Director of Business Development and Partnerships
Stephen has been at Volunteering Matters since 2016. He has a background in supporting young people who have experience of the care system, and young offenders. Outside of work Stephen has a range of volunteer roles in his local community in Ipswich and Suffolk.
Committed to youth voice and participation, Stephen was Vice-Chair of Trustees at The Mix between 2014 and 2020. Since 2018, Stephen has been a Governor at Highfield Maintained Nursery School in Ipswich, and a Trustee of Raedwald Trust SEND and Alternative Provision provider across Suffolk. In 2022, Stephen became Safeguarding Governor at Chantry Academy in Ipswich. Stephen loves football and volunteers as a coach for a mix gender U13 team in Suffolk.
In 2022 Stephen became a Judge for the Diana Award, supporting the amplification of the work young people undertake around the World through social action, as part of Lady Diana’s legacy.
Stephen is committed to the cause of social mobility and place based change. In 2022 he co founded the Ipswich Social Mobility Alliance, a coalition of organisations that have committed to working with young people in the town to lead a generational shift in social mobility outcomes.