Meet the team
We all share a commitment to the values and purpose of the not-for-profit sector.
Our team has extensive experience brought from a wide range of organisations, including small and large charities, voluntary agencies, public bodies, local authorities, and arts & heritage organisations.
Directors
Fundraising consultancy team
Management consultancy team
Training & development team
Programme & marketing team
Directors
Bernard Ross
Bernard is an expert in strategic thinking, organisational change and personal effectiveness. He works internationally in Europe, USA, Africa and South America.
He has worked with a wide range of not-for-profit organisations over 25 years, including the British Red Cross, Amnesty International, Greenpeace International, UNICEF, Oxfam and the British Film Institute.
Clare Segal
Clare is an accredited MBTI coach. She works extensively in Europe and the USA specialising in presentation, influence and communication skills.
Clare has been responsible for developing the cases for a number of national and international fundraising campaigns including NSPCC, UNICEF & Communitas Brazil. She was also a lead figure in developing the emergency response to the London Bombings on 7/7.
Fundraising consultancy team
Angela Cluff
Deputy Director & Principal Fundraising Consultant
Angela is an international expert in strategy and major gift
fundraising and has led a major fundraising consultancy project with an
emergency housing charity.
Angela's major gift and strategy customers include the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, The Scout Association, NSPCC and UNICEF. Angela joined =mc from the NSPCC where she was Deputy Director of Appeals and was instrumental in designing the ground breaking Full Stop campaign.
Francesco Ambrogetti
Senior Fundraising Consultant
Francesco joined =mc from UNICEF where he was Fundraising Manager for Latin America and Caribbean and was instrumental in growing the fundraising income by 40%. He has also led fundraising operations in new markets and the campaign Schools for Africa in 2006 through a capital gift of US$5 million, in partnership with Nelson Mandela Foundation, which has so far raised US$50 million.
Francesco is an international expert in strategic fundraising with 15 years experience in managing and consulting for various charities, international organisations, the World Bank and the EU.
Ann-Marie Kelly
Fundraising Consultant
Ann-Marie specialises in fundraising in the Arts & Heritage sector.
She has particular experience in creating and integrating development
functions within organisations, establishing the framework to maximise
revenue generation. Ann-Marie joined =mc from The Imperial War Museum where she focused on both revenue and capital fundraising.
At =mc Ann-Marie has provided consultancy to heritage and
arts charities such as the Bronte Museum, and worked extensively with
MLA Yorkshire and MLA South East. She has also worked with Action for
Blind People and One World Action.
Management consultancy team
Judy Beard
Principal Management Consultant
Judy has worked for 30 years in charities including the Red Cross, Tate Gallery and Macmillan Cancer Support. Judy is =mc's expert on Boards, senior management development and brand alignment.
Before joining =mc, Judy was acting CEO of Macmillan Cancer Support.
Ian Vale
Senior Management Consultant
Ian specialises in strategic planning and change management. Ian joined =mc from the INGO sector where he managed humanitarian aid programmes globally, working in the UK, USA, Africa and the Balkans.
At =mc, Ian has evaluated the British Red Cross Tsunami programme, organised the strategic plan for one of the world's largest women's organisations, Soroptomist International.
Colette Harvey
Management Consultant
Colette has recently joined =mc as a management consultant. Prior to joining, Colette built her experience working in a wide range of different settings including charities, social enterprises, schools, private companies and government agencies.
She specialises in change enablement, strategic planning, capacity-building and monitoring and evaluation. Her previous projects have included assisting a leading social enterprise to set their strategic direction during a period of cultural change and managing an international development project in Bangladesh.
Will Campbell
International Management Development Consultant
Will is an expert on international relief and development, having worked extensively in Africa for a variety of agencies including Catholic Relief Services (CRS), CARE, DFID, Christian Aid and the EU.
Will specialises in strategy development and change management. He is also advising a number of organisations including Concern Worldwide in developing strategy using the Balanced Scorecard.
Training & development team
Katy Murray
Principal Management Training Consultant
Katy specialises in international management, team building and facilitation skills. Before joining =mc, Katy worked for 8 years in international NGOs and community development.
She worked most recently with Tearfund, responsible for global staff development, management mentoring, facilitation and organisational development. She has also facilitated learning in Sudan, Kenya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and throughout the UK.
Julia Bellingham
Management Trainer
Julia specialises in fundraising, presentation skills and leadership
development. As a former Senior Fundraising Manager she has extensive
knowledge of corporate sponsorship.
Julia specialises in corporate sponsorship, and with =mc, has worked extensively in the UK, US and Russia. Before joining =mc, Julia was Deputy Director of Fundraising for Action for Children (formerly NCH). She also has extensive experience in the commercial sector and has worked within retail operations, customer services and strategic planning for Bass Leisure Retail.
Rajan Rasaiah
Management Trainer
Rajan specialises in management, with extensive knowledge and experience in community development and engagement. At =mc Rajan has worked with the International HIV/AIDs Alliance on Breakthrough Thinking and with several organisations on creativity.
Rajan joined =mc after several years in senior management roles, most recently running a substantial community grantmaking programme for an endowed charity. Throughout his career, he has developed and delivered management training programmes and workshops in the UK and internationally.
Alex Gough
Management Trainer
Alex specialises in cross-cultural training, distance management, facilitation skills, recruitment and selection.
At =mc Alex has worked in Kenya and Liberia running international management development programmes and run web-based seminars on cross-cultural communication with PLAN international. Alex joined =mc from the Church Mission Society (CMS) where she managed the overseas volunteer programme.
Kevin Wort
Management Trainer
Kevin specialises in performance coaching, team development and leadership programmes.
At =mc Kevin has worked with the HFT on developing their project management strategy and has worked extensively with Canterbury City Council on Managing People and Managing Multiple Priorities. Kevin spent several years developing, implementing and evaluating training solutions for an international fundraising agency for charities.
Executive Coaching
Sue Hennessy
Senior Coaching Consultant
Sue joined =mc from the RNLI where she was Principal of The Lifeboat Training College. She has worked in the voluntary sector for the past 27 years in national charities. While at Scope she developed an expertise in advice and advocacy work - and at RNLI she pioneered new levels of work in major capital projects, volunteer management and whole organisation development.
As =mc's Senior Coaching Consultant Sue specialises in executive coaching for personal and professional development. She has particular experience in helping senior professionals work through challenges in their organisations on a one to one confidential basis. Her areas of expertise include change, development strategies, leadership and strategy. Sue can also help with the facilitation of senior team meetings, awaydays, and workshops on a range of issues.
Programme & marketing team
Roz Capps
Practice Manager
Roz is your ideal point of contact for all =mc's work and will be delighted to help with any enquiry whether it is about training and development, consultancy or future =mc activities.
Moi Tu
Marketing Manager
Moi is responsible for all marketing at =mc. Contact Moi if you would like to receive further information about =mc, or have any comments and suggestions about the website or other activities.
Elinor Newman - Beckett
Marketing and Programmes Coordinator
Elinor looks after open training bookings. If you have any queries about this please contact her. She also deals with marketing enquiries.
Renato Alesi
Office Administrator
Renato ensures the smooth running of =mc's office systems. Renato is also responsible for compiling materials for all our training programmes and workshops.
