People at Networkfour

With 24 years frontline criminal justice and vulnerability engagement experience and a diverse portfolio of skilled practice, offender management, drug & alcohol addiction treatment, gun, gang & knife crime, WMP Priority Prolific Offenders and MAPPA 1/2/3 offender engagement and intervention, support, careers advice and guidance skills. Gary currently supports some of our hardest to reach young people and adults in Birmingham’s homeless community providing partnership support to all emergency services, BCC Local Delivery Partnership Groups, SIPOG and all five Business Improvement Districts to develop vulnerable care in Birmingham City Centre and the surrounding areas.  

Sam’s passion is people, which underlies every step of her career path; from a degree in Hotel and Catering Management, to early jobs in customer service within the telecommunications and insurance industries, and then to a role in a large media organisation as an IT trainer and consultant which she has done for over 20 years. She aims to help people use software effectively to reduce stress in their job and save them time. Outside of work, she has volunteered with many charities as well as within the church. This is her first trustee role.

Business & Partnership Development Lead 

Leslie has a degree and background in geo-informatics obtained from his studies at Sir Sandford Fleming School of Environment, Technology and Applied Sciences (Ontario, Canada). He is conversant in project development, venture financing, prefeasibility civil engineering activities and experienced in large civil engineering infrastructure projects having done engineering pre-civils for Skanska of Sweden, Econet Wireless International, Japanese International Cooperation Agency, Unilever, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority and Southern African Mining giants such as Anglo American and Ashanti Gold.

Leslie left his role with British Telecommunications Global Services (BTGS) UK in March of 2013 after a 5-year tenure to pursue the establishment of an energy and infrastructure development business entity with a focus on sub–Saharan Africa development prospects. To date he has successfully aggregated a 40mw solar pv project in Kenya and facilitated the funding of a South African based developer. Leslie recently completed the Oxford University Venture Finance Programme run by the Said Business School.  

With a professional background in engineering programme management, I bring expertise in strategic planning, project delivery, and organisational leadership. I have been privileged to serve in church leadership and have a deep commitment to serving others and fostering positive change.

I am passionate about being part of initiatives that transform lives and create lasting impact. As a charity trustee, I aim to combine my technical expertise, operational insight, and compassion to support the mission of Networkfour and make a meaningful difference in Birmingham.

Risk & Safeguarding Policy Lead

Considerable successful practical experience as a youth and community engagement practitioner over a thirty years career period, working for the statutory, voluntary and charities sectors in partnership with organisations, businesses and public services, with the focus of successfully delivering childcare, youth, family and adult themed community supportive provision in the West Midlands region, including working with vulnerable adults in various professional settings.