The PEAS UK team

John Rendel 
CEO

John founded PEAS in 2004 after visiting Uganda and discovering the huge need for secondary education. John is a Teach First Ambassador, has won an Unltd Award for Social Entrepreneurship and was named in the Courvoisier Future 500 as one of five young leaders in the public and social sectors.

Katie Whalley 
Director of Development

Katie has worked for World Cancer Research Fund, Greenpeace and the NSPCC during her fundraising career. She joined PEAS in April 2010.

Abigail Colley

Communications and Events Executive
 

Abigail has volunteered for a variety of charitable organisations in an event support and PR capacity, and has also volunteered as a project manager for an education NGO in Tanzania. She joined PEAS in November 2010.

Priya Mishra

Corporate Fundraiser

Priya graduated in 2010 with a BA in International Relations. She has joined PEAS after completing internships with Cancer Research UK, Care International and the William J Clinton Foundation (based in New York). Priya joined the team in May 2011.

Linda Jönsson

Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
 

Linda graduated from the University of St Andrews with an MA in Economics and International Relations in June 2009. She has interned with the Charities Advisory Trust as well as the EU Delegation to the UN in New York. She joined PEAS an intern in June 2010, and as a full-time member in September 2011.