GSL staff are selected from the extensive Future Foundations network. They are all exceptionally experienced facilitators who specialise in working with young people. GSL staff all have their own global experiences and stories and use their real-life knowledge of social action and creating change to inspire and develop the participants on the programmes.
Alice joined the Future Foundations team following an eight year career in the gap year industry, organising, managing and promoting overseas volunteer and internship programmes for 18-24 year olds. Continually impressed by the breadth of skill, ambition and positive attitudes young people demonstrate when faced with complex challenges and the self-confidence that journey inspires, she holds a firm belief in the benefits of experiential learning! Having spent the best part of the last decade encouraging young people to travel and volunteer their time to social action projects in the developing world, Alice is now focused on the difference young people can make in their own lives and communities, ensuring every young person has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Amy is a proactive person motivated by the desire to empower people to be able to develop the capacity and control over the direction of their lives. This lead to her studying for a Masters in Social Anthropology and the impact of different influences on how we construct meaning in our lives. Amy works to build the capacity of young people and communities here in the UK and overseas.
Michelle started her FF journey back in 2008 when she was at the University of Reading where she was leading the Enactus team. Working with FF on “Third Sector Edge”, Michelle mentored a team of sixth form students from Reading Girls School to successfully complete a project with social impact. In fact, one of those sixth formers is now a Coach on FF Programmes! Michelle has a great belief in education in its many forms, having been a teacher, a coach and a mentor. She was rather excited to join FF in 2016 and become part of our amazing programmes aiming to create the leaders of the future.
Jon graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in Industrial Economics and has a masters in Charity Marketing and Fundraising with Distinction, from Cass Business School. As UK Programme Director of SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) he grew the SIFE programme from 5 to over 30 UK Universities in four years. He managed over 600 student volunteers delivering community projects across the UK. Jon joined FF in 2007 to lead up the operations and development of programmes across the UK.
Jakub had been applying for a role on the delivery team for 2 years before he finally got his break. He loves the vision of GSL and seeing how it has developed into a truly global movement over the last few years. The Global Social Leaders delivery to young people in Beijing, for Jakub, felt like a huge step for the programme and the start of an exciting new era. He hopes to be play an even bigger part of its future.