Pronounced: ‘lila el-mehtwee’ - Pronouns: she/her

Founder & CEO (volunteer role)

Laïla El-Métoui is an award-winning Global Equity Educator, public speaker and neurodivergent Arab lesbian with over 40 years in inclusion education across schools, corporations and communities. Founder of Pride in Education, UN Women UK CSW Delegate, Stonewall Lesbian Role Model of the Year and National Diversity Power List Top 50, she has dedicated her career to social justice and equity.

Pronouns: he/him

Director Strategy and Policy (volunteer role)

Kamran is a cis queer organisation transformation and change consultant specialising in workforce culture delivering strategic and operational transformation in the healthcare, education, central & local government and the not-for-profit & charity sectors. With over 10 years' experience Kamran's main areas of focus include:
Workforce strategy, policy and practices (the employee lifecycle and experience)
Digital, data and technology change
Physical workspace change
Operational, process and service delivery

Kamran has also led on the delivery of embedding anti-racist practices with local government and the charity sector and co-chaired an LGBTQ+ Staff network within local government and supported Laïla with the delivery of Proud London Councils, the pan London LGBTQ+ Staff Network for local authorities in the British Capital. Kamran continues to support through his work, the voices of the LGBTQ+ community and in particular those whose life experiences intersect multiple marginalisations.

Pronouns: she/they

Director Communication (volunteer role)

Emma is the Co-Director for Social Media and Communications at Pride in Education. They are passionate about LGBTQIA+ education and intersectional advocacy, working to amplify campaigns for change and help underrepresented voices feel heard.

Beyond this, Emma is a marketing and communications professional within the Higher Education sector, focusing on research communication in social sciences.