Our staff

The charity is led by a small team of part-time staff, supported by volunteers in our schools.

The day to day running of the charity is led by Tara Coffin, Director and Head of Family Programmes, together with:

Matilda Tuke, Head of Operations and Impact

Helen Liley, Head of Volunteering

Sally Taylor, Family Programmes Manager

Kirsty Hall, Fundraising Manager

Samreen Mulji, Volunteering and Early Years Administrator

Taleya Rahman-Lewis, Operational and Communications Administrator

Our trustees

Learn to Love to Read was founded and developed by Teresa Harris with advice and support from many generous friends. She has a background in publishing and several years training and experience as a literacy volunteer with various other organisations. She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Difficulties in Literacy Development and an Elklan Early Years Speech and Language qualification. She is also one of our trustees.

Jackie Carson is our chair of trustees. Jackie qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and worked in the City for many years as a Commercial Litigator.  She now works part time as a Professional Support Lawyer for a national firm of solicitors, working with a team which specialises in dispute resolution and another which focuses on the professional disciplinary sector.  

Teresa Harris, the Founder of Learn to Love to Read is also a trustee. See information above. 

Nigel Harris became Tearfund’s Chief Executive in November 2015. Previously, he was Chief Executive of Farm Africa, a long-term rural development NGO focused on east Africa, and before that was Chief of Staff at Save the Children UK. He has worked as a consultant for the Department for International Development and Tearfund, and was previously a trustee of Medair. From 2004 to 2008, Nigel was the Chief Executive of New Philanthropy Capital, the charitable think tank. He spent the earlier part of his career as an investment banker at Schroders.

Carolyn Stubbs qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1991 with Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PWC).  She is no longer working as an accountant but acts as treasurer for a few small charities/entities. She has also been a reading volunteer in a local primary school for many years.

Priya Chhetri joined the board of trustees in 2023. A Principal Product Manager at Skyscanner, she brings a wealth of business experience to Learn to Love to Read, including complex problem solving and building sustainable organisations - as well as a deep appreciation of our core values.

Joanna Henley also joined the board of trustees in 2023. She is an acting deputy head at Balham Nursery School with a 15-year career in Early Years education. Passionate about using a holistic approach to support successful early intervention, she believes strongly in engaging and working with parents as well as helping children develop a lifelong love of books, storytelling and reading.




Learn to Love to Read is registered in England and Wales under charity number 1175288 at St Michael's Church, 71 Wimbledon Park Road, Southfields, London SW18 5TT. We use cookies to improve your experience using this website.
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