The Team

We are so proud to work with such a brilliant and inspiring team. When you partner with us, you’ll be working with like-minded professionals who are passionate about creating an inclusive future for all.

Jess Woodsford

Director and Co-founder

Jess is an experienced coach, facilitator, and trainer. As a personal leadership and executive coach, she supports clients to find direction and clarity, providing accountability as well as exploring the blocks and challenges that are holding you back.

As Director of Inclusive Futures CIC, she leads our work in the education space, working with students, Higher Education and Further Education providers. Her vision for social mobility, is where every student has the tools and confidence to succeed, all the way from school, through further or higher education, into the workplace.

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Rose Sellman-Leava

Director and Co-founder

Rose has supported students & professionals through coaching since 2018, and has worked in the Further and Higher Education sectors since 2015. With Diplomas in Personal Performance Coaching and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), she expertly brings empathy, friendliness and a passion for strategic thinking to the individuals and teams she works with.

As Director of Inclusive Futures CIC, she supports business leaders to create inclusive workplaces, where younger generations can thrive through increased motivation and engagement.

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Afua Kudom

Director and Associate Coach

Inclusive Futures Director and Associate Coach, Afua, is a freelance consultant and coach. She is a qualified and certificated Personal Performance/Life Coach, having completed her training with The Coaching Academy…
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Nick Woolley

Director of Training and Development

Nick heads up the development of our Student Supporter Coaching Skills programme, and Inclusive Futures Academy, with accredited courses for individuals looking to advance their professional development…

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Clare Gosling

Marketing Manager

With over a decade’s experience in marketing, and a passion for social justice, Clare takes care of all our marketing efforts. An advocate by nature, she is committed to the growth of Inclusive Futures and supporting as many people as possible…

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Emma Deft

Head of Programmes and Student Success Coach

Emma has been coaching with Inclusive Futures since the organisation was founded in 2020. Prior to her coaching career, she worked as a primary teacher and leader for almost a decade…

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Afua Kudom

Director and Associate Coach

Inclusive Futures Director and Associate Coach, Afua, is a qualified personal performance and life coach, specialising in Oxbridge, transition and career coaching…
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Nick Woolley

Director and Associate Coach

Nick’s background is in Secondary Education, but coaching allows me to fulfil my passion of supporting people without being limited to the four walls of a classroom…
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Elizabeth Garnham

Director and Associate Coach

Elizabeth is an expert in strategy & delivery related to equality of opportunity in Higher Education. In her most recent role she led national regulation and policy related to Access and Participation Plans at the Office for Students (OfS)…
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Emma Cann

Student Success Coach

Emma has been coaching with Inclusive Futures since they were founded in 2020. Prior to her coaching career, she worked as a primary teacher and leader for almost a decade……
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Our Associate Coaches

We work with a small, selected team of Associate Coaches who help us deliver our coaching programmes and workshops to students. Our Associate Coaches have the experience and passion to support us in successfully achieving our mission.
Every Coach is qualified to a high level so they can provide support that we trust. We have picked them because they represent our values and prioritise our students’ wellbeing, progress and development.
Our coaches are DBS-checked, adhere to a strict safeguarding policy and follow our Code of Ethics*.

Meet our brilliant Associate Coach team below.

Shilpa
Maher

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Emma
Stubbings

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Paul
Smale

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Emma
Humphrey

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Emma
Cann

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Marlon
Ranghel

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Shilpa Maher

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Emma Stubbings

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Paul Smale

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Emma Humphrey

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Emma Cann

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Marlon Ranghel

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Jess Woodsford

Director and Co-founder

I am an experienced coach, facilitator, and trainer. As a personal leadership and executive coach, I support clients to find direction and clarity, provide accountability as well as exploring the blocks and challenges that are holding you back. I use a combination of different tools and techniques to support my clients. These include tools and concepts from personal performance coaching, corporate and executive coaching, leadership concepts, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), and transactional analysis.
I have worked in the higher education sector for the past 13 years, focused around equality of opportunity, with a wide variety of different HE providers. Before training as a professional coach, I worked as the Head of Programmes at the Office for Fair Access, before moving to the Office for Students. I also spent some time as Director of SEER (Specialist Evidence, Evaluation and Research) service, supporting small, specialist and newly-registered HE providers to understand and evidence their impact in relation to fair access and participation.
As well as working with students, in my coaching practice I work with Directors, senior leadership teams, and aspiring leaders to explore the type of leaders they want to be, and to take steps to put this into practice. I also work with social entrepreneurs to develop and grow themselves, as well as their ideas. I also LOVE facilitating team away days, strategy days and workshops, especially if I can involve some LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®.

Rose Sellman-Leava

Director and Co-founder

I’ve been supporting students & professionals through coaching since 2018 and working in the Further and Higher Education sectors since 2015. With Diplomas in Personal Performance Coaching and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), I pride myself on bringing energy, empathy, friendliness and a passion for strategic thinking to the individuals and teams that I work with. My coaching approach helps those I work with to truly understand and connect with their potential as well as feel more comfortable and confident in their abilities.
My passion for enabling young people from underrepresented backgrounds began whilst working in Devon County Council’s Social Care team in 2014. I’ve supported young people with experience of the care system and seen the difficulty that they have faced when accessing, transitioning and staying in higher education. My subsequent 7 years of working at Jisc, the UK’s National Reasearch Education Network have also informed my understanding of the challenges faced by professionals within the education sector, giving me a valuable strategic view of where professional teams can increase their impact and create thriving cultures.
I work with some hugely inspiring and talented teams, professionals and students across the education and private sectors. As well as coaching, I also facilitate team away-days, deliver coaching training and deliver outreach activities to school-age children. Each of these activities helps me to raise awareness and increase the impact that individuals make at every level. I love what I do and feel so lucky to support people at all stages of their journey in figuring out who they are and how they can positively impact the world.

Afua Kudom

Director and Associate Coach

Afua is the founder of Sambamba Consulting and Coaching, which empowers ambitious individuals to take action at critical points in their education, career and life, to craft their own destinies and honour their true selves.
Afua specialises in Oxbridge and career coaching. She has a wealth of experience supporting students of various ages to increase their aspirations, improve their academic performance and prepare for the world of work.
Afua’s voluntary roles complement her professional experiences, and include being part of the London Enterprise Adviser Network and a trustee for the Nicholas Hammond Foundation.
Afua gained a BA Hons in Law from the University of Cambridge. She was the first person from her state school to get into Oxbridge in 10 years. During her time at Cambridge, she actively encouraged more state school students to aspire to Oxbridge. She was also part of the highly competitive inaugural Teach First Leadership Development Programme in 2003 and has over 10 years’ experience in secondary education.

Nick Woolley

Director and Associate Coach

Nick’s background is in Secondary Education, but coaching allows him to fulfil his passion of supporting people without being limited to the four walls of a classroom. As an ICF PCC accredited coach, he works with a wide variety of people supporting them through change, always through the lens of Personal Development and Wellness.

"I am really excited to be involved with IF and to be able to share my passion with like-minded people. Bringing new ideas and problem-solving skills to enable us to have a greater impact on even more lives."

What does an inclusive future look like to you?

"An inclusive future to me is one which is completely accessible to anyone. Everyone has the opportunity to reach their goals and are able to access necessary support to enable them to realise their full potential."

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Clare Gosling

Marketing Manager

Clare is an experienced marketing strategist, working across private and third sector to help small, purpose driven organisations achieve their goals.

Graduating with a 1st class degree in Business Management from LJMU, she began her career in digital marketing and events. She has a Chartered Institute of Marketing Distinction Level 4 Certificate in Professional Marketing.

Previous employers include the Institute of Directors, Kinneir Dufort, acta Community Theatre, and Help & Care. Since 2023 she has been freelance, supporting a range of organisations part-time.

As well as her marketing career, Clare volunteers regularly both at home and overseas, for causes relating to women & girls empowerment; sports coaching and wildlife conservation. A trained yogi and dance fitness teacher, she endeavours to create a diverse career where the creative arts and sport sectors can improve wellbeing and confidence.

Emma Cann

Student Success Coach

Emma has been coaching with Inclusive Futures since they were founded in 2020. Prior to her coaching career, she worked as a primary teacher and leader for almost a decade and her core ethos to empower others to make choices that feel good to them transcends both careers. She loves working with individuals, groups and teams to bring direction, purpose and understanding. Her coaching approach helps to deepen self-awareness, clarify a future vision and explore new ideas so that individuals take meaningful action. She holds a Level 5 Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching from The Coaching Academy and is a certified NLP Practitioner. She is also accredited in the GC Index and YPI which underpin a large majority of IF programmes.

Shilpa Maher

Shilpa has over 30 years experience in multiple industry domains working in senior level change and transformation roles. I’m 2018, she became aware of her passion and desire to help others. She helps her clients to transform their dreams into reality. Her coaching helps them believe that they can achieve their dreams and that nothing is impossible if they put their mind to it. Shilpa holds a Level 5 Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching from The Coaching Academy. Having suffered from both racism and bullying when at school, Shilpa felt she would have to work harder than others to achieve her dreams and goals. With grit and determination, she has worked hard to achieve this and now helps others do the same. Learning over the years, Shilpa recognises how important it is for people to dig deep and find their passion, their purpose and to never give up and accept defeat, in order to fulfil their dreams and desires. Through her coaching, Shilpa provides encouragement, guidance and accountability. This helps her clients remove obstacles and gives confidence to those that dare to dream.

Emma Stubbings

Emma is an NLP Master Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Personal Impact Coach. She’s also a certified to use DISC and GC Index profiling tools . Emma supports high functioning individuals find a better way to live well. She comes to us with a wealth of experience having spent 23 years working in the Finance Industry, managing large teams remotely and leading programmes of change. Her high performance and career success came at a cost to her physical and mental wellbeing. She understands what it’s like when dedication becomes exhaustion and commitment becomes all-consuming. Emma founded her company in 2019 and now coaches’ clients across all sectors to ‘reconnect, live well and thrive’. Emma’s blend of skills means she can offer a very interactive coaching style, transforming negative beliefs that hold you back and uncovering the real potential within you. She’s been coaching for Inclusive Futures for a while now and we’re hearing great reviews.

Paul Smale

Paul is a qualified coach who is passionate about enabling his clients to thrive in every area of their lives. With a solid corporate background, within which he has faced his own personal challenges, his mission is to support both individuals and teams in building a future where they can thrive and perform to their maximum potential. Having suffered poor mental health due to finding himself in ill-fitting roles and environments, he is passionate about the importance of coaching and its potential to create powerful interventions that can entirely adjust the trajectory people find themselves on. Working with a coach has repeatedly helped him to reconnect with himself, discover the options that lie ahead, and, most importantly, find contentment in what he does. His own coaching experience inspired him to follow this as a career path, and the feedback he has received from clients has been incredible. Paul finds supporting others to discover who they want to be and empowering them to achieve it immensely rewarding. Beyond his coaching qualifications, he brings a wealth of personal experience to the table reinforced by formal training. Paul holds a Level 5 Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching from The Coaching Academy.

Emma Humphrey

Emma is a therapeutic coach and advanced hypnotherapist. It is her mission to support people through coaching and hypnotherapy to be well, feel well and live well through making changes in life, career, mind and body. She believes people are happier, healthier and more fulfilled when they’re living with intention, when their actions are purposeful and when they’re focussing on what really counts to them. Emma holds a Distinction level diploma in Personal Performance coaching, a diploma in Advanced Hypnotherapy and a Masters Degree in understanding and securing Human Rights. Prior to coaching and hypnotherapy, Emma’s career was in Programme management in both the charitable and public sector with a focus on Human Rights, Community Integration and equal access to services for underrepresented groups.

Emma Cann

Emma’s work as a coach has been largely inspired by her time in the world of education. She has always felt that at the heart of education is empowerment. By encouraging and supporting individuals to be curious, ask challenging questions and solve problems, Emma knows they can be empowered to create positive change in the world. This is also the power of coaching. Before retraining as a coach, Emma worked as a primary teacher and leader for almost a decade. The essence of coaching was always at the heart of what she loved about teaching; supporting a child on their individual learning journey, encouraging exploration of ideas and helping them to develop resilience to fulfil their potential. Since leaving the classroom, Emma now empowers others in the world of education to develop strategies to thrive – both in and out of the classroom. Emma’s work with Inclusive Futures combines her love of education and coaching to empower individuals to have their greatest impact in the world. She holds a Level 5 Diploma in Personal Performance Coaching from The Coaching Academy.

Marlon Ranghel

Why did I become a Life Coach?

My wife died of cancer in August 2018. I was her main carer, for four years. During this time, I learnt a lot about human nature. The strength and weakness of the human spirit. Being told you no longer have cancer, then being told the cancer has come back (several times). The journey.

After she died, I knew my life had to change. It could not stay the same.

I decided to become a Life Coach. Why? We all face challenges in life. At times, we all need someone to reach out to, to help us through a challenge we are facing. I wanted to be that person that people reach out to.

I graduated as a Life Coach, with Animas Coaching in August 2020. Practising as a Life Coach started in January 2019, as we worked our way through the course modules.

Most of my current work, as a Life Coach, is on a private client basis, but I also work for a Charity, MyLife, which helps elderly and vulnerable people, and Inclusive Futures.

I am also a Teacher (Business Studies) I Have worked in the Sixth Form and Further Education sector, for the over 30 years, working with young people and adult return learners.

During most of this time, I have been a Personal Tutor. This role has required me to advise, on a variety of issues. For example, advising and assisting students, with the UCAS process (choice of Universities, writing Personal Statements and Reference writing, discussing dilemmas), advising and assisting Students wising to apply for a Modern Apprenticeship, or job (writing their references) or advising, regarding personal issues.