Meet the team

Cat Sturman

Senior Code Manager

Cat joined EngineeringUK in April 2021. In her role as Senior Code Manager she focuses on the strategic development, management and successful delivery of The Tomorrow’s Engineers Code.

Before moving to EngineeringUK, Cat worked in the media and advertising industry as well as the higher education sector, leading on a range of student engagement initiatives including outreach and volunteering projects.

Nicholas Rowe

Projects Support Officer

As Projects Support Officer, Nick works across both The Code and Neon teams at EngineeringUK. For The Code, he manages the sign-up and onboarding process for new Signatories and works closely with Cat to design and deliver the joint online workshop programmes for The Code and Neon communities.

Prior to joining EngineeringUK in May 2023, Nick worked within sales and account management in the fashion industry. A diagnosis of ADHD as an adult prompted him to change course for a career in the third sector.

Sir Julian Young (Chair)

Until recently, Sir Julian held the post of Director General Air in the Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for the acquisition and support of all fixed-wing military aircraft.

He also was the Defence Engineering Champion for the past 5 years, where he energized collaboration across the Armed Forces, Government Departments and Engineering Bodies to operationalize STEM and institutionalize professionalization.

Carol Davenport

Director, NUSTEM

Carol Davenport is a senior lecturer at Northumbria University and the Director of the NUSTEM outreach group. She is passionate about education and STEM as a way of improving the life chances of young children. Carol’s research seeks to provide evidence of ‘what works’ in STEM engagement and careers-related learning.

Carol has worked in education, as a teacher, teacher educator, and lecturer for 25 years. She is also Vice-chair of governors of a large secondary academy, and a trustee and governor at a primary academy. In her ‘spare time’ Carol writes science textbooks, and has recently published a story book for toddlers based on robotic exploration of the solar system.

Kamini Edgley

Director of Engineering and Asset Management, Network Rail

Kamini is the Director of Engineering and Asset Management, having previously acted as Chief Engineer for Network Rail. In her current role she is the guiding mind for Safety and Engineering.  She directs the development and implementation of the engineering strategy and through engineering excellence delivers a whole railway system. Kamini is passionate about STEM, having sponsored the creation of the first STEM lab in Network Rail. She is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology. 

Nike Folayan

Co-founder and Chair, Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers

Nike is currently Technical Director and the Technical Discipline Leader within the Transport and infrastructure Division of WSP. Nike is chair and co-founder of AFBE-UK a not for profit organisation which promotes higher achievements in education and engineering particularly among people from black and minority ethnicity (BME) backgrounds. 

Hilary Leevers

CEO, EngineeringUK

Hilary joined EngineeringUK as CEO in January 2019 and leads the organisation in its ambition to inform and inspire young people and grow the number and diversity of those coming into engineering. Before joining EngineeringUK she was Head of Education and Learning at Wellcome, building a team to improve science education through research, advocacy, funding and interventions.

She is a governor of a 5-16 comprehensive school.

Steve Rossiter

Vice President of Engineering, Move AI

As VP of Engineering at Move AI, Steve is helping to use computer vision and machine learning to transform 3D gaming, film, and immersive experiences. Previously, he served as CTO at Tekmar Group plc, overseeing consultancy services and system integrations. As the founder of AgileTek Engineering, Steve championed opportunities for emerging engineers from diverse backgrounds, demonstrating a strong commitment to innovation and inclusivity in the engineering field. Steve has been a Trustee of EngineeringUK since September 2021. 

John Yarham

Deputy CEO, The Careers & Enterprise Company

John Yarham has been the Deputy CEO of The Careers & Enterprise Company since 2019, including a year-long period as interim Chief Executive. He has overseen all aspects of the organisation’s operations and delivery, with current responsibility for careers hubs and the enterprise adviser network, digital, data and compliance functions. John also undertakes a non-executive role as chair of the Skills Committee at Derby University and has previously been vice-chair of Careers England and chair of Skills & Education Group Awards. Prior to joining The CEC, John was CEO of The Futures Group, a national social enterprise focused on employment and skills focused.

Hilary Leevers (Chair)

CEO, EngineeringUK

Hilary joined EngineeringUK as CEO in January 2019 and leads the organisation in its ambition to inform and inspire young people and grow the number and diversity of those coming into engineering. Before joining EngineeringUK she was Head of Education and Learning at Wellcome, building a team to improve science education through research, advocacy, funding and interventions.

She is a governor of a 5-16 comprehensive school.

Meghna Nag Chowdhuri

Research Fellow in Education, Practice and Society at IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society

Meghna Nag Chowdhuri is a Research Fellow in Education, Practice and Society at IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. She completed her PhD in Mathematics Education from the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge in 2020 which explored how primary school teachers in Delhi, interpret and use justice-oriented mathematics textbooks. Her previous postdoctoral research project 'Primary Science Capital Project' explored ways of incorporating a social justice teaching approach into primary science teaching  in the UK. Her current research is an international collaboration between seven Makerspaces across five countries, and explores how makerspaces can develop equitable youth practices, to support diverse young people to engage meaningfully with STEM. Her research interests focus is STEM education with a particular focus on social justice and equity. 

Amanda Dickins

Head of Impact and Development, STEM Learning UK

Amanda Dickins is Head of Impact and Development at STEM Learning, working towards a great STEM education for every young person in the UK - her photo was taken on a visit to CERN with winners of the annual STEM Inspiration Awards.

She chairs the Data, Evaluation and Impact Group for the National Centre for Computing Education and is a member of the Advisory Board for the National Science and Media Museum. Prior to joining STEM Learning, Amanda worked for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, where her work encompassed skills for research and innovation, apprenticeships and the Perkins Review of Engineering Skills.

Maddie Dinwoodie

Director of Engagement Programmes, EngineeringUK

Maddie Dinwoodie is Director of Engagement Programmes at Engineering UK, and responsible for expanding the portfolio of programmes and growing the collective impact of the engineering and technology outreach sector to encourage more, and more diverse, young people into engineering, technician and tech roles.

With over 20 years’ experience, Maddie has led the design and delivery of programmes and strategic partners to drive social and environmental change, working in the charity sector and advising companies on their social purpose strategies, as well as advocating for the power of young people to lead positive change.  Prior to Engineering UK, Maddie was Chief Programme Officer at UK Youth leading the youth development programmes.  She has also worked at Media Trust, where she set up the youth media department and at Trekforce Expeditions where she led the operations of youth development jungle expeditions.

Lydia Fairman

Head of Capability and Skills Development, Network Rail

Lydia Fairman (BEM FCIPD) is the Head of Capability and Skills Development for Network Rail and GBRTT, leading a team dedicated to long-term workforce planning in collaboration with railway industry partners.

Committed to cultivating future, emerging, and existing talent, Lydia is passionate about inspiring more young people into engineering, science, and technology careers. She is especially focussed on improving diversity within the rail sector, particularly the number of women in engineering roles.

Lydia also serves on the Routes into Rail board, contributing to collective industry leadership to raise the profile of rail, bringing in new people, skills, and opportunities for all.

Shane McCracken

Director, Mangorolla CIC

Shane McCracken, Executive Director of Mangorolla CIC, has been running online school engagement programmes, such as I'm an Engineer, Get me out of here, since 2003.

The company's STEM outreach projects have run in countries around the world including Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Kenya, Germany, Spain, UK, Ireland and the USA.

Jo Trigg

Director of Communications and Engagement, Royal Academy of Engineering

Jo oversees the Academy’s flagship campaign to encourage more young people to consider a career in engineering, This is Engineering, and the Ingenious public engagement with engineering grant scheme.

She has more than ten years’ experience in communications and engagement, although, had she been inspired by effective STEM engagement, would probably have become an engineer.

Thomas Wild

Head of YESC, Scotland

Thomas is the Head of the Young Engineers and Science Clubs Programme in Scotland. He leads a team that works with around 300 schools across the country per year.

Thomas has over 15 years of experience in STEM public engagement. He has worked in all areas from fundraising and development, delivery and management across science centres, science festivals and industry programmes.