ALTON BROWN (CHAIR): Alton is an art and sports professional, specialising in youth and community engagement. Alton has spent 15 years at a variety of multi-artform venues such as Southbank Centre, Royal Opera House, and Roundhouse, as well as several grassroots organisations including Art Against Knives, Tomorrow's Warriors and Akademi South Asian Dance. Alton currently works for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as Head of Youth Programmes & Policy, leading multi-level engagement activity regionally, nationally and across the Commonwealth. Alton is also a former elite athlete, having represented England and Jamaica over a 21-year period.
NATHAN WHITE (VICE CHAIR): Nathan currently works as a Skills Strategy Advisor at the Department for Education. Prior to this, he completed the Unlocked Graduates programme where he supported and safeguarded some of our society’s most vulnerable and challenging young people in HMYOI Feltham; drafted a group policy paper focused on improving remand prisoners’ treatment; and was a member of Unlocked’s inaugral Diversity and Inclusion Advisory group. With a particular interest in tackling inequalities in criminal justice and education, Nathan has also held a range of advisory roles at various charities and initiatives. This includes being a member of the Career’s and Enterprise Company’s ‘effective transitions fund’ steering group, an ambassador trustee at Unlocked Graduates and a governor of a local primary school.
JAMES POLE (TREASURER): James Pole is an ACA qualified chartered accountant who is a Finance Director at Universal Music. Since qualifying in 2013 he has worked in various financial roles across the music industry both in the UK and abroad and specialises in bridging the gap between creative and financial communities. This is James’ first trustee and treasurer role. He has gained charity sector experience working in a consultancy role for international development organisation IDinsight. IDinsight work in impact evaluation for government bodies such as DFID, CDC & UNICEF, as well as large philanthropic organisations such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Hewlett Foundation.
ANNA HAMILOS is a passionate, empathic individual with an ability to lead agile innovation programmes that result in positive social impact. She is currently Head of Engagement with the Centre for Youth Impact and a Senior Associate with Collaborate CIC. Relationship and partnership building has been at the heart of her career, from her work at the GLA, London 2012, CABE and Nesta. Anna was selected for the prestigious Clore Experienced Leadership course, and received 360 Feedback, where she received top marks as an Empowering Enabler (someone who prioritises organisation and team visibility over personal gain and profile), a Courageous Changemaker (someone who injects a sense of urgency when necessary) and a Focused Strategist (commended for her ability to stay abreast of, and adapt to, social, political and economic trends).
JAMIE HILTON: Jamie has worked in post-disaster contexts in Peru and Haiti, delivering interventions spanning all age groups; and in community leadership roles in Colombia and South Africa. He has also worked as a surveyor for Deloitte; in youth & outreach roles at the Prince’s Trust, particularly arts & sports engagement; and as lead for Save the Children’s work in the south east. Jamie has since held consultancy and director roles at Beyond the Page, supporting trafficked women in Margate; and at Fulham Good Neighbours – a charity dating back 100 years – where he is the current CEO.
SHERÉE PROSPERE: Sherée has worked within the voluntary sector since 2011, within various frontline positions across think-tanks and charitable organisations including St Giles Trust and Leap Confronting Conflict where she currently works as a Senior Programme Officer and Trainer. During her career, Sherée has spent time working within local communities in North and South London, leading on youth-led projects within campaigning, journalism, social enterprise and frontline work with young people who have experienced violence, county lines and trauma to currently project managing delivery programmes across London. Realising throughout her profession, that creativity and the arts have always been at the forefront of her work, to showcase the passion and talent of young people and to provide a platform for conscious change.