Who works for SCM?
CEO - The Revd Dr Naomi Nixon Naomi is a Church of England priest with a background of working in education: she has led a chaplaincy in Further Education, taught youth work and, later, ran staff development for the clergy of the diocese of Coventry. She is a pioneer minister in her spare time in a church where SCM alumni and current students make up a fair proportion of the congregation! She loves binge watching TV and sewing. Very excitingly, she recently finished her PhD study, entitled 'What is the soul of Further Education Chaplaincy?'! Being the CEO of SCM means Christian servant leadership in action, because first and foremost we are student led.
Comms and Marketing Officer - Ruth Harvey Ruth has worked for SCM for nearly 10 years, and in that time has found SCM to be a safe place to explore her doubts and questions about faith, even as a staff member. She enjoys all things social media, and making memes for her job is a dream come true. As well as working for SCM, Ruth is a professional artist, and you can catch her in the studio on her non-SCM days. She enjoys playing games of every kind including boardgames, videogames, and D&D, hanging out with her husband David and her cat Finn, and spending too much time on TikTok.
Faith in Action Project Worker - Cat Whitehouse Cat studied Politics at the University of Essex, then completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Worcester and a Masters in Politics at the University of Birmingham. Their work is shaped by an interest in how faith and politics meet in everyday life and how that influences the way we build community, support both our neighbours and those we disagree with, and work for justice. As a queer Christian, Cat is passionate about LGBTQ+ inclusion in faith spaces and creating environments where people feel safe to be fully themselves. Outside of work, Cat is a self-proclaimed nerd who loves musical theatre, Doctor Who, D&D, and dragons (they have a dragon tattoo). They also write poetry and perform, and are always interested in how creativity and pop culture can help us think differently about faith and justice.
Operations Co-ordinator (Interim) - Jen Nicholas Jen is here to help process all things operations! She worked for the Movement before, in 2018, but came back to us in 2022. When she's not in the office geeking out over spreadsheets, she's studying a psychology degree with the Open University and being the house human to her two cats, Chunk and Meg. She uses her spare time to be Auntie Jen to her ten nieces and nephews, watch lots of films (especially old black and white Hollywood ones), listen to music, read stupidly long, literary novels, and craft mindfully with yarn.
Movement Administrator - John Wallace-Howell John is the main point of contact for all the groups and members that make up our glorious, inclusive movement. He worked for SCM before back in the halcyon days of the Seeds of Liberation conference and is delighted to be back on the staff team. In his spare time he watches an inordinate amount of sport and films; and regularly loses games of Warhammer.