Parentkind Team

Executive Leadership Team

John Jolly

Chief Executive

Kerry-Jane Packman

Executive Director of Programmes, Membership & Charitable Services

Jon Stone

Executive Director of Corporate Services

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  John Jolly

  Chief Executive

  John was appointed as Chief Executive of Parentkind in June 2019 having spent nearly 13 years as Chief Executive of Blenheim CDP a large London based charity.

  He has over 30 years of experience in operational and strategic leadership roles within public, charity and partnership development roles. John has extensive experience of developing and supporting coalitions of charities and public sector bodies to campaign for, and influence changes in Government policy and funding. He has also developed complex operational delivery partnerships with Charities, Local Authorities and the NHS.

  He has a range of management qualifications including an MBA and qualifications in Executive Coaching and NLP. John is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He is a registered social worker with a degree in social sciences. John is a Standing Member of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Quality Standards Advisory Committee.

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  Kerry-Jane Packman

  Executive Director of Programmes, Membership & Charitable Services

  Kerry-Jane arrived at Parentkind in February 2018 from Tomorrow's People where she was Director of Fundraising & Marketing. Prior to that Kerry-Jane worked as Director of Resource Development & Communications for International Medical Corps UK.

  She has 20 years' experience of working within the charity sector in roles at Maggie's, Macmillan, Cancer Research UK and British Heart Foundation, driving successful funding operations, generating income from multiple sources, building and leading teams, business development and marketing.

  As a 'professional' auntie, sister to a Teaching Assistant and daughter to a lecturer, Kerry-Jane is enthusiastic about education and the critical role families can have in a child's learning.

  Kerry-Jane is also a keen member of the Institute of Fundraising.

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  Jon Stone

  Executive Director of Corporate Services

  Jon joined Parentkind as its Operations and Finance Director in February 2018. He ensures the successful and smooth running of Parentkind to help achieve the organisation’s strategic objectives.

  Jon has many years' experience of strategic leadership in the voluntary sector, focusing upon ensuring effective operational and strategic development. He holds an MBA in charity management and brings practical experience of leadership in both educational and membership support charities.

  Jon is a member of the Chartered Management Institute and is an ACEVO member.

Senior Management Team

Oliver Leeds

Head of Membership

Jayne Thompson

Head of Northern Ireland

Clare Jenner

Membership Experience Manager

Michael Paxman

Head of Systems, Data & Insight

Louisa McNally

Head of Marketing & Campaigns

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  Oliver Leeds

  Head of Membership

  Olly joined Parentkind in September 2015 and is responsible for driving the charities interaction and collaboration with the private sector.

  "I’m excited by the prospect of helping Parentkind establish mutually valuable relationships with the private sector that drives additional revenue to the charity enabling us to expand our reach and remit."

  Previously, Olly was Commercial Director at London & Partners, the official promotional company which attracts businesses, events, congresses, students and visitors to London. Prior to this Olly managed a team at Barclays responsible for assisting Inward Investment in to the UK.

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  Jayne Thompson

  Head of Northern Ireland

  Jayne joined Parentkind in January 2007 and is looking to see the number of PTAs in membership throughout Northern Ireland increase dramatically now she is in post.

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  Clare Jenner

  Membership Experience Manager

  Clare joined Parentkind in 2000 and works to ensure our PTA members are well supported, together with her team of Membership Services Administrators.

  Having been a part of Parentkind for so long, her son has started and finished his school life! She's pleased to see the expansion of the charity in helping parents get more involved in all aspects of their child's education.

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  Michael Paxman

  Head of Systems, Data & Insight

  Mike has been at Parentkind for 4 years as Operations Manager and now as Head of Systems, Data and Insight. He is responsible for our portfolio of digital systems, our hardware and our working environment, and providing the organization with the tools that support it to succeed, whilst working with colleagues to protect the data within those tools.

  Mike’s team is focused on providing smart systems that allow us to do more as an organization, and make our resources go further whilst allowing us to really use the data we have at our disposal to make the right decisions for the parents we support.

  Mike has over a decade of experience working with digital systems and delivering against these goals.

  Mike has a young family, and is embarking now on the early years of the education system. "I’m excited to be working with colleagues to ensure we are providing the best possible customer service to our members and building positive relationships with parents across the UK."

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  Louisa McNally

  Head of Marketing & Campaigns

  Louisa joined Parentkind in March 2021 and is responsible for organisational-wide multi-channel marketing campaigns.

  Louisa kickstarted her marketing career in New York City as an Events & Marketing Assistant at BritishAmerican Business, a business membership organisation. In 2013 she joined London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s official promotional agency, where she promoted London as the greatest city to set up and scale an international business and first fell in love with creating multi-channel marketing campaigns. Before joining Parentkind, Louisa was the Global Marketing Manager for an international work placement programme for young professionals.
  

  Passionate about purpose-driven marketing, Louisa is excited to be playing a role in bringing home and school together, and is looking forward to utilising her experience to raise Parentkind’s profile with key audiences.