Our team
Debs PeakE
Founder & CEO
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She has always loved teaching, supporting and mentoring teens. After 10 years in secondary education and seeing first hand the needs in the classroom and the council estate where she lived in Oxford, she left her teaching job and focussed on setting up and establishing Know Your worth. She absolutely loves seeing teenage girls grow self-esteem and confidence.
She now lives in Macclesfield, Cheshire with her husband and two kids and loves nature, reading, speaking Spanish, travelling and a morning coffee!
debs@know-your-worth.org.uk
Emilie Middleton
Southern Lead
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person and a big champion of young women.
Having spent a number of years working and volunteering within children and youth settings, she was very excited to come on board the Know Your Worth team as a Course Facilitator to help Debs expand the work of this wonderful charity. Emilie will now be taking on the role of Southern Lead as Debs takes Know Your Worth to the North of the UK.
Emilie lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and loves spending her spare time playing a variety of sports, reading, playing Nintendo Switch, drinking tea and stopping to pet any dog she comes across.
emilie@know-your-worth.org.uk
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building strong foundations behind the scenes…
She is passionate about good process and clear systems, and enjoys putting the right structures in place to help the charity grow and run smoothly. Amy keeps things organised and on track, always with an eye for detail and a heart for supporting the wider team.
Amy lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire with her husband and three children. She loves the outdoors, a good book, family holidays, and the occasional cold-water dip!
Operations Assistant
Amy Milner
Ruth Gass
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and dedicates time towards Know Your Worth on a freelance basis. She has an innate ability to make things look beautiful and has a real eye for detail, using that to organise and design events.
Ruth helps Know Your Worth with branding, such as the participant and facilitator manuals and prepares all of the goody bags. She will give anything creative a try, including panelling for her stairs! Ruth resides in Oxford with her husband and has a son and daughter.
Freelance Creative Designer
OUR TRUSTEES
RACHAEL POWER
CHAIR OF TRUSTEES
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but then moved into education roles within the Charity Voluntary sector. She has gained a wealth of experience from working across many different areas of the sector including, homelessness, community development, good relations and social housing.
Outside of work Rachael is an advocate for Mental Health and hosts a podcast called "And How Did That Make You Feel"; where she interviews guests about their experiences in therapy and counselling to try and normalise talking openly about mental health.
Rachael Power has recently been appointed as AMH Works Manager at Action Mental Health
chair@know-your-worth.org.uk
Becky Snead
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a consultancy sourcing global talent in the international development and social impact sectors. She previously worked in HR/Recruitment in the charity sector both in the UK and overseas.
Having supported organisations working to better the lives of women and girls globally, she's thrilled to be able to use her skills and experience to support teenage girls closer to home and resonates well from her own lived experience with the importance of equipping teenage girls to grow their self worth and confidence. She serves as KYW's Safeguarding lead trustee- supporting the organisation to ensure it models a safe and fulfilling environment for staff and the teenage girls it serves.
safeguarding@know-your-worth.org.uk
SAFEGUARDING TRUSTEE
Victoria Brown
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financial services marketing
She understands the profound impact self-perception can have on one’s future potential. Inspired by Know Your Worth’s mission to boost young people’s self-esteem, Victoria is eager to support the organisation in expanding its reach and positively influencing more young lives
Elspeth Dolega-Ossowski
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a venture philanthropy fund supporting small grassroot charities across the UK. She studied business at the University of Leeds and has a passion for using business practices and models to create social change.
Growing up in a girl’s school in the London borough of Lewisham, Elspeth is committed to helping teenage girls with their confidence and self-esteem through supporting the mission of Know Your Worth.
Maxi Glas
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of expertise in Strategy and Governance across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain. Maxi has made significant contributions in the realms of Telecoms, IT, Financial Services, Pharma and Property Management. Her impactful roles have encompassed renowned organisations such as Vodafone, GSK, Lloyds Banking Group. Her experience extends globally, having worked across Europe, India, and the Far East, including China, showcasing her deep international involvement.
Nailah James
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who has a passion for understanding what makes her, others and the world tick. She's interested in sustaining wellness, what is making us unwell and what can make us well. Nailah's interests have led her to a BA in Geography and International Development, an obsession with Star Trek and her position as trustee for Know Your Worth.
“I wish something like this existed when I was a teenager”
~ Parent of Know Your Worth Participant ~

