What do you do?
I find ways to engage with hard-to-reach young people through sport and help schools deliver five hours of sports a week. I identify where there might be gaps in this delivery and then I work with schools, young people and partners to devise programmes that support schools. This can involve everything from designing website content and marketing, to getting athlete mentors to support the programme. Currently, one of the projects in my portfolio is Living for Sport, which we deliver with Sky Sports.
How did you get into this job?
I had always been interested in sport, although more as a participant than an athlete. I gained a degree in sport and recreational management and worked in leisure services and in athletics. I found that I was more interested in children's enjoyment of sport rather than how fast they were running or how far they could jump. I knew about Youth Sport Trust and I don't think there is another organisation that has the same passion to make a difference through sport. Its work and ethos are very important to me.
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