Josh Macalister
Josh is Frontline’s Founder and Chief Executive. Josh is a former secondary school teacher and an alumni of Teach First. He taught in schools across Greater Manchester and was a Head of Department before leaving the profession in his fourth year to set up Frontline. Josh has been developing the idea for Frontline since 2010 when he first wrote an article outlining the case for a new route into children’s social work. Josh is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), where he developed the case for Frontline.
Meet the rest of my team
JOSH MACALISTER
Josh is Frontline’s Founder and Chief Executive. Josh is a former secondary school teacher and an alumni of Teach First.
KATIE PURSER
Katie has been working in graduate recruitment for over 10 years with experience in recruiting and assessing talent for roles in the public sector.
MARK POTTER
Mark is Frontline’s External Relations Director. He has spent 13 years working for not-for-profits.
SAM SIMS
Sam is Frontline’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Frontline, Sam served as Director of Development at Teach First, where he worked for seven years.
MARY JACKSON
Mary is the Leadership Development Director. She has had over 15 years’ experience in change management, recruitment and communications at both operational and strategic levels.
LISA HACKETT
Lisa has worked in in a variety of diverse and broad reaching roles in the social work sector.