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

Martin is our newest member of the board. Born and bred in Luton, Martin is training for ordination in the Church of England...
Martin Watson

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

Jonathan has spent the last seven years in mainstream education, holding various posts, including Pastoral Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Lead, at a large secondary school in Staffordshire. His passion however...
Jonathan Horleston-Wilkes

Deputy Head of Centre

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

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

Finance Manager

Anna-Marie, (happy to be Anna for short), is a self-confessed music geek and has a very eclectic musical taste...
Anna-Marie Moorhouse

Project Support Worker & Mentor Coordinator

Rachel joined the team after a student placement as part of her degree course with the University of Derby. Alongside her degree...
Rachel Allen-Whetton

Project Support Worker

Joy joins us after working in the prison service for nearly 2 years and has a passion for helping young people who have faced challenges in their life...
Joy Crowley

Project Support Worker

Neil joins us after a long career in telecommunications, though he has also been involved in voluntary youth work for many years. This includes in both uniformed organisations and local youth clubs....
Neil Pacey

Project Support Worker

Ben is a keen musician and has a real heart to support young people who have faced challenges in their past. He has a good understanding of therapeutic approaches in a family setting...
Ben Selbey

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

Jess comes to us with a degree in Medical Science and a raft of experience that ensures an excellent and broad-ranging skill set...
Jessica Adamson

Operations Technician and Student Support