The Board of Trustees

  • Kelvin Ng

    Chair of the Board of Trustees

    Kelvin is a Master of Public Administration Candidate at the London School of Economics, having completed a BSc in Politics and International Relations there. He has previously served as Secretary-General for LSEMUN High School 2024 and Director-General for LSE YouthMUN 2023.

  • Nikolaos Chaitas

    Treasurer, Fundraising and Development

    Nikolaos graduated from SOAS University of London with a BA in Politics and International Relations. He has previously served as Under Secretary-General for Outreach in London YouthMUN 2025.

  • Alberto Martino

    Governance and Regulation

    Alberto graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Politics and Data Science. He has previously served as Secretary-General for London YouthMUN 2025 and Under Secretary-General for Administration in LSEMUN High School 2024.

  • Aidan Cross

    Special Projects, Governance & Regulation

    Aidan graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in International Relations and Chinese. He has previously served as Under Secretary-General for Academics (Specialised Committees) in LSEMUN High School 2024.

  • Josh Mills

    Ex-Officio Trustee, London YouthMUN Secretary-General

    Josh is a BA History and Politics of the Americas Candidate from University College London (UCL). He has previously served as Under Secretary-General for Chairing in London YouthMUN 2025.

  • Mayra Hobrok

    Nominated Trustee, Special Projects

    Mayra is a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Candidate at the London School of Economics. She has previously served as Under Secretary-General for Delegate Affairs in London YouthMUN 2025. She represents the partnering organisation as MUN Director of LSESU United Nations Society.

  • Ekaterina Chasovnikova

    Fundraising and Development

    Katya is a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Candidate at Durham University. She has previously served as an Associate Trustee of the Foundation and as an Assistant Chair in LSEMUN High School 2024 and LSE YouthMUN 2023.

  • Robert Young

    Special Projects

    Robert is a BSc Politics and Philosophy Candidate at the London School of Economics. He has previously served as an Associate Trustee of the Foundation and as an Assistant Chair in LSEMUN High School 2024.

  • Ethan McCullagh

    Associate Trustee, Special Projects

    Ethan is an Upper Sixth student at Harrow School. He has previously led the Delegate Pledge at London YouthMUN 2025 and a member of the Special Projects Committee of the Foundation.

The Board of Trustees would like to recognise previous members who have served the London Youth Diplomacy Foundation:

Kenneth Choi (Treasurer, 2024-2025), Aether Li (Governance and Regulation, 2024-2025), Mollie McGowan (Special Projects, 2024-2025), Shamitha Yarrabolu (Acting Nominated Trustee, 2024-2025)

Foundation-wide Working Groups

  •  The Governance and Regulation Committee is in charge of the periodic review of the Foundation’s policies and to ensure compliance with relevant laws. This Committee is also in charge of reviewing relevant contracts and tasked with the drafting of the Annual Accounts and Directors’ Report, and any other reports were appropriate.

    Members of the Board:

    • Kelvin Ng (Chair of the Board of Trustees)

    • Alberto Martino (Safeguarding Lead)

    • Nikolaos Chaitas (Treasurer, Fundraising and Development Committee)

    • Aidan Cross (Chair of the Special Projects Committee)

  • The Committee provides oversight of the Foundation’s financial systems, operations and strategy.  It oversees and supports the Foundation’s income generation strategy, and supports the Board in securing support, not only donations from individuals, companies and trusts, but also securing pro-bono support and influencing wider agencies. 

    Members of the Committee:

    • Nikolaos Chaitas (Committee Chair, Treasurer)

    • Ekaterina Chasovnikova (Fundraising Lead)

    • Norman Meisner Nielsen (Regulatory Compliance Officer)

    • Josh Mills (London YouthMUN Secretary-General)

    • Kelvin Ng and Alberto Martino (Trustee Representatives)

  • The Special Projects Committee is tasked with the planning and execution of any other projects that the Foundation undertakes to advance its charitable objects, with the exception of the London YouthMUN. Whereas responsibility of a special project has been delegated to a subsidiary team, the Committee will appoint a Project Lead to ensure the oversight of the execution of relevant projects.

    Members of the Committee:

    • Aidan Cross (Committee Chair)

    • Nikolaos Chaitas, Alberto Martino, Robert Young, Ethan McCullaugh (MUN Academy)

    • Mayra Hobrok, Norman Meisner Nielsen (SDG Policy Hackathon)

    • Maria Kliuchnikova, Wieroo Park (Brand Strategy)