LMK CORE TEAM
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Our committed Core Team helps the charity achieve its mission of ensuring every young person thrives in relationships.
They are responsible for designing and evaluating our workshops, engaging with schools and youth organisations, fundraising for LMK and all the functions that keep the charity on track, such as finance and IT.
Deirdre KehoeCEO
Deirdre Kehoe
CEO
Deirdre joined LMK from YoungMinds where she held the roles of Interim Co-CEO and Director of Training and Services. She has worked in the charity sector for more than 20 years, has a Master's degree in Social Policy and brings a wealth of experience in leadership roles: delivering impactful services, leading organisational development, and driving charity ambassadorship. Deirdre previously held senior roles in service delivery at Versus Arthritis and Diabetes UK and in fundraising and change management at NSPCC.
Clare HoddinottInternal Operations Manager
Clare Hoddinott
Internal Operations Manager
Clare is an experienced team coordinator and project lead who has worked in both the creative industries and the charity sector. She was Referrals Coordinator and Participation Lead in the counselling & psychotherapy service at the Brandon Centre, a young people’s charity in Camden, for around seven years. More recently Clare has been freelancing as a professional photographer. In 2018, she was one of nine photographers working on the Tate Britain Year 3 Project, an inspirational artwork by renowned artist/filmmaker Steve McQueen.
Jo OxladeHead of Fundraising & Development
Jo Oxlade
Head of Fundraising & Development
Jo has worked in the charitable sector for over 20 years and brings 15 years’ senior leadership experience in income generation, including eight years at Brook, the sexual health and wellbeing charity, and more recently as Interim Director of Income Generation at a Children's Hospice in London. Her fundraising and income generation experience spans trust and foundation fundraising, corporate partnerships, statutory income and trading income. As a leader she is passionate about supporting and developing teams and colleagues to thrive whilst driving organisational development and growth. When not working Jo loves to travel and recently took a sabbatical which included visits to Bali, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Chloe ColesHead of Programmes
Chloe Coles
Head of Programmes
Chloe brings over 20 years of experience in education, including 12 years in senior leadership roles as Assistant Headteacher and Headteacher, supporting young people and their families across ages 4–16. More recently, she worked as Curriculum Associate for a large Multi-Academy Trust. Her experience spans primary and secondary schools as well as Pupil Referral Units and governance across all three sectors. As designated teacher for Looked After Children, Chloe acted as the key point of contact for young people in care, carers, social workers and local authorities. Chloe has extensive experience managing complex safeguarding cases involving health services, social care and the police and has served as an Interim Foster Carer. Chloe is deeply passionate about supporting young people and bringing organisations together to help them thrive.
Shekina RoseMarketing and Communications Manager
Shekina Rose
Marketing and Communications Manager
Shekina has worked in a wide range of marketing and communications roles in various charity and educational settings over the last 10 years - including at the University of Manchester, Creative Manchester, Leeds City College, Chol Theatre, Phoenix Dance Theatre, the British Association of Art Therapists and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. She loves to help organisations to grow, thrive and connect through creative storytelling and strategic marketing. Shekina is also an author, currently in the process of writing a selection of short stories and a longer novel exploring the themes of good and bad relationships, pop culture and being a millennial woman!
Helena MonckProgramme Coordinator
Helena Monck
Programme Coordinator
Helena has spent the last 15 years working in Communications, Administration and Operations for the NHS and voluntary sector. A ‘people person’ and facilitator by nature, she enjoys seeing individuals and organisations flourish through the richness of collaborative working and story-sharing. Helena loves to travel and has volunteered with charity projects in Kenya, South Africa and Ecuador, amongst other places. Closer to home, she has recently taken up fell running and along with discovering beautiful new scenery, she has found that it provides the perfect complement to another love - eating cake!
Robert Hogg ThompsonFundraising Manager
Robert Hogg Thompson
Fundraising Manager
Rob comes to Let me Know with a background in charity and education. In his four years at the Royal British Legion, he worked with high profile companies to develop partnership products and inspire their customers and employees. As a fundraiser, he thrives on developing unique fundraising relationships which reflect the values of the charities, companies and individuals involved. Rob also works directly with young people in schools across East London as a music teacher, supporting students to engage with music and realise their musical potentials.
Marcus PearceProgramme Development Manager
Marcus Pearce
Programme Development Manager
Overcoming many challenges in his childhood years, Marcus now uses these experiences to inspire young people to be the best versions of themselves. He wants to be a guiding light in the lives of the young people he engages with. Marcus has over 10 years of experience working with young people in the UK & overseas. He currently delivers workshops and teaches across the UK, promoting young people’s wellbeing.
Aleysha RattrayImpact & Evaluation Manager
Aleysha Rattray
Impact & Evaluation Manager
Aleysha has a growing background in research, data analysis, and impact evaluation, working across the non-profit, academic, and public sectors. Her work has taken her across the globe, from supporting social enterprises in Peru and Senegal to contributing to human rights initiatives in Togo. Passionate about research, she is also involved in chronic pain research as a partner with lived experience, ensuring real-world perspectives inform academic work. She spends her free time language learning, community organising, and most importantly, spending time with her dog.
Rosamund DickinsonCommunity Engagement Manager
Rosamund Dickinson
Community Engagement Manager
Rosie brings over 10 years experience in the charity sector as a Volunteer Coordinator, Fundraising Administrator, and Donor Relations Manager across a range of charities. Outside of work, she has volunteered with a range of women’s rights organisations and campaigns covering issues related to VAWG, bodily autonomy, affordable childcare and strong maternity/paternity leave. A committed craftivist, she runs a weekly online stitch up connecting fiber artists and craftivists from the UK, US, Canada and Europe.
Alexandra McKellYouth Participation Manager
Alexandra McKell
Youth Participation Manager
Alex has over twenty years’ experience in the charity sector, driven by a strong commitment to championing young people’s voices and experiences. She has worked with charities focused on relationship education, supporting young people through one-to-one work and group mentoring to build confidence, agency, and meaningful participation. Alex has also provided strategic leadership to participation-led projects, supporting organisations to embed co-production as a core value and way of working. She believes deeply that the people an organisation exists to serve should shape its priorities and decisions, and she is passionate about collaboration, innovation, and inclusive participation practice. Outside of work, Alex loves going to the gym and finding new ways to move and get stronger.
Jon DuckhamTrusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager
Jon Duckham
Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager
Jon brings over 30 years of experience in the charity sector, having worked across community, events, and trust and foundation fundraising. His career includes roles with organisations such as Marie Curie Cancer Care and a youth development charity, and he is now—very happily—part of the team at LMK. Jon enjoys building strong relationships with trust and grant funders, researching new funding opportunities, and creating partnerships between organisations to strengthen funding applications and maximise impact. Away from work, Jon likes wandering the Fells in the Lake District with his two dogs, chess tournaments around the country and family get-togethers in whichever part of the world his twins currently reside.