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We have an amazing team who are committed to bringing mindfulness to more children and more schools:<\/h3>\n
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Faiy Rushton<\/p>\n

Executive Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Faiy Rushton<\/p>\n

Faiy joined the MISP team in 2021; her role includes supporting staff, senior leaders and schools in introducing, developing and embedding mindfulness in educational settings. She is a qualified secondary school teacher, BAMBA listed adult mindfulness teacher and Specialist Leader of Education for Wellbeing and Inclusion. Faiy has also worked on the training teams for the full range of MISP curricula since 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Elinor Brown<\/p>\n

Head of Operations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Elinor Brown<\/p>\n

Elinor has been teaching MiSP curricula in schools since 2015 and is a BAMBA listed adult mindfulness teacher. She has worked as a wellbeing lead in a primary school and been on the training team for MiSP since 2017. Before moving to the education and charitable sectors she worked in a range of project management and communication roles in digital agencies, publishing and broadcasting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jenny Brown<\/p>\n

Membership and Community Officer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jenny Brown<\/p>\n

Jenny joined MiSP in 2021 after working in a both higher education and further education, and has an MSc in Psychology. Jenny is responsible for processing applications, setting up courses and events, and providing support to Hub members and our community. She supports the team with course logistics and liaises with course participants before, during and after their courses providing support, information and next steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Zoe Golinski<\/p>\n

Business Support Officer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Zoe Golinski<\/p>\n

Zoe joined MiSP in 2025 after completing a degree in Modern Foreign Languages and TEFL. She has supported businesses communicating with their overseas suppliers and buyers and has more recently worked in further education, teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to refugees. Zoe is responsible for supporting the team with course logistics and liaises with trainers and course participants before, during and after their courses providing support, information and next steps. She also assists with Communications and Marketing strategy and implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our Trustees<\/h2>\n

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall control and strategic direction of the charity. Our trustees are all volunteers who freely give their skills and experience to ensure the charity provides impact for its beneficiaries. All are motivated by a keen desire to help others and give back.<\/h4>\n
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Richard Burnett<\/p>\n

Chair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Richard is co-founder of Mindfulness in Schools Project and co-wrote .b, as well as other MiSP curricula. He is a teacher at Tonbridge School and has taught mindfulness to well over a thousand adolescents, as well as to many school staff and school parents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Maureen MacLeod<\/p>\n

Vice Chair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Maureen has extensive experience in both the commercial and charity sectors. Following a successful 25-year career as a Senior HR Director with American Express, Maureen was Chair of Two Ridings Community Foundation based in York before relocating to East Sussex. She joined the MiSP Board in 2017 and is our Vice Chair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ken Lunn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ken has substantial experience in senior IT roles up to director level in the NHS. Since retiring in 2014, he has trained as a mindfulness teacher and has taken leadership roles in two other charities, bringing his management experience to bear in developing these charities. He would like to see mindfulness more pervasively available, widely used as a way of improving individual well-being and resilience, and he sees MiSP\u2019s mission as critical in that aspiration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Jason Steele<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jason is founder and CEO of Raise the Youth, a not-for-profit social enterprise. He is dedicated to equipping children and young people with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are taught in MiSP\u2019s mindfulness curricula, to promote health and wellbeing in children, young people, and those that care for them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Secil Muderrisoglu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Secil is Head of Brand Research at nfpSynergy, a research consultancy that provides insights to help charities thrive. Secil previously worked as a Social Policy and Research Officer at the Ethnic Minority Foundation, where she focused on gender and global health issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Natalie Dunn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nat brings extensive experience in Marketing, Digital and Customer Experience to the board from her Retail leadership roles at Sainsbury’s over the last 20 years. She thrives on her passion for coaching others and helping them take positive action to develop both personally and professionally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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