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Our Trustees

 

Chair of Trustees: Christine Compton is a professional life coach who coaches clients in both the UK and Europe. She has a background of working as a trainer with the Samaritans and in business. She has been a keen supporter of Stepping Stones Nigeria since the charity was formed.

Treasurer: Viktor Poluektovas (BA Hons) (Msc) was the first volunteer to work with Stepping Stones Nigeria in Nigeria. Vik is originally from Lithuania and has a background in international accounting and public health.

Aniefiok Ite (BSc) (Msc) was Stepping Stones Nigeria's former Nigerian coordinator. Now studying for a PHD in the UK his skills and experience of working in this field are a great asset to the charity.

Grace Ekong has been a committed supporter of Stepping Stones Nigeria's work for some time now. Although based in Manchester she regularly visits her home country and helps to monitor the work that Stepping Stones Nigeria is carrying out. Grace has a background in nursing and mid-wifery.

Felix Holman has been working and supporting street children for the last five years and has a huge amount of passion and enthusiasm for working with these children. She is currently Director of Programmes for StreetInvest, a charity working to train street workers around the world.

Eleanor Jane Sandercock (BSocSci Hons) (MA) has been visiting the Niger Delta since 2001 in various capacities, including as a VSO youth volunteer, postgraduate researcher and, latterly, as a community development worker. She is currently the Akwa Ibom State Programme Mentor for Pro-Natura International (PNI).

Jamie Waller is an entrepreneur with a successful background in establishing business. Jamie has many years of management experience, including a background as the chair of another charity, and has a deep commitment to helping charities become more effective through adopting more business-like practices.

Afua Twum-Danso is a lecturer in the sociology of childhood at the University of Sheffield and was previously a Visiting Lecturer in Children´s Rights at Roehampton University. She holds a PhD from the Centre of West African Studies at the University of Birmingham.