We are delighted to share that we’ve successfully recruited five new trustees to the Board. We had an excellent pool of candidates from which to choose from, and we’re excited to see what our newest members will bring to the GFS community.
Each new trustee offers a range of skills and experiences, and they are all sure to be incredible assets. The new trustees will begin joining in on committee meetings over the new couple of weeks, and will attend their first Board meeting on 7 December 2024.
But for now, we want to share their bios with you, so you can get to know a little about them first:
Alexia Lovell, Young Trustee
Alexia is a Philanthropy Manager at The Sutton Trust, a UK-based social mobility charity. Prior to this, she worked in philanthropy campaign management at The Prince’s Trust and completed the UK’s first degree apprenticeship in social change.
She has held advisory roles, advocating for youth voice in her local council, previously mentored young women at The Prince’s Trust and led primary school students through a Debate Mate programme in East London.
She has also been recognised as a Chartered Manager by the Charted Management Institute.
Tina is currently pursuing her MSc in Bioscience Futures at Imperial College London, with a keen interest in the commercial side of healthcare and scientific innovation.
Currently interning at Tiger Hill Capital, as an advisory partner to post-seed stage companies, she is developing her expertise in venture capital and private equity.
Tina is passionate about youth voice and leadership and is actively involved with In2scienceUK. She brings a unique combination of strategic insight, consulting experience, and a youth-focused perspective to GFS.
Molly is a Graduate Consultant at an Economic Consultancy, where she prepares master plans, feasibility studies and funding applications predominantly for local authorities and third sector organisations.
At her organisation, Molly also supports the team in their Social Value and Marketing aspirations.
She is currently undertaking a part-time MSc in Strategic Communications at the University of Liverpool.
Julia is an experienced Marketer and Business Leader, having worked for several large retail businesses including WHSmith, Waterstones and most recently, Emma Bridgewater Ltd, where she was CEO for eight years.
She’s a member of the Keele Business School Advisory Board, a School Governor and a regular Mentor on the Virgin Start Up programme.
She’s always had a great love of sport and interest in supporting women and girls to keep active and enjoy playing sport at all levels.
She’s a qualified Netball Coach and Sports Volunteer at WEST Youth Zone, runs an U16 girls football team and is currently setting up her own business, Eleven as One, which designs and sells football kit for female footballers.
Shari Donnenfeld is a consultant specialising in global brand strategy, marketing, and consumer insights for kids’ entertainment businesses and brands.
Shari works with many of the world’s most loved children’s properties. Prior to consulting, Shari held senior management positions at Hit Entertainment/Mattel, The Walt Disney Company/Fox Kids, Nickelodeon and WildBrain.
Shari is also an ICF-accredited executive coach (PCC) and has privilege of coaching, training, facilitating meetings and mentoring exceptional individuals, executives and teams.
We hope you’ll join us in offering a warm GFS welcome to each and every one of these extraordinary trustees!
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Tina Lavithi, Young Trustee
Molly Wedderburn, Young Trustee
