Jo Hobbs MBE

Chief Executive

Jo joined the British Youth Council as Chief Executive in 2016. Jo leads the staff team and works with the Trustee Board ensure that we deliver for young people. Prior to joining the British Youth Council, Jo was the Operations Director at Girlguiding, leading on service delivery to girls and woman and membership growth across the UK. Jo is passionate about youth participation and advocacy, having found her own voice as a Brownie and a Guide and then as the coordinator of a peer education sexual health project whilst at University. to contact Jo call 020 4529 5927

Elsa Cardona

Head of Youth Impact

Cat Jamieson

Youth Engagement Manager

Cat joined the British Youth Council in 2021 and is now the Youth Engagement Manager leading the Youth Engagement Team who run various youth forums and advisory groups with and for our partner organisations. She is passionate about empowering young people from all backgrounds to have a voice and to make positive changes both as individuals and within society. Cat started her career working directly with young people and has nearly 10 years’ experience working as a senior manager running programmes and services for young people, including, international social action, study programmes, careers services and the National Citizen Service.

Rhammel Afflick BEM

Head of Advocacy & Communications

Rhammel has been working for the British Youth Council since 2011 as a consultant and later joined the team full time in February 2015. Rhammel is currently Trustee and Director of the charity, Police Now and Director of Communications for Pride in London. He is now responsible for the planning, production and curation of digital and social content, the development of our brands and the coordination of our media enquiries. To get in touch with Rhammel call 078 0950 7356

Danny Brown

Youth Voice Regional Coordinator, London, South East, East of England

Danny joined the British Youth Council as a coordinator in November 2020 and before this he supported the BYC as an associate trainer while working as a cover supervisor for an educational organisation. An experienced youth worker, Danny has worked with young people age 3-25 in various different settings including classrooms, local authorities and residential care for children with complex needs. The recipient of a number of awards and recognitions for youth voice, education and working across cultures, Danny is also a school Governor and District Representative with Rotary. To get in touch with Danny call: 07956 681150

Richenda Polson

UK Youth parliament Programme Manager

Coming soon

Elise Sutherland

Policy and Campaigns Officer

Jay Tanner

Administrative Assistant

Safak Nur Civelek

Fundraising Officer

Amy Morris

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Alice Cleave

UKYP Programme Officer

Ajmal Waqif

Digital Communications and Content Officer

Ajmal has been full-time at the British Youth Council since June 2023 and went part-time in November 2023. He captures, produces, and edits digital content for the charity's website and social media, including blogs, graphics, and videos. He has previously served as senior editor of a print magazine and online newsletter, as an executive officer of a charity, and produced graphic design work for various political and social campaigns. With a background in history, especially the history of radical movements, Ajmal is a CHASE/Stuart Hall Foundation Scholar completing a doctorate at Birkbeck, University of London. Get in touch at 07944352486.

Lucy Plummer

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Hi, I’m Lucy and I support the NHS and Bank of England Youth Forums. My role as Youth Engagement Coordinator for the British Youth Council fulfils my desire to support young people to have a voice and direct influence on the things that matter to them. Through this role I will work hard to strengthen and improve existing mechanisms for youth participation and work to identify new opportunities for young people’s participation across society, guided by the perspectives and aspirations of young people. As a Youth Advocate, I am committed to championing young people and the inclusion of young people at every opportunity. My passions and interests include youth advocacy and youth empowerment (particularly championing the inclusion of under-represented groups), sustainability, and climate action. I have an MSc in Sustainable Development from the University of Sussex and a BSc in Youth Studies from London Metropolitan University. To contact Lucy call 07496 406235

Lisa Pulimood

Youth Engagement Officer

Izzy Taylor

Communications Coordinator

Gharam Al-Zubi

Digital Communications and Content Officer

Jack Stowell

Business Development Manager

Jack joined BYC as the Consultancy and Training Manager in January 2023. He previously worked in the Students’ Union and Higher Education sectors, before becoming a facilitator and trainer working with youth organisations. Jack has managed numerous social action campaigns in areas such as Hate Crime Research, Mental Health Support, and Substance Misuse whilst working with organisations such as Participation People and UK Youth. Jack is responsible for overseeing the Consultancy and Training work of BYC. This includes supporting organisations and providing them with guidance relating to working with young people to benefit their business, as well as providing young people with skills training, and coordinating the projects of BYC's pool of consultants.

TOP