Claire van Helfteren BSc(hons) has over thirty years experience in a variety of businesses.

This includes the set up and sale of two successful companies; a property management business and a sports coaching company.

Claire spent two years recruiting legal personnel all over the Thames Valley, she has managed a sports centre in Suffolk, and run a sales and marketing team for a medium sized photography firm.

Claire has been involved in the not-for-profit sector for ten years chairing Colchester Samaritans, and working for Colchester Citizens Advice Bureau.

Claire is committed to the reduction of gun and knife crime through mediation. She has worked with Capital Conflict Management (www.capitalconflict.com) for five years, initially as a mediator then in the management of the company. Claire set up a mentoring arm to the business and ran this for three years. She is also an accredited Trainer in High Risk Conflict Management and has trained many mediators to level 3 OCN accredited course. Claire was instrumental in analysing what works with regard to conflict management in the high risk cohort involved in gun and knife crime.

Claire worked with colleagues and community groups in Kensington and Chelsea on an initiative leading up to the annual Notting Hill carnival,2019 to engage young people in a positive and constructive way aiming to reduce youth violence in the area. This was approved and funded by The MET.

Richard Luiki has worked with a wide range of young people over the last ten years. He is a qualified conflict management specialist and has worked extensively with young people from troubled backgrounds. Richard has experience with children on the autistic spectrum and young people caught up in gang activity. Richard has a great deal of experience working in both schools and community settings.

Richard assists Claire in delivering the conflict management courses.

Richard brings both youth and valuable experience to the mentoring team at Inspire to be

Donnovan Housen has a background in high level sport having represented his country of birth; Jamaica in athletics. He is a qualified conflict management specialist and has 13 years experience working as a residential and community youth worker in some of London's tougher inner city neighbourhoods. Donnovan has NVQ level 3 in Children and Social care and is also a qualified NVQ assessor.

Donnovan is a valuable asset to the mentoring team at Inspire to be

Eryl Humphrey Jones has lived in Kensington and Chelsea since 1977 on the World's End Estate and has excellent community links. Eryl's career has included being a Senior Occupational Therapist in an acute adult mental health unit in London. She is a qualified mental health therapist with a breadth of experience and wisdom to offer to mentoring and advising in the Inspire to be team. Eryl also has worked for 24 years in publishing, working with colleagues from all over the world. Eryl has been a member of her Residents Association since 1980 including a period as Chair. She has been involved with community self-help groups for thirty years and is excellent at communicating with people of all ages and nationalities.