Meet the team
Buttle UK's staff, trustees and Chances for Children Campaign Board
Joseph Howes
Chief Executive
Joseph has 23 years of experience working in charities supporting children, young people and their families in the UK to build better futures. Joseph has been Chief Executive of Buttle UK for five years and has previously held senior fundraising, and communications roles at Depaul UK, Action for Children and The Prince’s Trust. He is also Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition, a group of 110+ organisations dedicated to the cause of alleviating child poverty. Joseph is a trustee of School Home Support and is Chair of the Fundraising Committee too.
Senior Management Team
Analiese Doctrove – Director of Fundraising and Marketing
Olu Lampejo – Director of Finance
Kamna Muralidharan – Director of Grants Development
Staff Team
Chief Executive’s Office
Clare Piechota – Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team
Finance & Administration
Asif Huda – Senior Finance Officer
Diane Smith – Grants Development and Operations Administrator
Richard Masombo – Office Administrator
Grant Programmes and Project Development
Ffion Haf – Head of Grants
Beth McIvor – Grants Development Officer
Gari Sparling – Grants Development Officer
Kate Zaczek – Grants Development Officer
Luke Mitchell – Grants Development Officer
Bianca Neville – Grants Development Officer
Pauliina Keinanen – Grants Development Officer
Janitah Salmon – Grants Development Officer
Sharon Gough – Grants Development Officer
Katie Wood – Grants Development Officer (Support for Boarding, Maternity Leave)
Clare Payne – Grants Development Officer (Support for Boarding, Maternity Cover)
Charlotte Robey-Turner – Youth Engagement and Co-Production Manager
Fundraising & Marketing Team
Adrienne Gregory – Head of Philanthropy
Jessie Adams – Impact and Evaluation Manager
Sophie Lee – Trusts & Foundations Manager
Ruth Dean – Corporate and Special Events Manager
Taryn Robinson – Marketing Manager
Pixie Parker – Fundraising and Marketing Officer
Katie Rowe – Philanthropy Officer
Tom Rowe – Impact and Evaluation Officer
Claire Cocks – Trusts & Foundations Officer
Peter Orlov
Chair of Trustees
Peter Orlov has spent over 15 years working for top law firms, specialising in advising on all aspects of legal matters relating to private investment funds. He is currently the General Counsel of a growth fund manager, specialising in tech investments.
Peter has acted for a variety of clients over the course of his career, from large sovereign wealth funds to complex corporates and central banks, including acting "pro bono" for a number of charity and not-for-profit clients.
Peter has been a trustee of Buttle UK since 2016; he lives in London.
Tracey Dwamenah
Deputy Chair of Trustees
Tracey has over 5 years experience working within the youth sector, with a passion for advocating for LGBTQ+ young people. She currently works as Head of Mental Health, Wellbeing & Youth for METRO Charity,an equality and diversity charity based in South East London.
Tracey is driven to support young people to break any barriers that are put in their way and is motivated by creating change in young people's lives.
Tracey joined Buttle UK as a Trustee in March 2022 and became Deputy Chair of Trustees in December 2023.
Board of Trustees
Mark Alexander
Nigel Bolton
Tania Cohen
Claire Hoyle
Andrew Insley
Shanti Kelemen
Brian Mangwiro
Tim Manly
Mary O’Callaghan
Professor Harriet Ward
To learn more about Trustee Diversity at Buttle UK, click here.
The Chances for Children Campaign Board
Freddie St George (Chair)
Louise Evans
Christina Lötter
Guy Paterson
Tim Spence
Peter Orlov – Chair of Trustees, Buttle UK
Joseph Howes – Chief Executive, Buttle UK
Adrienne Gregory – Head of Philanthropy, Buttle UK
