Who’s Who

Scroll down to meet some of the faces working hard behind the scenes, supporting young leaders who drive The Agency of Change’s mission forward.

  • The National Team: These are the people who oversee all of The Agency’s logistics. They are based across Manchester and London.

  • The Location Teams: The Agency Programme is run across 6 venues across England and Northern Ireland. Each location has an Agency team who produce the programme and work with Agents to bring their ideas to life.

  • Agency Correspondents: This is held by Alumni Agent, based in six delivery locations. Each Agency Correspondent is responsible for capturing and sharing creative content that reflects the work of The Agency in their local area.

  • The Steering Group: This is made up of Alumni Agents from across the UK and Northern Ireland. They are Agency ambassadors meeting monthly to help shape and inform the direction of the organisation.

The National Team

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    Dr Andrew Westle

    National Programme Manager

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    Hanaa Skalli

    Fundraising Lead

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    Kristy Cheng

    National Coordinator

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    Amara Obijiaku

    Digital Storyteller

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    Max Wiseman

    Digital Storyteller

  • Tarek Iskander

    Battersea Art Centre’s Artistic Director & CEO

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    Rozzy Knox

    Battersea Art Centre’s Head of Finance

  • Kate Bradnam

    Methodology & Facilitator Lead

Location Teams

The Agency of Change is active in communities across the UK and Northern Ireland, delivered in partnership with local organisations. 

London

Battersea Arts Centre

Manchester

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Bolton

Octagon Theatre

Belfast

New Lodge Arts

Chester

Storyhouse

Southampton

Energise Me

The Steering Group

  • Ali Yusuf

  • Ahtasham Akhtar Sultana

  • Amara Obijiaku

  • Ben Astridge

  • Diogo Barroso

  • Eunice Domale

  • Naomi Yeboah

  • Farhad Gohar

  • Ademola Adedeji

  • Jessica Nelson

  • Josa Osa-Oni

  • Josh Wilkinson

  • Max Lewis Wiseman

  • Shaniah Williams

  • Yomi Oderinde

  • Zarka Masood

  • "The Agency has impacted my life in that it has developed my leadership skills. It has taught me how to take on constructive criticism and what it means to be accountable."

    - Steering Group member

  • "If The Agency is about giving young people a chance to create positive social change then the Steering Group is about providing the guidance, the strategies and the information to make that happen”

    - Steering Group Member

  • "I’ve learned that making the agency programme successful is hard work and it needs a lot of people’s input. This means revising the methodology, keeping the ethos in mind and making sure our positive social impact is as big as it can be”

    - Steering Group Member

  • "The Agency has had a transformative impact on me, greatly boosting my confidence and making me much more open and enthusiastic about networking"

    - Steering Group member