The Huracan Foundation’s unique history is largely down to the tenacity and ingenuity of its founder, Henry May. Henry was a Teach First participant in 2009, and his work in a challenging school in South London was the trigger for seeing how football can change the direction of children’s lives.

Combined with the connections he had made with Club Atlético Huracán in Argentina, Henry saw the potential impact of delivering change by creating The Huracan Foundation.

After a senior marketing career with Kellogg’s and Camelot, Ian was the Chief Executive Officer of a range of venture capital backed companies. In recent years, Ian has concentrated on voluntary Chair and Board roles across sport, education, and health organisations.

Ian joined The Huracan Foundation in early 2019 through his son Ben, who played for Huracan FC London. Ian concentrates on strategy, partnerships, and funding, and he is committed to expanding our international work.

Hayley has spent the last seven years working for Access Sport, a UK based charity working to improve young people’s health and wellbeing. Before joining Access Sport, Hayley completed a PhD in Sport Psychology and is passionate about using data to demonstrate positive social change.

Hayley joined The Huracan Foundation in 2021. As a keen footballer herself, Hayley is excited about harnessing the power of football and supporting the Foundation to improve more children’s lives around the world.

Paola is Project Manager specialized in education and social development, working in international and educational organizations for more than 10 years. Alumni of the Global Education Network Teach for All.

Consultant in the management and planning of projects related to systemic change and community development through education and community inclusion linking actors from the public, private and social sectors.

Master teacher in gamification processes and passionate about the use of technology to improve the learning experience and democratize access to training that provides equal opportunities.

Chris is an inclusion and anti-discrimination consultant, working predominantly in the professional and grassroots football industries across the UK, Europe and North America. His work focuses on supporting sport leaders to make diversity, equity and inclusion central to sport governance and delivery.

Chris is passionate about social change and the role that sport can play in helping individuals and communities fulfil their potential and to create cultures where everyone feels welcome, safe, valued and included.

Barrie has spent his career in market research and has run his own research agency for more than twenty years. He became interested in The Huracan Foundation having been invited to attend an online workshop involving a number of inspiring Huracan Project Leaders.

He loved the way football was being used as a catalyst to encourage boys and girls from all over the world to continue with their education. His daughter had just finished taking part in the Teach First programme in the UK and this, combined with his life-long obsession with the beautiful game, has led to him becoming a supporter and fundraiser for the foundation ever since.

Having recently joined as a Trustee, Barrie is looking forward to supporting the charity in every way he can in the future.

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is a football journalist, author and broadcaster.

She has written for the Guardian and The Athletic, and recently wrote her first book, Rise of the Lionesses: Incredible Moments from Women's Football with Walker Books.

She hosts a women's football podcast called Counter Pressed in partnership with Spotify and The Ringer and is a regular on Wrighty’s House, a podcast hosted by former Arsenal and England legend Ian Wright.

Sam has spent the last 13 years working in marketing & advertising.

He is the Chief Strategy Officer at Craft Media London, an agency specialising in communications strategy for brands around the world.

Sam is also a tutor for the APG, and has been a guest lecturer at UCL.

Sam Joined The Huracan Foundation in 2023, looking to build on his experiences volunteering and fundraising for his local non-league team Peckham Town, where he holds a position on the board. His focus for charity will be on making the work that the charity does more famous.

Tom leads strategic support across 42 nations, focusing on digital transformation, international relations, education, funding, and sustainability. He excels in optimizing EuroHockey's operations and has a strong track record in developing organizations and individuals on a global scale, emphasizing growth, governance, and inclusivity.

Tom has sat on a number of club committees and boards, he also previously worked in England for the governing bodies of both English Handball and English Badminton. Over the last 8 years Tom has been an active board member for the organisation Merseyside Sport Partnership and is currently completing a Master in Sport Management through the Johan Cruyff Institute.