Meet the Team
A big Allsorts of Love shout out to our amazing volunteers, supporters,
fundraisers, friends and allies who all contribute so much to our vital work.
Thank you – we wouldn’t have as much impact without you!
Billi
(she/her)
Interim Chief
Executive Officer
My role is to oversee Allsorts' wonderful services and provide clear and effective leadership for our managers. I have over 20 years experience in youth and community work developing projects which help to support young people and their Families. I am also part of the funding & development team to ensure that Allsorts is reaching out to as many people as possible. Part of my role is also to ensure that our services are fun, interactive and safe, and I also love to get involved with events. Youth and community work is my passion and it has been a real privilege to work in this area over the years.
Ryan G
(he/him)
Youth Service Manager
& Safeguarding Lead
My role is to manage our youth provision across Sussex and make sure our amazing team is well supported to deliver youth services which are fun, safe and effective. I love seeing the development in children & young people and the incredible things they go on to achieve with the support of the Youth Support Workers.As Designated Safeguarding Lead, another part of my role is to assess, review and develop our safeguarding procedures, work with a variety of professionals to safeguard children and young people as well as input into local and national safeguarding conversations.
Ben
(he/him)
Training &
Education Manager
My role is to devise, develop and deliver LGBT+ Awareness & Inclusion training and programmes for organisations. The purpose of this is to help them improve their knowledge and increase their confidence in understanding and supporting LGBT+ people, and make their organisations more inclusive and safer spaces. I love having the opportunity to engage in such a wide variety of conversations with people about a subject I am passionate about.
Jo
(she/her)
Senior Practitioner
& Dep. Safeguarding Lead
My role involves supporting the Frontline Team to plan and deliver an inclusive and extensive variety of youth activities; I contribute to the planning of Allsorts community events and am also involved in embedding youth participation within the organisation. I really enjoy the variety of tasks that my role has with the overall aim of delivering a youth led service.
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Lorna
(she/her)
Senior Practitioner
Parents & Carers Service
I support the families of young LGBT+ people through one-to-one support and facilitating group sessions. I believe passionately that families need safe spaces where they can be seen and heard, and where they can explore their feelings. I love seeing families grow in strength, confidence, and hope for their young person's future and to see families make lifelong friendships which extend far beyond Allsorts.
Morgan
(she/her)
Youth Support
Worker
My role is to support the children and young people within the project through one-to-one sessions and youth groups, also leading on our LGBT+ group for people of colour. I love being able to help provide such an important and safe space for our brilliant young people through activities and sport, and give them skills that they can hopefully continue to use!
John
(he/him)
Youth Support
Worker
In my role I work across East Sussex supporting our young people through our groups and one-to-ones as well as telling other services about the great work we do at Allsorts. My favourite part of the job is working one-to-one with people and helping them get where they want to be. Whether that’s finding new ways to deal with issues at school or helping them fill out applications, I love helping people figure out what they need to take that next step in life.
Josh
(he/him)
Youth Support
Worker
My role here at Allsorts is to support our young people on their personal journeys through group sessions and 1:1 support. Every young person is unique and deserves the time and space to shine. I think it's important show that being your true self is the most beautiful thing someone can be.
Zamy
(they/them)
Youth Support
Worker
My role is to support young people with youth groups and 1:1 sessions in Brighton & online. I also dedicate my time to Anti-racism work at Allsorts. I aim to create a safe space for young people to express themselves freely, form community and have fun through activities & outings with Allsorts!
Ryan J
(he/him)
Youth Support
Worker
My role at Allsorts is to help support our young people in 1:1's and groups. What I love about my job is getting to be my weirdest self and having fun, and creating a safe space for young people to be able to do the same, make new friends, grow in confidence and thrive.
Riley
(he/him)
Admin Worker &
RFA Coordinator
My role is primarily leading on the Rainbow Flag Award for Allsorts where I support schools with their positive LGBT+ inclusion. I'm also responsible for carrying out any administrative duties within the project. I particularly love being able to make an impact on schools by helping them to normalise and celebrate LGBT+ lives.
Alice
(she/her)
Schools'
Worker
My role is to develop partnerships with schools and work alongside them to support their LGBT+ young people. I organise and facilitate workshops, assemblies and training for school staff and work with young people on a 1:1 basis. I enjoy getting to know the young people, listening to their experiences and working with schools to champion their LGBT+ students.
Colin
(they/them)
LGBT+ Trainer
& Comms Worker
I run all our social media and keep our website up to date, as well as delivering LGBT+ Awareness training & workshops, mostly to students & young people. I first joined Allsorts as a service user when I was 14 years old, I wouldn't be who I am without Allsorts, so it's an honour to be able to give back to an organisation that has been such a positive force in my life for over a decade.
Sam
(he/they)
Community
Fundraiser
My role is to expand our community fundraising efforts, looking after our amazing Friends of Allsorts donors and seeking to secure more donations. I look forward to networking with more of the community and businesses to raise donations and help Allsorts to do even more incredible work.
Marquita
(she/her)
Anti-Racist
Consultant
My role is to support our young people and assist our youth workers at group sessions as well as create resources to celebrate the visibility of LGBT+ People of Colour. One of my favourite things about my role is that I get to witness young people grow in confidence in their identity and discover their place in the world.
Allsorts Youth Project is committed to creating an organisation that is inclusive, safe, understanding and built by the ideas and experiences of our wonderfully beautifully diverse LGBT+ community.
By placing young people’s voices at the centre of our work and consultations, we can ensure that our understanding of their continued and/or changing needs grows with them and informs our service provision.
We warmly welcome Trustees from a range of cultures, backgrounds, contexts, age and experience. We are currently under-represented on the Board by people of colour and those who do not identify as cisgender. We strongly value the contribution that people with these characteristics will bring to our board discussions. To find out how to apply, please follow this link.
Sally
(she/her)
Chair & Trustee
As a Senior Leader within the prison service, I have spent over 18 years working in a challenging part of the public sector. I have experience in a range of leadership and management roles and have spent my career working with marginalised and vulnerable people. I am looking forward to bringing those skills and experience to the trustee board and helping Allsorts continue to grow for the benefit of all LGBT + young people. As a gay parent, the work Allsorts undertakes is particularly close to my heart. I am keen to help promote and support an inclusive environment for all in our community and ensure that every LGBT+ young person has an opportunity to grow and develop in a supportive and safe environment, which many of the Allsorts services help to enable. I am particularly excited to be returning to Allsorts having started my volunteering journey with the group over 20 years ago.
Roberta
(she/her)
Treasurer & Trustee
I am delighted and honoured to join the board of trustees at Allsorts Youth Project. I am a true believer in the value of equality and equal opportunities for everyone in the LGBT+ community and I think that helping children and young people with their gender identity and sexual orientation issues in society now can help build a fairer and kinder society in the future. I come from the financial services industry, where I worked for many years in different leadership roles. I am also studying psychology and I have a strong interest in topics related to mental health.
Alex
(she/her)
Trustee
I have 8 years experience of working in research and evaluation roles across the charity sector, focusing on substance misuse, mental health and anti-poverty. I am currently Research Manager at a leading anti-poverty charity. I am passionate about amplifying the voices of young people with lived experience of mental health problems and other forms of marginalisation to bring about social change. I am delighted to join the board of trustees at Allsorts. I feel proud and passionate about utilising my lived and work experience to support and improve the lives of young LGBT+ people through guiding the direction of this fantastic organisation.
Cara
(she/her)
Trustee
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I am delighted to join the team of trustees at Allsorts Youth Project and hopefully help contribute to the great work that has been ongoing for a number of years.
My background is in the legal services industry, a job which has allowed me to travel and live in a number of different countries and experience a wide variety of cultures. Being part of the LGBT+ community can be difficult at times so I am hoping I can draw on these experiences of meeting people from all walks of life to make a positive impact on the lives of young LGBT+ people.
Dani
(she/her)
Trustee
I have experience in a range of roles across the health and care system, including in governance, project management and in running clinical services. I am currently working as a Public Health specialty registrar and have a particular interest in the health and wellbeing of minority groups. I recently led a project to assess the health needs of LGBTQ+ people in East Sussex and worked with some of the incredibly passionate and knowledgeable staff at Allsorts as part of this. Throughout the project, young people told us what a vital service Allsorts was for them and I am keen to work with Allsorts as it grows. I feel privileged to serve as a trustee for an organisation that supports young LGBTQ+ people to thrive.
James
(he/him)
Trustee
Having worked in Retail & Hospitality for 22 years, supporting young adults to become the best in the field of retail It was always one of my life goals to do the same for a young persons organisation and one that champions the LGBT+ community. I feel very proud to be part of Allsorts and work with incredible people who support young LGBT+ for future success and wellbeing. I currently work as a Retail & Brand consultant working across shops, cafes, hotels and restaurants designing spaces and customer experiences. I am passionate about the lives of LGBT+ people and community and look forward to sharing my lived and work experience with Allsorts an incredible organisation.
Jo
(she/her)
Trustee
I have 20+ years' experience of working in third sector organisations within social care and youth work, including my current role as Head of UK Programmes at a national carers charity. I have been aware of the fantastic work which Allsorts does since I volunteered at the Brighton Young People’s Centre at the start of my career. Since then, in my various roles working with young people and managing charitable services, I have referred several LGBT+ young people to the project, and heard great things about the safe space Allsorts provides. Most recently, my son made use of Allsorts' positive resources and podcasts during his own coming out journey. I am excited to be an Allsorts Trustee as its an ideal way to act on my passion for enabling young people to thrive.
Keil
(he/him)
Trustee
I am passionate about my work in schools and have devoted at least the last 7 years of my career to improving outcomes for young people in education. I believe that putting a child at the centre of my work so important and I believe that Allsorts also values this too. I have a large background in safeguarding and believe that the safety of young people’s health and mental health are vital lately, and look forward to be able to become a part of this charity to make a decent contribution.
Lucy
(she/they)
Trustee
Having been a leader across commercial, academic, and charitable organisations for over 30 years and volunteered for mental health charities and within the youth sector, I have developed skills in developing and supporting people, using data and evidence to demonstrate impact and instigate change, as well as developing diversity and inclusion strategies. As a person with lived experience of gender and sexual identity intersected with neurodiversity over the last 40+ years, I keenly see a need to further develop as a society to accept and support current and future generations to be who they want and need to be wherever and whenever they show up. I am honoured to support allsorts as a trustee through the valuable services they offer in their mission to challenge, prejudice and discrimination and support LGBTQ+ young people and parents on their journey to acceptance
Mo
(he/him)
Trustee
Issues around identity and discrimination have always been important to me, so I am delighted to be able to use some of the skills and experience I have gained over the last 25 years working in Human Resources in the private, public and third sectors – as well as some of the training and development opportunities I’ve received – to assist this wonderful organisation. Everyone should feel free to confidently express who they are but that is not always easy for young people, or their families, so it is vital that knowledge is shared throughout our communities, inequality challenged in the many, many settings it can still be found, and the full potential of all young people realised. I’m looking forward to helping in any way that I can and also learning about the challenges, opportunities and real-life experiences of young people in this ever changing, often confusing modern world that we all live in.
Molly
(she/her)
Trustee
I have worked in the public and charity sector in a variety of roles and I am currently the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) Lead at a youth charity. I am passionate about exploring and dismantling barriers to inclusion, with an intersectional and collaborative approach. I hope to use my professional and lived experience to contribute towards Allsorts’ vital work of seeing a world where LGBTQ+ young people have the opportunity to thrive and are free to be themselves.
Ruby
(she/her)
Trustee
I am an experienced Communications professional who has worked mainly within the public sector. I have always been passionate about supporting young people and helping them develop. I have focused on working in Communications in roles that I believed in, predominately in the Higher Education sector. Here, I found the most fulfilment and enjoyment in connecting students with inspiring mentors and industry leaders from their alumni communities. Now that I am working in another field I care about - wellness and fitness - I am delighted to be able to continue to work on my passion and make a positive impact on young people by supporting the vital work of Allsorts Youth Project. Providing young people with a safe space and resources to become more confident in themselves and their identities is central to helping them develop and feel fulfilled, so I am honoured to be supporting this work.
Sarah
(she/her)
Trustee
I have nearly 13 years experience working in the LGBTQ+ sector, supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion in schools, colleges, local authority Children’s Services and children and young people’s organisations. I am passionate about centring the voices and lived experiences of LGBTQ+ children and young people in my work, and have had a particular focus on empowering those with intersecting identities such as LGBTQ+ children and young people with SEND, those who are care experienced and LGBTQ+ children and young people of Colour. I have also led on significant pieces of work focusing on LGBTQ+ children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. I have worked closely with Allsorts for many years. I am hugely honoured to become a Trustee and look forward to doing everything I can to support the vital work the organisation does for its children, young people and families.
Tamara
(she/her)
Trustee
I feel privileged to join the board of trustees at Allsorts and am excited to learn from the charity’s service users, staff, volunteers and fellow trustees. I currently work in the financial services industry and am part of our company’s leadership team in a head of legal position. I have always been passionate about enabling young people to reach their fullest potential, which I’ve put into practice through both my work roles and volunteering positions. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community myself, Allsorts felt like a particularly good fit.It will be an honour to offer my legal and commercial skills towards a purpose which is close to my heart; supporting LGBTQ+ young people and helping to create a more accepting and inclusive environment.
Chris
(He/Him)
I have been volunteering at Allsorts for 20 plus years. I have met some great young people and I am always impressed by how much every young person brings to the drop in's. If anyone is thinking of volunteering I would very much encourage them to give it a try. I am very proud to be a volunteer with the Allsorts team.
Sofia
(She/Her)
I went to Allsorts as a young teen and it was my safe space - it made me feel more confident in myself and gave me a community, and that’s exactly why I’m volunteering now! I love chatting to everyone and helping to create a safe and happy space where amazing young people can express themselves.
Steve
(He/Him)
I absolutely look forward to my volunteering sessions with Allsorts every month! Every time we meet I learn something new and more so about myself (usually how little I know!!). It’s a great way to give something back to the community and be there for the young people – to be the person I needed when I was a young person.
Morgan
(She/Her)
Being able to be your most authentic self is such an empowering feeling and I want to help young people feel proud and able to express themselves freely no matter what. I especially want to serve as an advocate for LGBT+ People of Colour and help them to flourish despite the adversities they may face.
Hannah
(She/Her)
I love volunteering at Allsorts and meeting all the incredible young people as well as all the people that make Allsorts happen! It’s great to be a part of a community creating safe, inclusive spaces for every young person. Something that is so important now more than ever, and I wish was around when I was younger.
Brittany
(She/Her)
I am an experienced youth worker and I love volunteering at Allsorts because the young people have unique perspectives on the world and encourage me to challenge how I think. There are always new, fun and exciting things happening at Allsorts and I am happy to be a part of it!