Meet the =mc team

Directors

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 […]

Yvette Gyles

Yvette specialises in personal effectiveness, change and innovation, and management development. Before joining =mc, she worked in HR for several years in both the private sector where she was an HR generalist, delivering change projects and supporting employee relations. More recently she worked in the charity sector, as an HR Manager providing advice and guidance […]

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.

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 […]

Stevie Tyler

Stevie is an accomplished change leader, programme manager and fundraiser with ten years experience in the third sector and a track record of high quality delivery in demanding work. She has been described an “intelligent and dynamic team player with exceptional leadership skills” by a former customer. She thrives in ambiguity and complexity and brings […]

Ele Morrissey

Ele is a passionate and focussed business leader, FCIPD qualified with a wealth of experience across a range of commercial and not for profit sectors including retail, housing, , and social enterprise, all with a strong customer centric ethos. Her customers include UNICEF International where she has been involved with =mc colleagues Bernard Ross and […]

Eman Elhoufy

Eman is a business analyst with =mc. She has a background in social and cultural projects where she has undertaken a variety of roles in Egypt, where she is based. Among the organisations she has carried out assignments for are the British Film Institute, Amber Associates Newcastle, World Wide fund for Nature UK, and WaterAid. […]

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 Oxfam GB, 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 […]

Laurence Brady

For over twenty years Laurence Brady has contributed to the UK voluntary sector as a charity chief executive; director; trustee; manager; fundraiser; and consultant. In recent years he has specialised in a combination of major gift fundraising strategy, interim management and mentoring. As a Scottish-based senior associate of =mc, his clients have ranged from theManchester […]

Matt Ide

Matt is a senior associate researcher with =mc, and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Giving Insight. Matt’’s specialist interest areas include global fundraising market research, competitor analysis and benchmarking, high net worth individuals (HNWIs), trusts & foundations and prospect research training and mentoring. Matt’s major gift and research customers range from international agencies like ActionAid and […]

Dana Segal

Dana is a strategist and fundraiser specialising in the Arts and Cultural sector. She has worked with a wide range of artists and organisations across theatre, music, visual art, galleries and museums. Dana was one of the inaugural AFP Fundraising Fellows and holds a PG Cert in Arts Fundraising & Philanthropy from the University of […]

Stevie Tyler

Clare Segal

Yvette Gyles

Charlotte Scott

Charlotte specialises in leadership development, team facilitation and strategy development. Charlotte worked for over 12 years as a manager in the not-for-profit sector. Before joining =mc six years ago, she developed and delivered organisational development programmes to improve the long-term sustainability and impact of charities. My areas of expertise: leadership and management development facilitation and executive coaching […]

Philly Graham

Philly specialises in communication skills, management development, coaching skills and fundraising development. Previously, Philly’s career has spanned both the private and charity sectors. She has extensive experience in communications, fundraising and management. Before joining =mc, Philly specialised in large-scale corporate partnerships and was Corporate Account Team Manager at Alzheimer’s Society working with some of their […]

Laura Slater

Laura specialises in project management and management development Laura has 8 years experience in the charity sector, in particular developing and delivering volunteer and community projects. Before joining =mc she was Project Officer at Sustrans, managing their London volunteer programme, focussing on project management, learning and development, and support and advice for staff and volunteers. […]

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 […]

Anna Esslemont

Lydia Morris

Ella Davey

Kitty Hilton

=mc|australasia Kitty Hilton has been providing strategic counsel to the not-for-profit sector in Australia and New Zealand as an independent consultant for over 20 years. She works with organisations to help establish clear vision and goals, build capacity and generate support and revenue for greater sustainability. She is highly experienced in strategic planning, leadership and relationship […]

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 […]

Usha Menon

=mc|asia Usha Menon is senior partner consultant at =mc|Asia. She is as one of very few Asian non-profit management and fundraising experts with experience and expertise in both fundraising and training with multi-national and multi-cultural exposure. Usha worked for Habitat for Humanity International as the Asia-Pacific Director of Resource Development and Regional Programs covering 26 countries. As […]

Mike Muchilwa

=mc|africa Mike Muchilwa is a Senior Partner Consultant, based in Nairobi and working as part of the =mc|africa team. Trained as an economist, he has extensive experience in fundraising, strategic and business planning, organization development and social enterprises. Mike is the current chair of the Kenyan Association of Fundraising Professionals (KAFP) and has been involved […]

Gonzalo Guzmán del Río

=mc|Latin America Gonzalo Guzman del Rio is a Senior Partner Consultant based on Santiago de Chile, working as part of =mc|Latin America. He has more than 17 years of experience in fundraising, 10 working as head of the area for Greenpeace and UNICEF and more than 7 leading his own fundraising agency Tools4Change. Gonzalo has achieved important goals in […]

Masataka Uo

=mc|japan Masataka UO is the founder and CEO of Japan Fundraising Association, a nationwide fundraisers’ network that promotes philanthropic giving in Japan, and the founder and CEO of Fundrex.Co.Ltd, a leading fundraising, and NPO management consulting company which has more than 150 clients. He led the launch of the Certified Fundraiser (CFR) program in Japan […]