Meet the team
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Jem Collins
Jem is a former chair of the SPA and has served as a trustee since 2016.
She is the director and founder of Journo Resources, a non-profit which helps to diversify the media industry.
Jem is passionate about helping young journalists and is keen to help the organisation develop new resources and research.
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Geri Scott
Geri has served as a trustee since 2018.
She is a senior political reporter for The Times. Previously she was political correspondent for PA Media and Westminster correspondent for The Yorkshire Post, and before that worked as a journalist at the Eastern Daily Press.
Geri is a former editor-in-chief at Concrete, the University of East Anglia’s student newspaper.
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Richard Brooks
Richard has served as a trustee since 2020.
He works in communications for Portland, and was a co-founder of the For our Futures’ Sake campaign.
Richard is also a former Vice-President for Union Development with the National Union of Students, and was a regular contributor to Hullfire during his time at university.
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Ollie Cole
Ollie is Times Radio’s political producer, and has been in radio & journalism for over a decade, starting on his local patch in west Wales in 2012. He’s worked as a freelance journalist for the BBC, News UK, KM Media, Newsquest and The Stage, plus for photo agencies Alamy & Shutterstock. When he isn't making radio or working for the charity, you'll probably find him in the kitchen.