Roisin Wood – Chief Executive Officer Expand Roisin offers strategic direction and leadership to Kick It Out. She works closely with the Board of Trustees and is responsible for the programme delivery, campaigning activities and personnel management of the organisation. A key aspect of her role is to develop and manage stakeholder relations across the government, charity, football, corporate and community sectors. Roisin offers strategic direction and leadership to Kick It Out. She works closely with the Board of Trustees and is responsible for the programme delivery, campaigning activities and personnel management of the organisation. A key aspect of her role is to develop and manage stakeholder relations across the government, charity, football, corporate and community sectors.
Femina Makkar – Operations Manager Expand Femina's main role is to support the delivery of all operational activity agreed by the CEO and Trustees, and to provide support to the strategic management of Kick It Out, and its team managers. Femina also oversees Kick It Out’s monitoring and evaluation requirements and supports the organisation’s fundraising initiatives.
Louis Bamgboye – Reporting Officer Expand Louis works alongside fellow Reporting Officer George Chambers to deal with all reports of discrimination in professional and grassroots football. He implements and enhances reporting processes and procedures in both areas of the game. Louis supports individual complainants through the reporting process, and works closely with football’s governing bodies to help reduce the risk of incidents occurring through training, communication and the further promotion and development of reporting mechanisms.
George Chambers – Reporting Officer Expand George works alongside fellow Reporting Officer Louis Bamgboye to deal with all reports of discrimination in professional and grassroots football. He implements and enhances reporting processes and procedures in both areas of the game. George supports individual complainants through the reporting process, and works closely with football’s governing bodies to help reduce the risk of incidents occurring through training, communication and the further promotion and development of reporting mechanisms.
Keeley Baptista – Head of Partnerships Expand Keeley monitors the delivery of all agreed work programmes in accordance with our funders and ensures Trustees are aware and updated of all activities related to the organisations key performance indicators. She also manages the relationships with existing partnerships, as well as developing new partnerships to support our work in the game. Keeley leads Kick It Out’s work in the professional game, including the organisation's involvement with both the Premier League’s Equality Standard and the EFL’s Code of Practice, as well as planned events and campaigning activities with clubs. Keeley forms part of the senior management team and deputises in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer.
Lucy Oliver – Professional Clubs Equality Officer (Northern) Expand Lucy is Kick It Out’s contact for professional clubs in the north, supporting them to develop and enhance their equality and inclusion work across all areas of the club. Lucy assists clubs in achieving the Premier League’s Equality Standard and the EFL’s Code Of Practice, focusing on both internal and external equality practices and policies.
Sarah Train – Professional Clubs Equality Officer (Southern) Expand Sarah is Kick It Out’s contact for professional clubs in the south, supporting them to develop and enhance their equality and inclusion work across all areas of the club. Sarah assists clubs in achieving the Premier League’s Equality Standard and the EFL’s Code Of Practice, focusing on both internal and external equality practices and policies.
Priya Ganesan – Finance and Administration Manager Expand Priya monitors Kick It Out’s finances and manages these within the constraints of its budget. She holds the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualification. The main elements of her job involve keeping the organisation’s invoices up-to-date, supervising the distribution of resources and ensuring the campaign’s procedures comply with Company and Charity Law.
Maamun Hajmahmoud – Office Manager Expand Maamun is responsible for the management of the Kick It Out office, including overseeing building and grounds maintenance, security, space management and more. Maamun also manages the organisation’s resources as well as supporting the Finance and Administration Manager in the smooth running of the day-to-day operation of Kick It Out. Maamun distributes the resources to football clubs, helping to coordinate the logistics for dedicated games and other events.
Troy Townsend – Head of Development Expand Troy supports aspiring individuals looking to break into the football industry by delivering mentoring conferences and supplying work placements both regionally and nationally. A key part of his work is addressing gaps in representation across all areas of the game. He delivers equality and diversity workshops to English Football League (EFL) scholars with the League Football Education (LFE).
Osei Sankofa – Education Officer Expand Overseeing the Education Programme, Osei visits communities, schools, colleges and universities nationwide delivering workshops to provide young people with the confidence to challenge discrimination in the game. Osei collaborates with Southampton Solent University to deliver The Equality and Diversity Awareness in Football Award, an online course aimed at professionally developing employees of the football industry. He also leads on the organisation’s young ambassador programme, A.S.P.I.R.E. (Ambassadors Supporting and Promoting Inclusion, Respect and Equality), providing opportunities for young people to work towards becoming future leaders in the football industry.
Crystal Davis – Raise Your Game Cooordinator Expand Crystal’s primary role is to help with the operational activity for the Raise Your Game series, helping to plan, organise and coordinate the events, as well as supporting the delivery of a PR and communications strategy for Kick It Out's mentoring work.
Tajean Hutton – Grassroots Manager Expand Tajean manages Kick It Out’s Grassroots team, and is responsible for the implementation and delivery of Kick It Out’s work in grassroots football. As part of his role, Tajean helps to support Kick It Out's reporting processes and procedures in the grassroots game, as well as working in close partnership with The Football Association and County FAs (CFAs) to support their equality work. Tajean also oversees the delivery of Kick It Out's Grassroots Activity Fund, which offers financial and logistical support to applicants running events or initiatives that facilitate diversity and equality in football.
Arran Williams – Northern Grassroots Officer Expand Arran work closely within the Kick It Out’s Manager, and supports the implementation and delivery of Kick It Out’s work in grassroots football. As part of his role, Arran provides support on Kick It Out's reporting processes and procedures in the grassroots game, and works in close partnership with The Football Association and County FAs (CFAs) to support their equality work. Arran also supports the delivery of Kick It Out's Grassroots Activity Fund, which offers financial and logistical support to applicants running events or initiatives that facilitate diversity and equality in football.
Mark Sandell – Head of Media Expand Mark oversees all of Kick It Out’s communications both internally and externally. His main role is to generate awareness of the campaign’s projects on a local, regional, national and international level. Liaising with newspaper journalists and the broadcast media, he responds to press matters concerning the organisation and controls the dissemination of marketing materials and branding opportunities.
George Starkey-Midha – Media and Communications Officer Expand George supports the Media and Communications Manager in his main role of generating awareness of the organisation's projects on a local, regional, national and international level. George builds relationships with journalists and handles media requests, oversees the management of the website, as well as leading on a number of communication-related projects, including creating and executing ideas on social media.
Steve Jones – Media and Communications Assistant Expand Steve supports the communications team in all departments, both internally and externally, in its objective of generating awareness of the organisation's projects on a local, regional, national and international level. Steve handles internal and external correspondence on behalf of the organisation, writes copy, creates and executes ideas on social media and produces Kick It Out's podcast.
Robert Brown – Events Coordinator Expand Robert works with colleagues, Kick It Out funders, Trustees and partners to plan, coordinate and host a calendar of activities to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Kick It Out. Robert's key duties include overseeing the delivery of events and activities to commemorate the anniversary, supporting the delivery of a PR and communications strategy for the anniversary, and to seek out sponsorship to support the anniversary activities, as well as any related projects to the work of Kick It Out.