Meet The Team

Trevor Gomes BEM, BCAe is the Founder & CEO of ELEVATE. Trevor founded ELEVATE in 2019 & has since been recognised at local and national levels for his work in supporting young people.

India joined ELEVATE in 2022 as 'Director of Marketing'. India also supports with content creation and delivery of workshops, leading ELEVATE at one of our partner schools. 

Owen joined ELEVATE in 2022. Owen supports with the delivery of workshops and mentoring; in addition, supporting in a project management role across different project streams.

Laura joined ELEVATE at the start of 2023. Laura who is a Career Coach & Global People Development Expert who supports with the delivery of workshops & programme design.

Lewis leads the ELEVATE Breakfast Club at our partner schools and is responsible for managing our business partnerships across the UK. Lewis joined the team in 2021.

Imola joined ELEVATE in 2022. Alongside supporting the delivery of workshops and 1-2-1 mentoring, Imola also supports the quality & improvement team with exploring ways to improve our work.

As 'Lead Youth Mentor' Ala supports with the delivery of workshops and 1-2-1 mentoring across all our programmes. Ala is also responsible for leading our brand new nationwide youth recognition programme.

Nicholas has been Director of Social Impact since 2022, with his previous role as Director of Partnerships. Nicholas is responsible for ensuring we maximise our impact on the communities we serve.

Lindsey joined ELEVATE in 2020 and leads ELEVATE at one of our partner academic institutions. After two years as 'Director of People'; Lindsey in early 2022 has moved roles to our 'Director of Strategy', with a key focus on how we can grow our impact.