Rafael is an Assistant Principal at The London Screen Academy in Islington. For more than 20 years working in Education, as a Science teacher, he’s also specialised in areas  of young people’s personal development, such as pastoral care, behaviour, safeguarding and special educational needs. Rafael has experience working with Local Authorities on education and Home Office initiatives. He has also worked with organisations and specialist interventions that support young people and families.  Rafael also has experience competing as a sprint athlete and coaching young children. Using sport as a personal development strategy is one of his passions.

Rafael’s mission driven approach to work perfectly supports his responsibilities with outreach and marketing for the London Screen Academy’s mission and vision.  He now sets his focus on bringing a similar approach to The Black Prince Trust.

Lorraine is an accomplished PRINCE2 practitioner; as a Public Health Programme and Engagement Manager, she has successfully led numerous high level and high-profile health and wellbeing strategic programmes and stakeholder engagement campaigns and consultations with several key stakeholders including health, statutory, social care partners and the voluntary sector and residents aimed at improving community health outcomes.

Her skills were expanded as the senior workstream lead in the Violence Against Women and Girls Team and oversaw development and implementation of policies and strategies aimed to reduce and raise awareness of violence affecting women and girls. In this position, Lorraine co-chaired the Sexual Exploitation and Harm Panel and had oversight and management of the Multi agency risk assessment conference (MARAC) working with a range as stakeholders from the police, social care, community organisations.

For the last few years Lorraine has worked as the health and wellbeing engagement coordinator leading local organisations, residents and a range of stakeholders to deliver the aims of the Building Health Communities – Thriving Communities programme, aimed at reducing health inequalities and creating impactful change at grass roots level.

Working in some of the most deprived wards in North and central Lambeth, Lorraine has been instrumental in driving, developing and implementing the wellness programmes that cater to the diverse needs of the community. By establishing the health and wellbeing ‘Community Living Room’ hubs and supporting with small grant initiatives, she has enabled organisations such as a Black Prince Trust to become one of many organisations to implement and mobilise a successful and vibrant Community Living Room programme.

Lorraine’s evidential person-centered, collaborative, passionate approach and commitment to promoting holistic health and wellbeing, has enabled communities to thrive, and pathed the way to her being invited to become a BPT Trustee