Emerging Talent Programme Candidates

Candidates 2022-23

The Emerging Talent Programme runs from January 2022 to September 2023. Details of each candidates and their placements are below.

Aliya Sheikh

First placement: The Hill Group

Bébert Longi

First placement: Quod

Elizabeth McLeod

First placement: LB Hounslow

Enola Nahedh

First placement: RB Kensington & Chelsea

Fahad Abid

First placement: Southern Housing Group

Faiza Uddin

First placement: LB Enfield

Israel Aguirre

First placement: LB Camden

Khuzaymah Pathan

First placement: Sanctuary Housing

Kinta Marna

First placement: LB Haringey

Leila Atallah

First placement: Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing

Nour Al-Ahmad

First placement: LB Barnet

Precious Oppong-Gymiah

First placement: Arup

Rhianna Malcolm

First placement: Greater London Authority

Safaa Usmani

First placement: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Teneisha Lawrence

First placement: LB Haringey

Mentors

Each candidate on the Emerging Talent Programme receives one-to-one support with a mentor from Future of London’s extensive cross-sector network. These mentors provide a ‘safe space’ sounding board for candidates, as well as invaluable experience and insights from their own careers. See here for more about mentoring.

Current mentors for this cohort are:

Abul Hussain, Afforable Housing Manager, City of Westminster
Bhavna Brooker, Spatial Planning Programme Lead, Greater London Authority/Transport for London
Carla Smyth, Head of Design, London Legacy Development Corporation
Ciara Whelehan, Spatial Planning Manager, LB Brent
Emily Read, Regeneration Manager, LB Haringey
Kaiyil Gnanakumaran, Senior Designer, London Legacy Development Corporation
Michael Westbrook, Interim Managing Director, BDreside
Monique Wallace, Strategic Planning Manager, LB Lewisham
Philippa Bancroft, Senior Manager, Greater London Authority
Rheanne Holm, Head of Neighbourhood Regeneration, LB Lambeth
Ruth Angel, Project Manager, LB Hackney
Ruth Lin Wong Holmes, Design Principal, London Legacy Development Corporation
Sarah Birt, Senior Development Manager, Greater London Authority
Sarah Buxton, Area Planning Manager, LB Sutton
Scott Bryant, Senior Area Manager, Greater London Authority

If you’re interested in becoming a mentor or your organisation is looking to get involved as a host or sponsor of the Emerging Talent Programme, then please contact Michael Nathan.