Our Team

The Eagle’s Nest Team is made up of a great bunch of people with a wide variety of expertise and experience. Whether a member of the trustee board, staff team or an awesome volunteer, the whole crew have a belief that the young people we work with are precious and worth investing in. Together, we seek to awaken their potential and inspire them to dream.

Sarah is a strategic planner with experience of working with local and international non-profit organisations in community development, health...
Sarah Reilly

Trustee

Louise is a qualified teacher who worked for 7 years in Key stages 4 and 5 where posts included year head and setting up...
Louise Lloyd-Jarvis

Trustee

Originally from London, Phil has been involved in youth work in Staffordshire for over 30 years. After years in a frontline youth work role...
Phil Pusey

Trustee

Duncan has spent much of his career in the building and construction industry and has been involved in landmark projects such as The Shard...
Duncan Layzell

Trustee

John has extensive and varied experience in management, particularly change, programme and project management...
John Edmonds

Trustee

Jan started her career with 15 years in mainstream education where her most senior role was as Assistant Headteacher in a large secondary school...
Jan Appleton

Director

Jo has bags of experience supporting young people on the margin in a variety of settings. She began her Eagle’s Nest journey as a volunteer...
Jo Muzzell

Project Lead Worker

Dani has worked in a variety of youthwork settings, including at an outdoor education centre and through the National Citizenship Scheme...
Dani Coltman

Project Support Worker and Mentor Coordinator

Christine joined us shortly after retiring as a teacher at a local high school. She ensures all our spending is logged correctly...
Christine Startin

Finance and Administrative Assistant

Kathryn has worked within finance in educational settings for 30 years, including as bursar at a large academy trust...
Kathryn Smith

Finance Manager

Alistair works on both the alpaca farm day programme and through delivering bespoke 1:1 sessions. He brings a wealth of experience...
Alistair Drayton

Project Support Worker

Alison is a trained teacher who has an in-depth understanding of the EHCP process. She has worked in educational settings in Scandinavia...
Alison Holloway

Project Support Worker

Liz brings a wealth of experience in emotional health and well-being for children and has worked on a wide range of projects and activities to support the development of positive self-esteem and mental health...
Liz Coltman

Project Support Worker

Matt works full-time for Burton Youth For Christ, but we are fortunate enough to have a day a week of his time on our Martial Arts and Home Cooking Skills project...
Matt Rimmer

Project Support Worker