MEET THE TEAM

Our Staff

CEO and Founder

B Edmondson is the CEO and Founder of Future Generation Mentors.

She has 15 years experience working with children and 11 years experience working with youth. Her education consists of Early Years , child development qualifications and BA (Hons) Degree in Criminology – Youth Justice.

She has worked in various settings and has completed numerous training revolved around working with children and young people.

Her work experience has consisted of Trainee deputy Manager of a Youth Care home, Youth Director/ Youth Leader, Mentor, Tutor, Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator, Pre school Supervisor, a part of the safeguarding teams in various school settings. She has also worked as a Educator Nanny, Home-school Early Years Teacher, and Nursey practitioner.

B Edmondson is also a children's author of a book called 'i Am Loved'. She also ran a performing arts company in 2013 to help children and young people express themselves in a creative and safe way.

Future Generation Mentors was birthed out of the pandemic, B Edmondson saw first hand the challenges lockdown created for people especially young people. Suicide rates increased, anxiety was on the rise and young peoples mental health was being compromised, so she set out to create a safe space for young people to speak, express themselves, set attainable goals and to look to the future with hope. Her aim is to build confidence, self-esteem, consistency and hope within the youth of today.

Operations Manager

C Gordon is the Operations Manager she is responsible for controlling and overseeing all business operations, people and ventures.

She comes from a Customer Service background working in multiple industries such as Airline and Retail; and holds a BA(Hons) degree in Airline and Airport management. She has a further 8 years of experience working as an operations professional within multiple functions of the business. She specialises in process development and has been responsible for educating others on using systems and applications such as accounting software and goods exporting systems. C Gordon also has experience hosting Webinars and Training Sessions for stakeholders, clients, colleagues and new recruits. Together with offering continuous advice, guidance and mentorship on duties and best practices. She is inspired to bring innovation within the workplace whereby many times she has worked towards sustainable workflow, streamlining and ameliorating processes to bring efficiency and speed to the business procedures. Alongside business development, in her free time she is creative, writing novels, drawing and learning languages. She is also a content creator, gamer and musically talented. Throughout all she pushes to seek to, not only, build herself but help elevate others to be better.

Mentor

S Boakye-Duah is a mentor and continuously supports and builds mentees that she works with.

S Boakye-Duah has roots in the Health and Well-being field as well as Education. Undertaking her Degree in Exercise, Nutrition and Health. She has engaged in a broad range of work including community oriented health promotion projects, work within the NHS as well as Further Education. Her most recent work projects include teaching adults with special educational needs and disabilities whilst continuing her professional development completing her Masters in Human Nutrition (Public Health and Sports). Alongside her work in the health and education field She has over 10 years experience working with young adults within the mentoring space participating again in community projects as well as cofounding a youth mentorship and enterprise project to help motivate and guide young adults 18+ into further enterprise, education or training. She also co-runs an online health and well-being education and coaching company (www.glotimefitness.com)
When not engaging in study or work she loves walking and exploring new spaces, burying her nose in a good book or spending quality time with family and friends.

Mentor

S Cunningham works as a mentor within FG Mentors, continuously bringing support and care to the mentees he works with.

He is a proud husband and father of two.

He has worked in many fields, such as mentoring and coaching, he is also passionate about film-making. He started his own entertainments company over 3 years ago. S Cunningham produces short films, documentaries, music videos and reality series. S Cunningham is passionate about encouraging and building platforms were people young and old can talk about there struggles and find steps to solve them. He has also been able to support young and up coming actors, singers and models by managing them to becoming more magnetic to potential employers within the film industry.

S Cunningham has mentored in schools and inclusion departments providing support for pupils who were experiencing challenges and difficulties outside of school.

S Cunningham has also worked in the sports industry as an athletics coach training young people from the ages of 6-19 for over 5 years. In this role he prepared young people to compete in athletic competitions, this required putting together training programmes. He has also ran summer sports camps which became well known within the Lewisham borough for its success rate.

S Cunningham is very passionate about the growth of others and shows great interest in people and loves to learn new things.

Mentor

I Aryee works as a mentor within FG Mentors, continuously bringing support and care to the mentees he works with.

For over 16 years, IA has been mentoring young adults and coaching rugby to secondary school kids. On the rugby field, he has learned that leadership isn’t just about winning games—it’s about building character, resilience, and teamwork. As a coach, he has helped young players push their limits, overcome setbacks, and celebrate their victories, both on and off the field. Mentoring has taught him the power of listening, empathy, and tailored guidance—skills he brings to every conversation.

But his story doesn’t stop there. He went to university to study architecture, where he discovered his love for design, problem-solving, and creating spaces that inspire. After graduating, he transitioned into project management, where he honed his skills in planning, organization, and leading teams to deliver results. Eventually, he took the leap to run his own business, where he learned the ins and outs of entrepreneurship, from managing risks to chasing big dreams.

What ties all these experiences together is his passion for helping others grow. Whether it’s through mentoring, coaching, or sharing lessons from his own journey, he's committed to helping people find your path and thrive. He's enthusiastic to work with others and support turn goals into achievements with his belief that every one can succeed.

Mentor

N-R Bell works as a mentor within FG Mentors, continuously bringing support and care to the mentees she works with.

NR has worked in mainstream and special needs schools with various ages working with deaf children and children with autism.

She takes pleasure in a challenge as has accumulated knowledge and various skills within her job as Speech and Language therapy (SLT), Teaching Assistant (TA), Residential Support Worker (RSW), Invigilation and 1:1 Support Worker.

She has trained in counselling and BSL L3 diploma. She studied BSL and uses her skills when working with deaf children and children with Developmental Language disorder (DLD). Her decision on her study area derives from the determination to widen her level of communication with all children from different backgrounds.

Aside from her educational accomplishments, she enjoys singing and spending quality time with family and friends. She is passionate about supporting children to express themselves using various mediums such as songwriting, dancing, and drama. Her aim is to encourage children to have an unstoppable mindset in achieving and becoming all they are destined to be.

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