Our Team
Talk The Talk firmly believe that oracy is the foundation of literacy
Mark is Director of Talk The Talk and has been with the charity since 2016. He has twenty years’ experience in business, logistics and event management. Mark also supports schools across England and Wales with their Talk The Talk programmes as well as developing relationships with funding partners.
Richard has worked within the education sector since 2009, both within UK schools as a qualified teacher and also for an international education company and UK awarding body. Richard supports multi-academy trusts, non-school organisations and partners with their Talk The Talk programmes as well as supporting our fundraising strategy.
June manages all our bookings, trainers and finances for Talk The Talk. Prior to working with us, she has worked within administration and human resources for Marie Curie Cancer Care, English Churches Housing Group and Merit Direct.
Sally manages the programme bookings for Talk The Talk. Having spent much of her later childhood abroad, she has remained in Herefordshire since returning and has experience of working in the areas of HR, Event Management and Marketing. Before joining Talk The Talk, Sally worked for a leadership development company, The Leadership Trust and also Wyvern Business Systems.
Chloe manages our social media pages and liaises with schools before and after the delivery of workshops. Before joining Talk The Talk, Chloe lived and worked in South Wales while completing an MSc in Forensic Psychology and returned to Gloucestershire after graduating in 2022.
Kirsty liaises with schools before and after the delivery of workshops. Kirsty previously ran a Surveyors practice, managed a forest school and was a PA in large organisations before becoming a Secretary and Bursar in a school in Hertfordshire. Originating from Yorkshire, she has now settled in rural Herefordshire with her husband and two daughters.
Olivia supports schools with their workshop bookings by ensuring they have all the information they need to prepare for the day, whilst also producing their workshop impact report. Olivia previously worked in Early Years, running the day to day operations of a nursery and she lives in Hereford with her husband and two children.
