A professionally qualified youth worker and assistant director for young people at Surrey County Council, Garath Symonds will bring to the agency more than 20 years’ experience gained across a variety of roles within the youth sector.
He will be succeeding Mike Counsell OBE, who will step down from his role as a trustee and chair of ETS in March 2013, after serving the agency for more than 17 years.
Fiona Blacke, National Youth Agency chief executive, commented: “We are sad to say goodbye to Mike Counsell who has dedicated almost two decades to the agency and securing professional standards for the youth work profession.
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