Meet the =mc team

Yvette Gyles

Yvette specialises in leadership, personal effectiveness, change and innovation. Before joining =mc, she worked in HR for several years in both the private and charity sector as an HR Manager. In these roles, Yvette provided advice and guidance to managers, staff and trade union representatives. She also delivered several change projects and worked closely with […]

Charlotte Scott

Charlotte specialises in leadership development, team facilitation and strategy development. Charlotte worked for over 20 years in the not-for-profit sector. Before joining =mc ten years ago, she created and implemented a development programme to build the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of partner organisations around the world. My areas of expertise: leadership and management development facilitation and […]

Laura Slater

Laura specialises in project governance and management, as well as leadership and management development. Laura has 8 years’ experience in the charity sector, in particular developing and delivering regional volunteer and community projects. Before joining =mc she was Project Officer at Sustrans, managing their London, East of England and South East volunteer programmes, focussing on […]

Bernard Ross

Bernard is an internationally regarded expert in strategic thinking, organisational change and personal effectiveness. He works in Europe, USA, Africa and South America.

His assignments have involved a wide range of not-for-profit organisations over 25 years. Those in the UK include British Red Cross, NSPCC, Macmillan Cancer, and the Science Museum. He has also consulted for a number of universities including Oxford and the Sorbonne. International agencies on his assignment roster include ICRC, IFRC, Amnesty International, Greenpeace International, UNICEF, and MSF.

Clare Segal

Clare is a founder director of =mc. She specialises in communication – especially helping organisations and individuals to develop impact and communicate their strategies and ambitions. She is an accredited MBTI coach, author of three books, and was the =mc lead in the team working alongside the Mayor’s office developing a support response for victims […]

Bernard Ross

Bernard is an internationally regarded expert in strategic thinking, organisational change and personal effectiveness. He works in Europe, USA, Africa and South America.

His assignments have involved a wide range of not-for-profit organisations over 25 years. Those in the UK include British Red Cross, NSPCC, Macmillan Cancer, and the Science Museum. He has also consulted for a number of universities including Oxford and the Sorbonne. International agencies on his assignment roster include ICRC, IFRC, Amnesty International, Greenpeace International, UNICEF, and MSF.

David Segal

David is an expert in commercial awareness, strategy and innovation. He worked for 22 years in senior management positions for leading international companies before dedicating himself to the not-for-profit sector in 1999. He has worked with a diverse range of UK not-for-profit organisations over the past 10 years years, including  the RSPCA, Diabetes UK, Hackney […]

Dana Segal

Dana Segal (MInstF) is a strategist and fundraiser. Having started her career in the arts & cultural sector, she has grown her portfolio to include INGOs, NGOs and other organisations across the UK, Europe and Africa including UNICEF, World Animal Protection, Afrobarometer and Southbank Centre. Dana was one of the inaugural AFP Fundraising Fellows, and […]

Angela Cluff

Angela is an expert in fundraising strategy and a specialist in major donor fundraising. She has led major consultancy projects for UK and international organisations including UNICEF International, MS Society, Friends of the Earth, British Red Cross, UNICEF UK, NSPCC, British Heart Foundation, Mind, MSF International, WWF International and Greenpeace International. She is a regular […]

Yvette Gyles

Yvette specialises in leadership, personal effectiveness, change and innovation. Before joining =mc, she worked in HR for several years in both the private and charity sector as an HR Manager. In these roles, Yvette provided advice and guidance to managers, staff and trade union representatives. She also delivered several change projects and worked closely with […]

Charlotte Scott

Charlotte specialises in leadership development, team facilitation and strategy development. Charlotte worked for over 20 years in the not-for-profit sector. Before joining =mc ten years ago, she created and implemented a development programme to build the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of partner organisations around the world. My areas of expertise: leadership and management development facilitation and […]

Laura Slater

Laura specialises in project governance and management, as well as leadership and management development. Laura has 8 years’ experience in the charity sector, in particular developing and delivering regional volunteer and community projects. Before joining =mc she was Project Officer at Sustrans, managing their London, East of England and South East volunteer programmes, focussing on […]

Philly Graham

Philly specialises in personal effectiveness, communication, management development and fundraising. She is an accredited coach, action learning set facilitator and a CIPD Learning and Development Associate. Philly’s career has spanned both the private and charity sectors, where she has gained extensive experience in communications, fundraising and management. Before joining =mc, Philly specialised in partnership management and […]

Jules Bellingham

Jules specialises in fundraising, presentation skills and leadership development. She spent nine years working in the commercial world before becoming Deputy Director of Fundraising & Marketing at one of the UK’s largest children’s charities, Action for Children. My areas of expertise: presentation and personal impact skills senior leadership development and executive coaching fundraising training At […]

Rachel Whittle

Rachel specialises in management development and personal effectiveness. Rachel has 8 years’ experience of fundraising and project management in the charity sector. Before joining =mc, she specialised in direct marketing and was a Senior Project Manager at the British Red Cross managing fundraising campaigns, alongside supporting and developing the team. My areas of expertise Management […]

Jennie Blake

Jennie specialises in Managing Performance, Wellbeing & Resilience and Management Development. She is an experienced Senior Manager,  and has worked with vulnerable people for over 25 years in Housing, Youth and Education sectors.  My areas of expertise: Managing Managers  Building resilient teams   Personal Effectiveness At the moment I am really enjoying working with the =mc […]

Anna Esslemont

Lydia Morris

Alan R. Hutson, Jr., MPA, CFRE

=mc|USA Alan Hutson is managing partner of The Monument Group, a leading US-based consultancy that for almost 20 years has helped nonprofit organizations tap their fundraising potential. He is a trained economist, has been an adjunct faculty member of Virginia Commonwealth University, and facilitated for the Federal Reserve’s community engagement series. Alan has worked throughout […]