Staff
Bond employs staff to coordinate and support the activities of the network.
Chief executive
Stephanie Draper is Bond's chief executive. Stephanie has spent over 20 years working to accelerate a just and sustainable future, with a focus on sustainable development. She brings extensive international experience of bringing sectors together to collaborate and shape a better future.
She was previously at Forum for the Future working on how to practically achieve the systems change needed to deliver the UN Global Goals. As their chief change officer and deputy CEO she shaped the sustainable nutrition, 1.5 degrees and sustainable value chains and livelihoods Labs and how organisations can deliver transformational strategies. She also created new approaches to understanding impact.
She has been instrumental in creating a number of cross sector initiatives (between business, NGOs and governments) and partnership such as the Protein Challenge, the Sustainable Shipping Initiative and the School of Systems Change, where she is faculty. Prior to Forum Stephanie founded the Corporate Responsibility team at The Work Foundation.
To contact Stephanie please email her PA, Vicki Kerr: [email protected]
Effectiveness and learning
+44 (0)20 7520 1042
Bond's Effectiveness and Learning team supports organisations and their staff to enhance their capabilities, improve their performance and adapt their strategy and model to ensure they are relevant and effective in the fight against poverty, inequality and injustice. We provide tools, resources and peer learning opportunities, alongside working to ensure a supportive funding and leadership environment for effective work. Our work is based on the conviction that effective social development work is contingent on strong relationships with partners and beneficiaries; adapts to new learning and contexts; innovates in light of a rapidly evolving external environment; is able to provide robust evidence of its performance though rigorous measurement using appropriate techniques; and is transparent.
Gerard Witham, interim head of organisational effectiveness
Sarah Johns, transparency manager
Zoe Abrahamson, funding adviser
Franziska Schwarz, sector safeguarding adviser
Andrew May, sector safeguarding adviser
Yolaina Vargas Pritchard, programme coordinator
Supports the smooth running of the Bond office, and is responsible for finance, human resources, IT and office systems.
Graham Mackay, chief operating officer
Catherine Dow-Wright, business and operations manager
Vicki Kerr, operations coordinator
Catherine Quinn, administrative assistant
Barbara Epie, finance manager
Thura Zaw Lin, finance coordinator
Membership and communications
Membership: +44 (0)20 7520 2707
Training: +44 (0)20 7520 0248
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Produces targeted information and communications including the Bond website, and manages membership and engagement with Bond members and groups.
Bond training offers high-quality international development learning opportunities and events, and facilitates the sharing of knowledge and experience within the sector.
Mike Wright, director of membership and communications
Michal Blaszczyk, communications manager
Maryam Mohsin, media manager
Gabriela Mamoń, digital projects adviser
Jemma Ashman, membership and marketing manager
Daniel Metcalf, membership and CRM adviser
Amy Shaw, policy groups coordinator
Lena Bheeroo, events and programmes manager
Rosie Jones, events assistant
Sarah Armstrong, learning and training manager
Debbie Nolan, learning and training adviser
Ross Brittain, customer relations assistant
Oliver Simons, business development adviser
Iona Stirling-Herbert, sales and exhibition adviser
Policy and campaigns
+44 (0)20 7520 0257
Facilitates dialogue between the Bond membership and government bodies, political parties and other relevant organisations and decision makers, and supports and coordinates joint advocacy and campaigning at national, European and international levels.
Claire Godfrey, head of policy and campaigns
James Docherty, aid research and policy manager
Stacey Frier, policy adviser, civic space
Kate Oliver, policy and advocacy adviser
Kit Dorey, policy and advocacy adviser (SDGs)
Paul Abernethy, government relations and public affairs adviser
Alice Whitehead, advocacy and parliamentary coordinator
Rowan Popplewell, policy manager, civic space (on maternity leave)
