Steve Bird is the Chair of KidsOut, having over a decade of board-level experience across various sectors, including as a Trustee of a large children’s community sport charity.

Steve has a strong track record of chairing and strengthening boards, having particular expertise in charity governance, trustee–executive relationships, risk, safeguarding and regulatory oversight. He is also a commercially astute leader having considerable experience in delivering financial sustainability and navigating organisational growth. He has built and sold three of his own businesses, and has also held several executive leadership and advisory roles.

As Chair of KidsOut, Steve provides a calm, measured leadership style, with a proven ability to operate effectively in emotionally sensitive and high-stakes environments. His role with KidsOut also aligns with his personal motivation which is informed by his lived experiences as an adoptive parent. More than anything, he is committed to improving the outcomes for disadvantaged children by delivering positive experiences to their lives.

Tom is a senior finance and operations leader with over 20 years’ experience across charities, elite sport and commercial organisations. He is currently Finance & Operations Director and Company Secretary at Chelsea FC Foundation. At the Foundation, Tom plays a strategic role driving operations, financial oversight and governance, working to support community-focused programmes and partnerships. Drawn to KidsOut’s mission, Tom is passionate about playing a small part in supporting the teams that improve the lives of children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Ada Ibezi is the founder and CEO of Against Domestic Abuse (ADA), an NGO whose aim is two-fold. Firstly, raising awareness about Domestic Abuse and secondly, supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse. She is a Domestic Abuse Community Ambassador and a qualified Freedom Programme Facilitator. She is a Thriver after her own lived experience.

She is currently working alongside the Metropolitan Police as part of the MET’s community centred learning project. Ada has 17 years experience of teaching and leading in schools across three continents, she has been the designated safeguarding lead and delivered school-wide safeguarding and child protection training. She is also the founder and CEO of Fit Africa Warriors, a holistic fitness and well-being organisation.

Ada also volunteers for the charity Hestia, the largest provider of Refuges and Safe Houses for women and children in London and the South East of England.

Ada is a fitness enthusiast, who loves African fashion, writing and performing, photography, meetings new people and learning new things. She speaks fluent Igbo, a Nigerian language, English, conversational French and beginner Spanish. She is passionate about education, raising awareness of domestic abuse and supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse.