Different roles. Different perspectives. One shared mission.

YOUTHOOD is built by people bringing different forms of knowledge, experience and responsibility to a shared mission: #RedefineYouthDevelopment.

Our organisation deliberately brings together executive leadership, professional expertise, independent governance and young people's lived experience. These perspectives do not carry identical responsibilities or authority, but each has an important place in how YOUTHOOD develops, makes decisions and holds itself accountable.

Meet the people behind our work.


Core Staff

Our Core Staff are responsible for leading and delivering YOUTHOOD's mission.

Rather than organising our team around individual programmes, our staff structure is built around the core functions the organisation needs to operate responsibly, deliver its mission and maintain the infrastructure behind its work.

Together, the team works across organisational leadership, delivery, finance and operations, youth participation, engagement, campaigns and systems influence, youth development learning and communications.

Core Team

  • Nathanial-Elliot Coad

    Founding Chief Executive Officer (Strategy)

  • Currently Recruiting

    Chief Delivery Officer (Deputy CEO)

  • Satveer Kaur

    Finance, Compliance & Operations Manager

  • Currently Recruiting

    Marketing, Communications & Brand Manager

  • Safiya Patel

    Youth Development Learning & Practice Manager

  • Erin Opata

    Campaigns & Systems Influence Manager

  • Abeer Abdul Aziz

    Youth Engagement & Programmes Manager

  • Noah Thorley

    Youth Participation & Accountability Manager


Core Staff

Our Core Staff are responsible for leading and delivering YOUTHOOD's mission.

Rather than organising our team around individual programmes, our staff structure is built around the core functions the organisation needs to operate responsibly, deliver its mission and maintain the infrastructure behind its work.

Together, the team works across organisational leadership, delivery, finance and operations, youth participation, engagement, campaigns and systems influence, youth development learning and communications.