The Team

Local experts and mentors. International advisers and organisations. Designers, investors, peer entrepreneurs, and future alumni.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE NETWORK.

London

Rebecca Hills

Event Manager and Knowledge & Strategic Communications Adviser
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Rebecca is responsible for SPRINGs events and close-out communications. With 7 years experience in events and communications, she has undertaken various roles on creative teams, including overseeing marketing and communications, events and digital media. She has worked with NGOs, the private sector and government agencies across Australia, the U.A.E and the U.K, supporting domestic initiatives, and programmes across emerging markets. Her expertise is in the design of effective communications, and high-impact stakeholder and client events.
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Audrey Wong

Project Associate
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Audrey is responsible for supporting the operational and financial management of SPRING. She is also project managing HDIF currently, a challenge fund which aims to identify and support innovations that have the potential to create social impact in education, health, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) across Tanzania. Previously, she has managed a DFID global rapid response Business Environment Reform facility.
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Carmen Chapell-Elkin

Project Officer
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Carmen works in the operational management for SPRING, particularly focusing on the responsible management of grants. She has previous extensive project management experience in Beijing and Shanghai. She holds an MsC in Migration, Mobility and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and a BA Honours in Chinese Studies from the University of Manchester.
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CHARLOTTE BLUNDY

Operations
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Charlotte is responsible for supporting the operational and financial management of SPRING. She has over five years of experience in the operational management of social and economic empowerment and governance programmes, with a focus on Southern Africa, North Africa and the Middle East. Charlotte has worked on a broad range of projects run by institutional donors, NGOs, INGOs and media networks, including Triple Line Consulting, WarChild UK and Al Jazeera.
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