in brand management with Procter & Gamble, she then worked as a business consultant for large multinational and SME clients advising them on business strategies, transformation, marketing, brand positioning and product innovation. Jacquie runs Good Values CR Agency, which was founded in 2007 and works with corporates on their Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) strategies and initiatives and helps charities with their brand positioning and fundraising. She is also a Trustee of Julia’s House, a charity that provides support to families caring for a child with life-limiting conditions.

Dorothy Rozga is an experienced leader, manager, fundraiser, strategist and advocate with an extensive background in international development and child rights. Currently she heads the Child Rights Programme of the Centre for Sports and Human Rights. Between 2013 and 2018, she was the Executive Director of ECPAT International, a network of organisations working in more than 100 countries to end the sexual exploitation of children. Prior to that time, she served as the interim Executive Director of the African Child Policy Forum based in Ethiopia. Between 1981-2012, Dorothy served UNICEF in a range of capacities. She served in Africa as UNICEF’s Representative to Tanzania, as Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, and as Representative to Ghana. For five years she was the Sr. Programme Officer responsible globally for the introduction and incorporation of a Human Rights Based Approach to UNICEF’s Programming. She also headed UNICEF’s Offices in Calcutta, India and Belize and served the organization in various capacities in Guatemala and Honduras.

Alec Saunders is Principal PM for Microsoft Business AI, where he works with research teams to build new AI based businesses at Microsoft. Prior to this role, Alec was a senior director in the Microsoft Accelerator team, responsible for a diverse portfolio including scaling the Microsoft Accelerator Network through partnerships, and success managing high potential startups to their full potential using Microsoft resources . Before re-joining Microsoft in 2014, Alec served as BlackBerry’s Vice President of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development, and Vice President of QNX Cloud.Alec has founded three companies during his career. The most recent was web-based collaboration platform provider iotum Inc. in 2006. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Iotum Corporation until 2011. Alec has more than 25 years in software, including 9 years of service at Microsoft in the 1990’s where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first commercial direct email list ever. A graduate of the University of Waterloo (B.Math ’87), Alec lives in Seattle.

Emily is a lawyer with over twenty years’ experience, working mostly for large for BlueChip organisations. She is currently a Group Deputy General Counsel at HSBC, based in London but managing global teams handling a broad portfolio of legal, regulatory advocacy and risk management responsibilities. She previously worked at BT plc and at the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, Washington DC and Singapore. She is a vocal advocate of diversity and inclusion, focusing particularly on LGBT+ rights.

Cornelius Williams is a highly respected expert with over 35 years of experience in global child protection programming and child rights advocacy. He has worked with international organisations like UNICEF and Save the Children to improve protection for children from exploitation, violence, and abuse. As the former Global Director for Child Protection at UNICEF, Cornelius led several humanitarian and developmental programs in various child protection areas. He has served on multiple Advisory Boards, including WeProtect Global Alliance to End Child Sexual Exploitation Online, ID4Africa, CPC Learning Network, and Changing the Way We Care. Additionally, Cornelius has been a part of various UN Steering Committees, including the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme Female Genital Mutilation and Global Programme to End Child Marriage and the UN Legal Identity Taskforce. He is a national of Sierra Leone and holds a Master of Arts in International Child Welfare from the University of East Anglia in the UK.

Sir John entered Parliament in 1979. He joined the Government in 1983, and the Cabinet in 1987, where he served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury; Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Chancellor of the Exchequer. He served as Prime Minister from 1990-1997, and retired from the House of Commons at the General Election in May 2001. On New Year's Day 1999, HM The Queen appointed Sir John a Companion of Honour in recognition of his initiation of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. On St George's Day 2005, HM The Queen appointed him a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. In May 2012 he was awarded the Grand Cordon of The Order of The Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan. Since leaving Parliament, Sir John has taken up Chairmanship of various International Advisory Boards, and also serves as Patron or President of a number of charitable organisations both in the UK and overseas. In October 2011, he was appointed Chairman of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust, a Commonwealth-wide initiative established to create a lasting legacy to Her Majesty’s 60 years as Sovereign. We are incredibly grateful for Sir John's long-term support, including his recent passionate speech at our thirtieth anniversary dinner.

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (given name: Susan Elizabeth Miller) is a Liberal Democrat Life peer who has sat under this title in the Lords since 28 July 1998. Amongst her other parliamentary roles she Co-chairs the APPG on street children, as well as Chairing the Agroecology APPG and the Food and Health Forum. She works very actively with the international body Parliamenterians for Nuclear non Proliferation and Disarmament of which she is a Co President. She takes a particular interest in Central and South American countries. She is a trustee of Cmap, a charity which works with street children in Ecuador, Brazil and the UK.

Lord Brennan QC has been a Queen’s Counsel since 1985 and is a senior associate member of Matrix. His areas of expertise include commercial law, public and private international law and international arbitration. Lord Brennan QC, as an appointed life peer, is active in politics as well as dedicating time to his incredibly varied legal practice. His most notable case during 2009 was the landmark civil Omagh bombing case. The outcome, in favour of his clients – relatives of those killed in the Omagh bombing – has become the first civil case of its kind in Europe in which the victims of terrorism were able to sue those responsible. In 2010, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards.

Trudy Davies (FRGS) was born in Amsterdam where she grew up during the German occupation - an experience that influenced her private and professional life. After joining the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Corps, she served in Addis Ababa, East Africa and the Sudan, and London, often assisting international humanitarian NGOs and Ugandan refugees. She did voluntary research for Sir Patrick Mayhew,`MP for Tunbridge Wells before she joining Parliament in 1980 as PA to Stephen Dorrell MP. In 1984 she became the Research and Liaison Officer, later combined with Policy Adviser, of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Population and Development. In 1991 she formed a Network of Street Children NGOs and two years later, along with Nicolas Fenton, Director of Childhope, - the original two motivators - she saw the Consortium for Street Children launched by Sir John Major in 10 Downing Street in 1993. In 1995 Trudy Davies and Nicolas Fenton became also Board Directors of the newly formed European Network for Street Children Worldwide in Brussels (ENSCW) She retired from Parliament in 2000.

Formerly the Director of Centrepoint and then the founder and Director of ChildHope UK, Nicolas was a co-founder of the CSC. He qualified as a chartered accountant with a background in the Travel industry before moving to the charity sector. A consultant to a range of UK and international not- for –profit organisations, he specialises in strategic planning, financial and governance issues.

Surina Narula a businesswoman and fundraiser with a Masters in Social Anthropology from UCL. She has organised numerous events to raise money for various causes including street children. She is the founder, sponsor and festival advisor for the Jaipur Literature Festival. She was on the Board of Directors for Plan International UK, and is Patron for Plan India and Honorary Patron of Plan USA and a Patron for Hope for Children. She has received various awards for her contribution to street children charities and in 2003 was highly commended for The Beacon Prize in recognition of her outstanding contribution to charitable and social causes. She was presented with the Asian of the Year Award in 2005. In June 2008 She was awarded an MBE for charitable work in India. She is founder for Tve Awards and co founder of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

Max Mongia is Managing Director of Strongfield Technologies Ltd., a specialist supplier of high-tech components and equipment for defence and space applications. He has been a member of Lions Clubs International since 1982 and has served at all levels including District Governor. As Multinational Coordinator he raised in excess of 9 million US dollars for the Lions Sight Project. Max was appointed as Ambassador of goodwill for Lions Clubs International 2008-2009 – the highest recognition for a member for the work for humanitarian causes. Max was Awarded “Asian of the Year” by Asian Who’s Who in 2009, in conjunction with live BBC World service.

London born Daniel Edozie is a professional basketball player for the Bristol flyers who has been competing in the British Basketball League (BBL) for the past 4 years. He moved to the United States in 2004 where he and his mother had to overcome hardship and adversity when he experienced being homeless as a young person. Daniel eventually went into foster care and after studying and playing basketball in the US, he returned to the UK to continue his journey and pursue his career in basketball. He is now open to using his own experiences to inspire and motivate others through coaching and public speaking, and is looking forward to representing CSC as an Ambassador.

Duane is a 30-year veteran of the healthcare technology sector based in the UK since 2003. He began is his NED career in 2018 and is currently Chairman of three technology start-ups. In 2019 Duane was appointed Chairman of Mercia backed and Manchester based Rinicare Limited, which provides solutions based on AI based predictive algorithms, and machine learning into the health sector. Duane also chairs Oxford headquartered Mirada Medical, an AI medical software business that provides image analysis solutions to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and other diseases. Prior to his plural career, Duane led a series of both high-growth HealthTech SMEs, and mid-market publicly traded global technology businesses across five continents.

An experienced leader, with a background in both the not-for-profit and the commercial worlds, Pia has represented organisations at a CEO level in a range of contexts. In her work in the not-for-profit sector, Pia has focused on the areas of health, education and child protection, with a particular interest in government systems strengthening and child rights. She has worked with VSO, the Tropical Health and Education Trust and Save the Children. Working for the private sector for well over a decade (BP and Oxford Policy Management), Pia also understands the for-profit world. Pia’s most recent role is as Chief Business Delivery Officer at Crown Agents a not-for-profit international development company. Pia is on the Board of the Great Britain China Centre and Kings Global Health Partnership. Pia was CEO of CSC from 2021-24, and we are delighted that she has chosen to remain with us in a voluntary capacity on our development board.

Lulu Zou is a director of the consulting firm Balmoral & Company. She is formerly a private equity investment professional with De’Long Investment Group in China focusing on energy, fintech, blockchain, AI, drone and telecom software. Prior to that, she spent 12 years in the global energy industry with ExxonMobil and Schlumberger in the US, China, Russia, Indonesia in technical and commercial development. She has designed and executed over $1B of drilling programs onshore and offshore. Lulu holds a BSc. in Electronics, a BA in Economy from Peking University, China and a MSc. In Electrical Communication Engineering from Kassel University, Germany. CSC is her first role to serve in a non-profit organization and she is excited to leverage her past experience to add more social value.

Helen is CSC's pro bono Company Secretary, providing governance advice and support on a voluntary basis. Helen is a governance specialist and has worked in the field for over 16 years. Her areas of expertise include the not-for-profit sector (including international development), and the public and higher education sectors.

Ben is fascinated by leadership and change. From elite sports to small charities, Ben’s work is focused on unlocking organizational potential and enabling individuals to thrive. Over the last 15 years Ben has worked with businesses, non-profits, and individuals to create organizations that allow people to reach their full potential and solve difficult problems together. His work has taken him from South Sudan to Papua New Guinea, from corporate management to public service reform. He is currently working as a leadership and strategy consultant, through Ordinary Leadership, as well as working part time with Elite Performance Partners.

Des is our Senior Events Adviser. She is a sponsorship and relationship consultant, with nearly three decades of experience in leading arts and culture sponsorship at a senior level. Her award winning work has involved partnerships in the UK and internationally with highly respected arts and culture organisations including Covent Garden Opera House, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Museum. Des provides CSC with strategic leadership and counsel. She gives us motivation and inspiration.

Alan’s career started with a voluntary position on an adult literacy programme. He turned this into a full-time job and after some years became a sought after trainer in this field. Alan has worked with StreetInvest (now part of CSC) in a voluntary capacity for over eight years, working with StreetInvest’s Global Trainers to develop and deliver the training programme. He continues to support CSC’s training programme and offers long distance and occasionally face to face support for our worldwide network of trainers.

Eleanor is our volunteer Senior Strategic HR Advisor, providing HR and employment advice to our CEO and the Board. She has over 35 years’ HR experience working at a senior level in both strategic and operational roles in a variety of large and small organisations. In particular, she regularly advised senior leaders and governing boards on complex and sensitive HR matters. She has considerable experience of organisational change, employee relations, delivering HR training and managing casework.

Meet the CSC Team

Felix Holman

Katherine Richards

Sian Wynne

James Goodburn

Jessica Clark (Maternity Leave)

Lucy Rolington

Harry Rutner

Ellie Chamberlain-Hughes

Puneeta Mongia

Dr Yasmin Ali Haque

Ian Malcomson

Dr Rinchen Chophel

Jacquie Irvine

Dorothy Rozga

Alec Saunders

Emily Smith-Reid

Cornelius Williams

The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

The Lord Brennan QC

Trudy Davies

Nicolas Fenton

Surina Narula MBE

Surinder (Max) Mongia

Daniel Edozie

Duane Lawrence

Alec Saunders

Pia MacRae

Jacquie Irvine

Surina Narula

Lulu Zou

Helen Wailling

Ben French

Des Nicoloau

Alan Carter

Eleanor Drabble

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