OUR
team

Meet a crew of
school food experts

 The Chefs in Schools team is made up of a wide-range of experts.

 They’ve left restaurants, corporates, charities and businesses behind to come fight in our school food revolution.

founders

Henry Dimbleby

Co-founder &
Co-chair of trustees

Thomasina
Miers

Co-founder &
trustee

LOUISE
NICHOLS

Co-founder &
charity Patron

NICOLE
PiSANI

Co-founder &
Chief Innovation Officer

Patrons

BARONESS ROSIE BOYCOTT

FOOD CAMPAIGNER
AND ACTIVIST

Dame Prue Leith

FOUNDER OF LEITHS
COOKERY SCHOOL

LISA MARKWELL

JOURNALIST
AND EDITOR

CARMEL MCCONNELL

FOUNDER OF MAGIC BREAKFAST

Louise
Nichols

Co-founder AND EXECUTIVE HEADTEACHER

YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

Chef, Restauranteur and food writer

joanna Weinberg

COOKERY TEACHER
AND WRITER

Trustees

CHRISTINA ADANE

FOOD
CAMPAIGNER

ANDRE
BAILEY

EDUCATOR

Dr Tamsin Cooper

Managing director Forward institute

Henry
Dimbleby

Food campaigner and
Co-founder of Leon

Karen
Martin

CEO of Bartle Bogle Hegarty London

Thomasina
Miers

Wahaca Co-Founder AND Masterchef Winner

Melanie Jane Neill

Chartered
Accountant

Jaz
Notay

Co-founder of Ellora

Staff

Carys
Barnes

Head of Marketing
and Engagement

millie
Barnes

Membership
Officer

ADAM
Bernstein

Chef
Trainer

Nikki
Brookes

Co Director of Partnerships and Impact

Nerissa
Buckley

Senior
Chef Trainer

CAROLINE
CAREY

Senior Partnerships Manager

Anne
Dal Bello

Fundraising
Manager

Louis
Davidson

Programme Manager (School Chef Educator Programme)

Shanika
de Sousa

Programme Manager (Membership)

Naomi
 Duncan

Chief
Executive

Delora
Faujour

Senior Social Media officer

Danielle
Glavin

Director of External Affairs

zahra
Kiyani
Senior Programme Manager (maternity)

Jessica
Kopp

CHEF
TRAINER

Tilly
McAuliffe

Digital Support
Officer

Rebecca
McGawley

Content and Media Manager

Lee
Mitchell

CHEF
TRAINER

Adiba
osmani

Chief Operating
Officer

Lee
Paris

Engagement
Officer

Nicole
Pisani

Chief Innovation Officer

Sam
Phillips

Director of Programmes

Polly
Praill

Co Director of Partnerships and Impact

Andy
Pycroft

Chef
Trainer

Sreshta
Sridhar

Senior
Programme Manager

Eleanor
Toms

senior Marketing and Communications Officer

Ruth
Stone

Senior Programme Manager (School Food Review)

Nassim
Tahamtani

Procurement
Manager

Be Part of It

JOIN THE REVOLUTION

As good nutritious food sweeps the nation, it’s a great time to get involved. Whether your looking to join our team or get our support in your school, it’s time you joined the revolution.

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