Amber de Freitas

Communications Officer

Amber joined WLZ after working in business development at youth justice charity SHiFT. She has a keen interest in amplifying the voices of children and young people and is excited about sharing their stories. Amber holds a BA in English Language and Linguistics from the University of Essex.

Frankie Wakefield

Engagement Manager

Formally a Brent Link Worker, Frankie graduated from the University of Sussex with a BA in Social Work. She worked with The Prince's Trust and with the Hastings Duty team, where she became passionate about the benefits of long term support work with children and young people. For the past few years, Frankie has worked in a graphic design studio.

Jess Hay

Public Affairs and Communications Officer

Before joining West London Zone, Jess completed her BA degree in History and Politics at the University of Nottingham. She worked and volunteered as a youth worker and also worked for a charity supporting those in emergency situations needing furniture and household supplies. She is passionate about young people, mental health and education policy. 

 Charly Pye

Development Manager

After graduating from the University of Bath with a BA in Politics and Spanish, Charly worked as a Teaching Assistant in Spain and in various roles in education in the UK. She has completed a Development Studies Master’s at the Institute of Development Studies (University of Sussex), bringing experience in academic research on educational inequalities. Charly’s more recent background has been in Trusts and Foundations fundraising, at an international development charity delivering education, healthcare and child protection services. 

Conor O'Neill

Development Officer

Born and bred in West London, Conor previously worked as a project coordinator in Birmingham for Midcounties Cooperative before coming back to London to be a Development Officer for WLZ. He has a BA in Political Science from the University of Birmingham and wrote his dissertation on the causes of the Grenfell disaster. 

Freddie O'Farrell

Partnerships Director

Freddie joined WLZ in its first year of delivery, supporting the growth and development of the organisation through to the signing of the Life Chances Fund contract in late 2019. He left to take up a more research-focused role at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and later also worked at Crisis, where he helped develop a place-based response to homelessness in the London borough of Brent. Freddie returned to WLZ in 2022 as Head of Public Sector Commissioning, to lead on development work relating to schools, local authorities, and central government. Freddie holds an MSc in Comparative Social Policy from the University of Oxford, and a BA in History & Politics from the University of Sheffield. 

Ewan Edwards

Development Manager 

Ewan brings experience from working in schools and educational charities in India, Spain, Sierra Leone and West London. He has a MA in African studies from SOAS and a BA in Literature and History from the University of Leeds

Grace Mosimi

Development Manager

Grace previously worked in the charity sector by supporting the planning of fundraising events. Before joining West London Zone, she completed an MA in Culture, Diaspora and Ethnicity at Birkbeck College, where she centred her research on how to mobilise the resolution of institutional inequalities. She also holds a BA degree in Human Geography, where she focused her research on the inequality of achievement between students at the degree level.

 Kate Dolleymore

Philanthropy Director

Kate previously worked in the fundraising team at the literacy charity, Coram Beanstalk, managing their Major Donor programme and prior to that was managing events and individuals at the Children's International Development charity, Magic Bus. She has a BSC in Psychology from the University of Leeds.

 Molly Hawkins

Development Manager 

Molly previously worked as a fundraiser at the education charity, Future Frontiers, where she gained experience in Trust and Foundation's fundraising and relationship management. Before this, she worked at the British Youth Council, a role she secured after completing her master's at Leeds University in Law and Social Justice.

Sophie Carty

Development Manager 

Sophie completed her MA in Education and International Development at UCL in 2021, and is continuing to study Arabic at SOAS. Prior to that, Sophie studied English and Drama at Queen Mary University of London. She has also volunteered with education charities in Greece and Phnom Penh.

Susan May Robbie 

Development Manager (Corporates)

A sustainability, social impact and communications consultant, Susan previously headed up social investment for Investec Bank. Prior to that, she practised as a corporate lawyer. She has a BA in Law and Psychology from the University of Cape Town, as well as an LLB.