The Team

I became part of the acet UK team in March 2023 having worked with youth and children in a diversity of settings: youth projects, in primary and secondary schools, as a support worker, and as a children’s church worker. I studied at Edinburgh University completing a MA in Sociology of Health followed by an MSc in Outdoor Education as these balance my passion for experiential education and hands-on, relational learning for the health and wellbeing of people and the planet. I am passionate about empowering young people to realise their full potential and value through relationships and sex education to make healthy choices in their everyday challenges. 

I grew up primarily in Slovakia and Austria and a few other places in between. As a proud third-culture kid, I love new adventures, exploring places, having a good laugh about getting lost, or trying interesting foods. I have also worked for 5 years in various camps and conferences across Europe helping young people embrace their multicultural identities.  

One of my core values is treating every day as a gift of life so my vision as a part of the acet team is to come alongside young people and equip them with the tools and resilience to have healthy relationships with themselves and each other. Doing this also in supporting and training educators, youth workers, parents, families, and communities to support the formation of stronger, resilient generations is why I am so passionate about acet UK’s work here in the UK but also globally around the world! 

I joined acet UK’s team in August 2022 at the end of a master’s in International Political Economy at the University of Sheffield. A module called ‘Global Health and Global Politics’ introduced me to the topic of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) which I became so passionate about that I subsequently focussed on SRH in each essay after this.

I’m passionate about helping everyone, nationally and internationally, engage more with SRH and to develop positive attitudes to themselves and others. Internationally, I have visited Uganda twice to work for a charity in Kampala. Most recently, I travelled to Lisbon for a short trip to work amongst migrants and refugees as part of a discipleship year at a church in Sheffield. I love advocating and empowering people, especially girls, to have healthier attitudes towards sex or to recover from past trauma as victims.

I’m incredibly excited to be working for such an amazing organisation that is at the forefront of fighting SRH injustices and issues in the UK and abroad.

I joined the acet UK team in August 2019 as Administrator after graduating from a three-year Theology and Leadership School based in Redding, California. I’m passionate about helping organizations become the best they can be through excellence in administration and have 7 years of administrative experience under my belt. I have also worked with young people in many different capacities including youth work, mentoring and teaching. I love seeing young people discover their unlimited potential and thrive as they grow in confidence and self-belief.

It is a privilege to be part of an organization that is creating such positive and impactful change not just on a national level but internationally. I’m delighted to work alongside a team of people with a genuine desire to see the lives of young people transformed and love that I get to be part of the story acet UK is writing; one that I believe is leaving an incredible legacy that will benefit future generations of young people.

Prior to joining acet UK, I had been studying both full time and part-time for the past 5 years, gaining a BA and an MA in theology, in addition to being a minister in my local church. During my studies, I worked within schools in the London area, supporting young people with their academic and behavioural development. Over the years, I have grown a passion for young people, having had first-hand experience with some of the many difficulties they face, both within and outside of school, and I have always had a heart to reach out to them in a more holistic way.



Having joined acet UK in 2018 as a Schools Worker, helping to deliver the Esteem programme within the London borough of Southwark. I am now working as the Training Coordinator for London and the South, delivering all of our training programs, from our full accredited training to teacher INSET days. The training enables all who work with young people to gain valuable skills and knowledge in RSE, aiding them to deliver high-quality lessons that meet the needs of their young people.  

I believe it is important to see young people changed and transformed in the area of relationships and sex, as well as seeing the narrative surrounding relationships and sex becoming more positive, nurturing and healthier for our young people.

My working life started in community and church youth work. Whilst working as a community youth worker, I was trained by acet UK to deliver relationships and sex education (RSE). I then worked for 6 years for a school's work charity, delivering RSE across Chester high schools. During this time, I worked with over 5000 young people focusing on the simple message that there is hope in a better view of relationships and sex.  

I joined acet UK in January 2015 and, as Esteem Network Director, I train and support eductors from charities, churches and schools in tackling the delicate issues of relationships and sex. It is my role to help them be the best they can be in this essential field. I also deliver RSE in schools across the North West and spend some time training and supporting acet UK's international partners. I feel my main motivation has always been around helping people reach their full potential.  For me a vital issue in this is relationships and sex education. I am excited to see how acet UK grows over the next few years.

I know that we cannot do everything, but believe we must do everything we can!

I have enjoyed over 20 years volunteering in church youth clubs and camps throughout Wales where I became known as the “sex lady” for speaking about relationships and sex education, particularly to university students.

After 20 years of community development, I then spent 10 years in international and early childhood development in South Africa starting up several charities and businesses to support them. I also developed a project to shift the lives of over 28,000 children orphaned by HIV and AIDS. I designed, developed and delivered training to over 1,000 functionally illiterate caregivers, in 4 languages and then spent the next two years organising medical clinics and running disaster relief work for the world’s poorest country, Madagascar. A keynote speaker at last year’s Humanitarian Forum and International Disaster Management show, I love inspiring strategic and transformational change!

I hosted a popular relationships radio show specifically giving advice to parents bringing up children, and have written and illustrated several books. In my spare time, I’ve had great fun painting well over 1,000 educational murals, in schools, clinics and hospitals across southern Africa, warning of the perils of HIV, TB, Malaria and Rabies and the benefits of breastfeeding.

I am passionate about fighting injustice and developing and enabling young people to reach their God-given potential.

I became CEO of acet UK at the start of 2020 and am most excited about our vision to transform culture.

I am a Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry.  I am currently the Chief Operating Officer of a boutique investment management firm based in London.  My expertise includes strategic financial oversight, budget setting and approval, risk management and oversight, governance, HR and taxation.  I am also responsible for financial oversight of a medium-sized baptist church in Tring, and chair of its related OFSTED registered Preschool.

I manage Dods Training; working with governments and parliaments around the world to provide world-class policy, communications and public administration training solutions. I previously started and grew their international training business and before joining Dods worked for a foreign policy think tank.

I hold a Masters in Politics from University of Manchester, specialising in Chinese politics and Sino-Indian relations.