Our History

The RAP (Raising Awareness & Prevention) Foundation is a registered charity established in 2019 by Deana Puccio & Allison Havey, co- founders of the RAP Project. Together with a highly committed & multi-disciplined team of trustees, the foundation has successfully filled a much needed gap within the Relationship, Sex & Health Education provision in State maintained schools & academies.

Our charitable objectives are to preserve and protect the good physical and mental health of young people, through the provision of workshops and presentations in the subject of relationship and sex education, so that they are better able to make their own informed decisions about their relationships, behaviour, and actions.

We are proud to have empowered over 50,000 pupils across the UK!

Our Trustees

Trustee

PATRICIA ASTLEY

PATRICIA ASTLEY, TRUSTEE

Patricia has a BA in Liberal Arts, and a Certificat Practique de Francais from the Chambre de Commerce et D’Industrie in Paris. She is an Executive Director Relationship Manager, at Julius Baer London, UK. She has held previous Memberships in the Wall St Journal’s Women in Business and is currently a member of the Julius Baer International Women’s network as well as being one of the Founding Partners of The WealthiHer Network. She speaks Fluent French, Spanish and Portuguese and is a patron of the charity, CONTACT. When Patricia is not spending time with her two daughters and her dogs, she enjoys skiing, tennis and travelling.

Trustee

LEO CREMONEZI

LEO CREMONEZI, TRUSTEE

Leo has 22 years’ experience working as a senior Statistical Scientist, with 13 of these spent at Ipsos MORI. Now, he is a Statistical Journalist at the Financial Times. He supports and develops new and advanced technical applications for use within the media industry and participates in questionnaire design, sampling, data manipulation and writing. Leo is also a chartered member (CStat) of the Royal Statistical Society in the UK. At FT, Leo is the head of FT Rankings and is responsible for analysis, writing and business education events. Outside of work, Leo has passions for travelling, music, sports, cooking and volunteering. As a volunteer, he helps the Sanktus project (cooking) and at the Idea Store Library as a Digital buddy and Maths teacher.

Trustee

Annabel Dumbell

ANNABEL DUMBELL, TRUSTEE

Annabel studied Law at Brasenose College, Oxford and then the College of Law Guildford. After a few years practising IP and IT law in law firms, Annabel moved in house to Accenture. She is currently a Managing Director leading the Litigation and Disputes team for EMEA North at Accenture. Until recently, she was the Global Lead setting the direction and managing all Inclusion and Diversity programs for Accenture Legal internally and externally (covering around 3000 legal professionals globally). Annabel was also a Trustee of St Mary’s School, Hampstead and has been a volunteer at a homeless shelter (the Heath Street Contact Club) for over 10 years. She is married and the mother of three young women.

Trustee

SARA GORDON

SARA GORDON, TRUSTEE

Sara has a BSc in Management Sciences at UMIST (University of Manchester). After a career in publishing which included working for The Royal Academy of Arts and Dorling Kindersley, she became a freelance Finance Manager for SME’s. Sara currently works for a leading talent management agency. In the past, Sara’s voluntary work has included supporting vulnerable children and families through the charity Home-Start UK in Haringey, as well as promoting parenting skills classes in schools, working with a family therapist parenting expert.

Sara is married, and with three daughters, who are now all young adults, is an avid fan of the cause that the RAP Foundation supports. In her spare time she enjoys yoga and skiing and the great outdoor

Trustee (Chair)

TRACEY MARSHALL

TRACEY MARSHALL, TRUSTEE (Chair)

Tracey studied Economics and French at university and then trained as a Chartered Accountant at a major UK accountancy firm, before going on to become one of the practice’s youngest partners, at the age of 30. She then joined one of her former clients, The Benfield Group, a London based reinsurance broker. There she initially held a variety of finance department and senior management roles, before becoming Group HR Director and a member of the Global Executive Group. Tracey currently works as an independent consultant focusing on people development, mentoring and coaching. She also holds a variety of roles in the charity sector as volunteer, trustee and advisor. She lives in London with her partner and two daughters.

Trustee

JUDITH PRINSLEY

JUDITH PRINSLEY, Trustee

Judith taught Drama and English and Drama in a secondary modern in Lancashire. She subsequently taught Drama for many years at Fortismere School in North London and she was also a staff governor and a parent governor at a local state primary school .Judith trained as a PSHE Coordinator acquiring the PSHE Certificate and widened her experience by working with the Haringey PSHE Advisors and other PSHE Co-Ordinator’s in the Borough. Judith worked with a variety of stakeholders to implement evenings at Fortismere in connection with Drug Education and keeping students safe, Judith also ran the student council in one of the colleges.

Judith is a member of the Haringey Multifaith Forum working with a wide variety of faith leaders /representatives of communities and partners including councillors and police, in the Borough. At some of our meetings, speakers from a variety of health organisations have highlighted their services and reached out to us to share information with our communities and explore the best ways of helping communities access information .

Trustee

DEANA PUCCIO

DEANA PUCCIO, TRUSTEE

Deana co-founded The RAP Project in 2012. She has vast experience in educating young people on the laws defining sexual assault and sexual harassment. After attending New York University, obtaining a Master’s Degree at The Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University and her Juris Doctorate Degree from The City University of New York Law School, Deana worked as a former Senior Assistant District Attorney and was on the very first Sex Crimes/Special Victims Unit in the US, which launched in Brooklyn. Deana is the co-author of Sex, Likes & Social Media: Talking to Teens in the Digital Age published by Random House/Ebury. She appears as an expert commentator on Sky News and is often invited to speak at educational conferences and festivals. She lives in North London with her husband and three daughters.

Our team

CEO

JESSICA HAWLEY

JESSICA HAWLEY, CEO

Jess is a dedicated and highly experienced qualified teacher with over 20 years in the education sector. She has a PGCE in Citizenship & PSHE from the Institute of Education and an MA in Education from King’s College London. She has taught in both the state and independent sector and is currently a Governor at The Bridge School, a special school for children with severe learning difficulties and/or autism. Jess is passionate about making Relationship, Sex, and Health Education (RSHE) more accessible, positive, and inclusive. Her career began in Social Work in New York City, where she led workshops on sexual health and substance abuse, which shaped her awareness of the importance of creating supportive spaces and being an empathetic listener. Jess is deeply motivated by the need to create nurturing learning environments that empower young people to make informed, healthy choices. Originally from Mexico City, Jess loves the vibrancy of London where she lives with her husband and three daughters.

Presenter

KATE EDGECUMBE-RENDLE

KATE EDGECUMBE-RENDLE, PRESENTER

Kate is the founder of ID YOU and a presenter for Pappaya Parents. She also owns The Outdoors Project in Chichester. Kate has had a wealth of experience in the classroom and has taught in Thailand, India and Nepal. Her time in Nepal then led her to running a safari lodge in the Nepalese Jungle. Kate covers all of the RSE topics and has expert knowledge in Digital Wellbeing.

Kate is a mother of three boys and recognizes the challenges faced by kids today. Her interest lies in equipping young people with the toolkit to tackle everyday life.The impact of technology has had a dramatic effect on young people, and Kate believes that through education, we can really start to see a change. Kate is a named speaker for the Smartphone-Free Childhood movement and has been delivering online parent talks in support of this movement.

Social Media Manager

SOPHIA GEORGIOU

Sophia Georgiou, Social Media Manager

Sophia was born and raised in London. She studied languages and received her MA in Translation at the University of Leeds. She has been working with the RAP Foundation for the last three years. Passionate about education and empowerment, Sophia works to spread awareness about critical issues such as consent, online safety, and the impact of harmful content on social media and online. Sophia is inspired by the foundation’s mission to create meaningful change and is proud to be part of an organisation that makes a lasting impact.