Youth Vision is staffed by a team of Development Youth Workers, volunteers, and guided by a Board of Trustees. We achieved charitable status in 2009 and gained an accreditation for Investing in Volunteers in 2014.
Youth Vision currently has four part-time members of staff and is supported by a vital team of over 25 volunteers.
Our Team
Sara Beauregard MBE
Our Founder
The dreamer, visionary, co-founder and retired Field manager of Youth Vision.
With 30 years of working with young people and their families in the social sector, qualifications in Nursery education, Psychiatric nursing, Children and Young people’s Counselling and Forest School she continues to be enthusiastic about working with families, young people and the outdoors.
With experience working with Emotional and Behavioural Disorder (EBD) schools and as mental health nurse before moving to America to work for Vision Quest, an organisation that provides alternative education for young offenders with the aim of helping them to avoid further involvement with the penal system.
Her work with Vision Quest was her inspiration to return to the UK do similar work in Scotland. In 2005 she met up with Claudia Goncalves, who has been a catalyst in helping manifest that dream here – to create Youth Vision – supporting young people through the transitional process from childhood to adulthood.
In January 2018, Sara was appointed a Member of the British Empire for her work with the charity.
You can email Sara directly at sara@youthvision.uk
Linsey Neilson
Field Manager
Linsey started with Youth Vision in January 2025 as a Senior Youth Development Worker.
With over 20 years of professional experience in the Community Learning and Development field, she has delivered and managed Youth Work, Adult Education, and Capacity Building initiatives within local authorities, charities, and the third sector. Her dedication to supporting young people in realising their true potential, combined with her love for the outdoors, makes her the perfect fit for Youth Vision.
As a keen runner and wild swimmer, she understands firsthand the transformative benefits of spending time in nature. Youth Vision provides a unique space for young people to discover themselves in a nurturing outdoor learning environment. Additionally, volunteering is deeply embedded in the roots of Youth Vision, and as an advocate, she is committed to strengthening our connections with local people and communities.
“It has been a privilege to be part of the Youth Vision family thus far, and I am excited to build on our successes as we embark on the next chapter together.”
She can be emailed directly at linsey@youthvision.uk
Louise
Position
Bio here.
Fiona Murdoch
Communications and Administration
Biography coming soon…
You can email Fiona directly at fiona@youthvision.uk
Val Minifie
Young Leader Youth Development Worker
Biography coming soon…
Val can be emailed directly at val@youthvision.uk
Tim Daly
Youth Development Worker
Biography coming soon…
Tim can be emailed directly at tim@youthvision.uk
Louise
Position
Bio here.
Leadership and management
The work at Youth Vision is directed by a Board of Trustees, made up of five members, who all have a range of professional and personal skills which includes health and social care, accountancy, leadership, development and management.
Mark Gwynne – Chair
Bringing knowledge of policies and procedures, with 15 years of youth work experience, plus leadership and project management skills.
Peter Smith – Treasurer. BA (hons) In Accountancy
12 years financial services and accounting.
Rich Tildesley – Committee member
Tilly has a passion for the natural world and outdoor experiential learning and believes that vulnerable young people can learn about themselves and their place in the world through a better connection to nature.
He has worked as an environmental and outdoor educator for 17 years, designing and facilitating programmes and expeditions throughout the UK and New Zealand and working with a wide range of client groups with a variety of complex behavioural, physical, mental and emotional abilities.
Joanna Finlay – Committee member
Joanna has worked for several years both as a paid employee and also as a long term volunteer, supporting young people dealing with bullying and abuse in their home, school and other situations, through face to face, online and telephone support, schools outreach, along with the production and distribution of support materials.
She has an interest in rural skills, currently restoring an old farm largely using traditional methods and has a keen interest in history and the natural world.
Hopewell Silas – Committee member
A Senior Project Manager with the NHS, Hopewell has a wealth of experience from his many years volunteering as a coordinating pastor for adults and young people, developing close supporting relationships with families and collaborating with other community organisations to develop and meet the needs of young people.
Ross McKenzie – Committee member
Biography coming soon.
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