Meet the team

Beth Nunn -

Founder and CEO

Beth founded PIE in November 2017, after spending a decade working in teaching. Having spent time as an English teacher, Pupil Premium Co-ordinator and manager of a Social Inclusion Centre, Beth has extensive experience working with vulnerable and disengaged young people.

Leaving formal education has allowed Beth to work with a wider number of young people in a variety of settings and situations; she is passionate about working with young people to make sure they are given the opportunity for a brighter future.

our WIDER TEAM

Anna Nunn - Operations Co-Ordinator

Anna is a qualified Primary Teacher with a range of experience teaching in Bolton, East Lancashire and Greater Manchester. She is now working in an operational role for PIE, doing admin, planning, preparation and analysis for all PIE projects.

Gemma Piper - Community Liaison Lead

Gemma has a background in recruitment and supporting long-term unemployed members of the community. She has always had a strong urge & a passion to support people, to provide them with the best opportunities and to make a difference. She is PIE's Community Lead, working on and delivering a range of programmes and activities to all ages.

Munji Sandher - School Delivery Co-Ordinator

Munji is a former teacher, massive bookworm and has a huge love for travelling the world. She has spent the majority of her seven year teaching career leading RE and PSHE departments in inner city, diverse secondary schools. Munji will be delivering our programmes across a number of schools starting October 2023, watch this space for more from her!

Ciara Hodson - Project Support Officer

Ciara joined the team for a new pilot programme looking at improving enrichment in local high schools. She graduated from MMU last July with a degree in Sociology with Quantitative Methods.
She also plays rugby, and has recently started to coach the girls rugby team.

Our students 2024/25

Megan Shields

Megan is currently a third year English Literature Student at the University of Liverpool. As part of her final year, she has been given the opportunity to undertake a work placement to gain some real-world experience. Megan came to us after first meeting us as a student at High School - she took part in one of our programmes in Blackpool!

Natasha Todd

Natasha is currently in her third year at Manchester Metropolitan University studying a BSc in Criminology and Sociology with Quantitative Methods. She was previously studying a BA in Criminology and Sociology, but she decided to transfer as it allowed her to expand her knowledge in data collection and how this can make a difference in society. She's putting this into practice by working with PIE on a placement this year!

Our board of directors

Heather Kenny

Heather has worked in the communications industry for over 10 years, building and managing the reputation of global brands. Leading award-winning teams, she is committed to the development of the next generation of communicators.

Seamus Mannion

Seamus has been working with young people for over 20 years and is a passionate believer in giving them a voice, because without youth there are no truly new ideas.

Naomi Timperley

Naomi is a published author, mentor, speaker, and panellist. She has been inspiring businesses to strive for growth through innovation and disruption for over 10 years.