Stephen Griffith
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen has been at CYP for over 15 years, starting initially as a youth worker, then becoming our Project Director and now, is our Chief Executive Officer.
Stephen works primarily on developing our youth programmes and supporting young people, as well as liaising with other local clubs, businesses and authorities. In 2019, he won an Islington Mayor’s Civic Award.
E-mail: stephen@cyproject.org
Phone: 07921467207
Working Days:
Monday – Friday
Theo Thomas
Chief Operating Officer
Theo is also our Company Secretary and has been at CYP since 2006. She manages all our finances including spend against budget reports, cash flow forecasts, and payroll. In addition to applying for grants & funding, and reporting to our funders & trustees. She also provides support to our Property & Admin Manager.
E-mail: theo@cyproject.org
Phone: 07852259051
Working Days:
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Chelsea Sabine
Outreach Worker & Youth Worker
Chelsea first joined CYP as a member back when he was 12 years old. Since then he has progressed to be a mentor and is now a fully fledged youth worker.
E-mail: chelsea@cyproject.org
Working Days:
Monday – Friday
Sombo Dakowah
Employability & Enterprise Worker
Sombo supports young people to apply for jobs and to prepare their mindset for the world of work, as well as helping them to gain qualifications. Sombo has helped countless young people with their CV over her years working and volunteering at CYP.
E-mail: sombo@cyproject.org
Phone: 07957235176
Working Days:
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
Sue Russell
Property & Administration Manager
Sue presently oversees CYP’s daily operations and logistics. She looks after the volunteering division, keeping our funders up to date with reports on the project’s progression.
E-mail: sue@cyproject.org
Phone: 020 7278 7400
Working Days:
Wednesday & Friday
Gillian Ofori-Nyarko
Website & Communications Officer
Gillian manages the marketing content for our communication channels. She posts all our news updates and job vacancies to the website and social media outlets.
E-mail: gillian@cyproject.org
Working Days:
Friday
Kyle Kidd
Youth Worker
Kyle started out as a CYP member, and eventually worked his way to becoming a youth worker. He has worked with young people for over ten years ranging from youth work, playwork, football coaching and being a P.E teacher.
E-mail: kyle@cyproject.org
Working Days:
Monday & Thursday
Peter Sogbodjor
Youth Worker
Peter has been working with CYP since the very beginning as a youth worker; primarily focusing on the sports side of things. He currently managers our senior football team CYPFC and coaches boys football.
E-mail: peter@cyproject.org
Working Days:
Tuesday & Friday
Anthony Ikenwe
Youth Worker
Anthony is another CYP member turned youth worker. Anthony has an extensive background in youth work; from delivering poetry workshops in schools to working as an SEN assistant.
Working Days:
Thursday
Phil Wilkins
Youth Worker
As a professional musician, Phil has a keen interest in helping our young people gain confidence and learn new skills in the CYP studio. In his fifteen years at CYP, he has helped countless young people flourish in music.
Working Days:
Monday
Ollie Holder
Theraputic Youth Worker
Ollie is our Therapeutic Youth Worker. He has worked with young people for over 15 years across a wide range of settings including, primary and secondary schools, post-16 provisions, PRU’s, SEN provisions and charities. He is a qualified counsellor having trained in person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behaviour therapy.