People

Max is a corporate partner with law firm gunnercooke, helping SMEs and start-ups (as well as larger companies) scale their businesses, and also provides strategic consulting advice to businesses and business owners. Max is married with three daughters and lives in London.

Jared has been Headteacher in inner city Battersea for many years. Currently he is Executive Headteacher in two schools; Sacred Heart RC Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School.  All his schools have been in areas of deprivation with large percentages of children who have English as a second language.  Jared has two children and in his spare time he enjoys sport and reading.

Alayna has been working in communications for over two decades, currently as global head of media relations for IG Group. Her passion for children's charities has also led her to support SponsorOurClub, connecting Welsh diaspora with female football and rugby teams across Wales in need of financial support. A native New Yorker, Alayna now lives in Surrey with her husband and their two young children.

Ossie is a co-director of Aquify, suppliers of water filtration systems to restaurants, corporates and homes. He was previously General Manager and Wine Buyer at The River Cafe where, with his mother Rose Gray, he set up Cooks in Schools, a charity advocating the raising of standards for school meals. Ossie has three children and lives in west London.

Nyasha is an Inclusion Manager at Deloitte, an associate member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development and has an MA in Human Resource Management. She recognises that SFM’s work supports many families from Black or other minority backgrounds and is pleased to bring to the board a different voice, one that is familiar with the issues this community faces in relation to food.

Rebecca is Professor of Food, Families and Society at the Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care (CRIPACC), University of Hertfordshire. A social anthropologist by training, her research examines the social, cultural and economic determinants shaping what children and families eat and the part food plays in their everyday lives. She has a particular interest in food inequalities and in informing policies and practices that improve the diets and lives of children, families and communities who are marginalised. Rebecca lives in NE London and has four children, including one in primary school, and she is a parent governor.  

Ben is Deputy Chief Executive at Sustain; the alliance for better food and farming. In 2015, he worked with Jamie Oliver’s team to set up of the Children’s Health Fund and get the government to adopt a sugary drinks tax. Ben came up with the idea for the Capital Growth project to create 2,012 food growing spaces in London by 2012. 

Paul is an accountant who runs the London office of Nash Harvey LLP, a firm of Chartered Accountants who work in London and the south east. Paul has been assisting clients running and growing their businesses for almost 30 years. He is married with two children and has a keen interest in most food related matters.