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