Meet the Team
Chief Executive
Dr Tessa Stone
I joined Brightside in January 2009 and my broad-ranging role can be summarised as doing everything I can to develop and promote the work that we do. This includes everything from strategy, fundraising, policy, networking and PR, to making the tea and kicking the recalcitrant printer whenever necessary.
Read Tessa’s Blog for news and discussion on fair access to education.
Email Tessa on tessa.stone@thebrightsidetrust.org
Director
Sue Guiver
I joined the team in 2005. I am now concerned with ensuring our projects have an impact on our target groups, that we continue to find new and creative ways to support young people in need, and that we develop valuable partnerships with like-minded organisations.
Email Sue on suzanne.guiver@thebrightsidetrust.org
Programme Manager
Pamela Zigomo
I manage the programme portfolio of all the ementoring schemes we support. This includes developing strong relationships with all our scheme partners and promoting the delivery of high quality projects that have a long lasting impact on our beneficiaries.
Email Pamela on pamela.zigomo@thebrightsidetrust.org
Project Manager
Dorothy Spencer
I joined Brightside in February 2009, and work to support ementoring schemes across the organisation. I also work a lot with our online tools and finance resources, to promote and improve them.
Email Dorothy on dorothy.spencer@thebrightsidetrust.org
Project Coordinator
Nick Brown
I help with the coordination of Brightside’s ementoring projects all over the country. It’s my job to keep our diverse educational schemes running smoothly and to travel around the country, delivering training sessions to mentors and their mentees.
Email Nick on nick.brown@thebrightsidetrust.org
Project Coordinator
Amelia Smith
My role is to support the ementoring projects that are already up and running, and find new partners to establish schemes with. I deliver training to mentees and mentors on how to use the web platform and how to get the most out of ementoring.
Email Amelia on amelia.smith@thebrightsidetrust.org
Web Development Manager
Anna Jayde-Faaris
I joined the charity in early 2010 to manage the development and deployment of our new ementoring platform. I also oversee and manage other technical and digital projects related to the charity and support my colleagues with any technical issues they may encounter.
Email Anna on anna.jayde-faaris@thebrightsidetrust.org
Web Editor
Paul Clarke
My job is to plan, research and write content across our websites, making them all accurate, factual and fun. I’m always keen to hear from our users about things they want to read about, so drop me an email if you’ve got any great ideas.
Email Paul on paul.clarke@thebrightsidetrust.org
Web Projects Assistant
Mark Taylor
I joined Brightside in January 2010 to bolster the webteam as the charity expanded. I deal with various web tasks, including writing and editing content across our sites, helping users with technical problems and plenty of testing.
Email Mark on mark.taylor@thebrightsidetrust.org
Administrator
Charlotte Pawle
I run the administration for the office and our projects, helping the team with a variety of tasks, making sure everything we need is organised and ensuring that our new volunteers are matched up with a project in their area.
Email Charlotte on charlotte.pawle@thebrightsidetrust.org