Meet The Team
Say hello to the people behind the curtain. We may hail from different countries, backgrounds and industries but we have one important thing in common: we all want to make society a little more equal, and we think the Foundation is one way to do that.
Mikael Johansson
Mike is one of the co-founders of the Foundation and focuses most of his time on the overall strategic management of the foundation charity and Storytellers business, leaning on his corporate and entrepreneurial background. Get in touch with Mike to discuss any aspect of the organisation.
Dom Graham-Hyde
Bella Okuya
Bella programmes and manages all aspects of the training programme from delivering professional development workshops, hiring workshop tutors and overseeing the Foundation strategy and team. Get in touch with Bella if you’d like to deliver a workshop, set a commercial brief for the trainees or can offer a placement.
Lewis Kille
Lewis’s role is to manage the overall operations for both the Foundation and Storytellers London as well as ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the studio spaces. Get in touch with Lewis if you want to know more about what we do.
Gianandrea Traina
My journey in photography started when I inherited my grandfather’s old camera – little did I know that this small 35mm would trace the path of my career. Although my work spreads from portraiture to still life, all of my images find common ground in the approach: it’s not about taking a picture, but making it. Among my portraits you can find some familiar faces such as Danny Boyle, AJ Tracy, Kiefer Sutherland, Will Poulter, Little Simz, The Specials, The Idles, Dido, RZA, Sheryl Crow and Black Francis to name a few.
Sadie Gains
Sadie’s role focuses on developing our TPF TALKS programme, recruiting mentors and volunteers, engaging with likeminded organisations and people, and overseeing our engagement events and activities. Get in touch with Sadie if you’d like to find out more about mentoring, delivering a talk, or partnering with us on a project:
Conal Presho
Conal’s role at TPF is to secure partnerships with companies, charitable trusts and other organisations who can support our work and enable us to build our programmes and ensure that we can support and train as many young people as possible. Get in touch with Conal if you would like to discuss the many ways you can support us, including, volunteering, equipment donations, pro bono support or if you want to discuss how you can financially support our projects.
Etienne Bruce
Etienne’s role focuses on our core 6-month training programme, including recruitment, supporting trainees throughout the programme and once they become TPF alumni, as well as developing and delivering workshops. Get in touch with Etienne if you would like to find out more about the core training programme.
Shilonite Simon-Mathurin
Shilonite’s role is to oversee the production and development of all our physical and digital content. Get in touch with Shilonite if you would like to get involved with a collaborative digital content project.