Streetwise Team

Streetwise engages with Young People in a wide range of Exciting Projects. If you would like to get involved in these or any other Projects please speak to a member of the Streetwise Team.

Mandy Coppin (Taylor)
Mandy Coppin (Taylor)
Chief Executive Officer
Mandy has over 38 years work experience in the Voluntary & Community Sector, she researches and establishes community based services which meet the health and welfare needs of children, young people and their families.
Joan McSloy
Joan McSloy
Senior Advisor
From the age of 18 onwards (Lots of years!) I have always worked with, for and alongside children and young people trying to ensure that their voices are listened to and that their views and wishes are acted upon.
Vicky Smith
Vicky Smith
Service Manager
Vicky started volunteering in a Youth Homelessness Charity in 2006 and completed her Masters in Youth and Community work at Durham University in 2010.
Kemi Ritchie
Kemi Ritchie
Mental Health and Wellbeing Project Team Lead
Kemi completed her degree in BA Sociology and Criminology at the University of Essex in 2017 and then went on to achieve her MSc in Criminology and Forensic Psychology at Edinburgh Napier University 2018.
Janice Walker
Janice Walker
Project Team Lead
As a qualified youth worker for 29 years, Janice is currently a detached youth worker for Streetwise delivering youth work on the streets for young people, on their terms. Janice is nationally recognised for training young people (ASDAN).
Michael Lockhart
Michael Lockhart
Deputy Project Team Lead
Michael has been working with young people and vulnerable adults since 2010. He started his career working for the Josephine & Jack project. Along side this he works at Newcastle’s Live Theatre as a facilitator for the youth theatre, actor and director.
Jackie Boardman
Jackie Boardman
Project Counsellor
Jackie is a Psychotherapist, with experience of working with both Young People and adults.
Graham Ord
Graham Ord
Project Counsellor
Graham has a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, tailored specifically for children and young people. He is an integrative counsellor and works with transactional analysis, attachment theory, developmental theories and neurobiology.
Rosie Malcolm-McEwan
Rosie Malcolm-McEwan
Project Counsellor
Rosie is a passionate, energetic counsellor, coach, and training specialist with valuable experience in holistic health and wellbeing over a 30-year period. Rosie has worked with young people in differing settings over this time, from training in group settings to one to one counselling.
Rosul “Sul” Mokhtar
Rosul “Sul” Mokhtar
Mental Health and Wellbeing Project Worker
Rosul has spent the last five years working in a variety of educational roles after achieving a PGCE in 2017. Stemming from teaching roles to diverse support-based roles, to pastoral support, with an emphasis on a person-centred approach.
Jenny Brown
Jenny Brown
Mental Health and Wellbeing Project Worker
enny completed her Degree BA (Hons) in Counselling at Sunderland University graduating in 2017, where she then went onto completing a MSc in Psychology. Jenny has previous experience as a Counsellor working with children and adults specialising in trauma, working with survivors and supporters of Abuse.
Julie Mauchline
Julie Mauchline
Mental Health and Wellbeing Project Worker
Julie is qualified as a person-centred counsellor in 2011, and began to volunteer with children in schools and also in bereavement support. She worked in a women and children supported accommodation as a family support worker (recovering from addiction).
Samantha Howett
Samantha Howett
Project Counsellor
Sam joined Streetwise in she has a BA Hons Counselling Studies; CPCAB Level 4 Diploma Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Counselling Young People in Schools. Sam started working in youth work projects in the West End of Newcastle before completing her 2008 Counselling Degree at York S.T John.
Victoria Rogers
Victoria Rogers
Administrator
Vic joined Streetwise in June 2022 as an Administrator and has a background in Journalism.
Laura Longworth
Laura Longworth
Mental Health and Wellbeing Therapist
Laura joined Streetwise in November 2022, she has a Masters in Drama Therapy and enjoys her role as a Mental Health & Wellbeing Therapist.

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