Meet the Board, Team & Governance
The Covenant is delivered by Diversity & Inclusion specialists, Spectra, with support from a fantastic network of collaborators.
Meet the Team

Gareth Evans
Director of Operations

Zhané Simpson
Head of Technical Business Development

Mark Rogers
Stategic Advisor

Alex Latham
Legacy Partnerships Manager

Kieron McCarthy
Legacy Governance & Compliance Manager

Teresa Addinell
Senior Engagement Consultant

Philip Mills
Senior Engagement Consultant

Christian Sarmiento
Assistant Marketing Executive

Kirsty McQueen
Senior Engagement Consultant

Joshua Felton
UX Consultant

Zahra Printer
Head of Programmes and Widening Participation
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Governance
The Care Leaver Covenant is funded and managed by the Department for Education. We have a non-binding Advisory Board and a non-binding Business Council.
Meet the Advisory Board

Mark Rogers
Interim Chair
Mark Rogers |
Chief Executive Officer |
Rita Patel-Miller | Associate Director Mace |
Tony Hyland | Senior National Account Manager Dept. for Work & Pensions |
Mark Riddell | National Implementation Advisor for Care Leavers Children’s Social Care, Dept. for Education |
Nigel Richardson |
Former Director of Children’s Services
|
Meet the Business Council

Sir Peter Bazalgette
Chair
Sir Peter Bazalgette | Pro-Chancellor & Chair of Council Royal College of Art |
Nicola Oritis | Head of Communities Sky |
Tom Simons | Chief Human Resources and Organisational Development Officer NHS |
Kate Shane | Regional Director Merlin |
Helen Milligan-Smith | Managing Director Aramark |
Mark Holmes | Deputy Chairman MACE |
Graham Allison |
EMEA Director for entry level hiring Amazon |
Lucille Watkins-Brazier |
Head of Social Impact – Europe Lendlease |
Julie Towers | Managing Director Penna |
Claire Miller | Chief Executive Director Clarion Housing Group |
Sara Bailey | Senior Partner Trower & Hamlins |