Bio
Founder and CEO The Ubele Initiative
Lecturer in Community Studies Goldsmiths, University of London
Lecturer in Community Studies Goldsmiths, University of London
May 2014-present
Establishing a new intergenerational community leadership and community enterprise initiative for African Diaspora communities in the UK;
Developing the overall vision and strategy;
Designing and delivering intergenerational community leadership interventions;
Building partnerships on local, national and international level.
Lecturer in Community Studies Goldsmiths, University of London
Lecturer in Community Studies Goldsmiths, University of London
Lecturer in Community Studies Goldsmiths, University of London
November 2014-2020
Supporting the development of and teaching on three separate modules: Organisation and Management, Applied Research Methods and Group Work modules on the BA Applied Social Studies with Community and Youth Work
(JNC Qualification);
Module leadership and curriculum development;
Supporting students in 1:1 and group tutorials
November 2014-2020
Supporting the development of and teaching on three separate modules: Organisation and Management, Applied Research Methods and Group Work modules on the BA Applied Social Studies with Community and Youth Work
(JNC Qualification);
Module leadership and curriculum development;
Supporting students in 1:1 and group tutorials as well as on fieldwork placements;
Designing and facilitation of Group Work sessions and fieldwork supervisors’ training programme.
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travel Fellowship
Lecturer in Community Studies Goldsmiths, University of London
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Travel Fellowship
Part I 14-30th May 2013 Atlanta, USA
Part II 3rd-28th February 2014 Aotearoa, NZ
Conducting a series of learning journeys;
Meeting wih individuals and visiting socially innovative organisations involved in leadership and social change initiatives;
Comparing and contrasting models and processes used to develop leadership with communities which experience discrimination and social exclusion.
Programme Manager for Master of Management in Innovation Studies, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Programme Manager for Master of Management in Innovation Studies, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Programme Manager for Master of Management in Innovation Studies, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa
November 2012-March 2013
Revalidation of Masters degree programme – designing new courses and student support;
Contributing to the design and implementation of Wits University Innovation Studies Research Group Programme.
Partner (Oxford, Johannesburg) Reos Partners
Programme Manager for Master of Management in Innovation Studies, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Programme Manager for Master of Management in Innovation Studies, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa
2010-2012
Co-designing and co-delivering complex social system change projects;
Designing specific interventions, including training and facilitation;
Contributing to the global business strategy (7 offices), developing new markets, preparing proposals and recruitment, managing Associates.
Founder and Managing Director Yvonne Field Associates Ltd. Consultancy and Training
Programme Manager for Master of Management in Innovation Studies, Wits Business School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Founder and Managing Director Yvonne Field Associates Ltd. Consultancy and Training
April 2000-March 2015
Establishing a new consultancy and training company, its strategic direction and all business planning functions;
Undertaking delivery of a wide range of change management consultancy services and interventions to promote social inclusion, diversity, and to create dynamic partnerships.
Independent Organisational Consultant, Yvonne Field Training and Consultancy
Youth and Play Work Training Coordinator, Centre for Public and Voluntary Sector Development at Goldsmiths, University of London
Youth and Play Work Training Coordinator, Centre for Public and Voluntary Sector Development at Goldsmiths, University of London
January 1996-March 2000
Youth and Play Work Training Coordinator, Centre for Public and Voluntary Sector Development at Goldsmiths, University of London
Youth and Play Work Training Coordinator, Centre for Public and Voluntary Sector Development at Goldsmiths, University of London
Youth and Play Work Training Coordinator, Centre for Public and Voluntary Sector Development at Goldsmiths, University of London
January 1996-March 2000
Developing and delivering University level accredited learning programmes for youth workers, play workers and adults mentoring and supporting young people;
Managing team of 8 associates.
Assistant Education Officer for Community Education, London Borough of Greenwich Education Department
Youth and Play Work Training Coordinator, Centre for Public and Voluntary Sector Development at Goldsmiths, University of London
Assistant Education Officer for Community Education, London Borough of Greenwich Education Department
February 1990-December 1995
Education policy and planning function for Adult Education and Youth Service;
Managing centralised Youth service including personnel, finances and administration.
Tutor, Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP): Guyana
Advisory Worker for Work With Girls and Young Women in the Youth Service, Lambeth Girls Project
Advisor for Work with Girls and Young Women, Inner London Education Authority (ILEA)
March 1986-August 1988
Advising 12 Caribbean Governments on youth policy formulation;
Undertaking research projects on youth affairs;
Designing and teaching modules on a University of Guyana accredited youth development diploma programme;
Delivering regional and sub regional workshops on a range of subjects including teenage pregnancy, substance misuse and family life education.
Advisor for Work with Girls and Young Women, Inner London Education Authority (ILEA)
Advisory Worker for Work With Girls and Young Women in the Youth Service, Lambeth Girls Project
Advisor for Work with Girls and Young Women, Inner London Education Authority (ILEA)
1985-1986
Leading London wide support and development of youth and community work with girls and young women;
Establishing London wide group for black women youth workers;
Working on a wide range of other local, regional and national projects focused on children and young people, refugee groups and others living in disadvantaged communities
1985-1986
Leading London wide support and development of youth and community work with girls and young women;
Establishing London wide group for black women youth workers;
Working on a wide range of other local, regional and national projects focused on children and young people, refugee groups and others living in disadvantaged communities;
Working with Health Development Agency - managing and implementing a national health network for professionals working with children and young people.
Advisory Worker for Work With Girls and Young Women in the Youth Service, Lambeth Girls Project
Advisory Worker for Work With Girls and Young Women in the Youth Service, Lambeth Girls Project
Advisory Worker for Work With Girls and Young Women in the Youth Service, Lambeth Girls Project
1983-1985
Establishing and managing the project from inception;
Developing and delivering the programme to:
- encourage personal development of girls and young women in Lambeth
- widen the range of opportunities open to them
- provide information and resources to other professionals;
Initiating and delivering a training programme fo
1983-1985
Establishing and managing the project from inception;
Developing and delivering the programme to:
- encourage personal development of girls and young women in Lambeth
- widen the range of opportunities open to them
- provide information and resources to other professionals;
Initiating and delivering a training programme for black women youth workers run by black women which focused on work with black girls and young women.
Education
Keele University
University of Surrey
University of Surrey
October 2017-present
PhD registration in Community Animation
and Social Innovation
University of Surrey
University of Surrey
University of Surrey
2004-2009
MSc degree in Change Agency Skill and Strategy (CAS)
University of Bradford
Westhill College, Selly Oak, Birmingham
Westhill College, Selly Oak, Birmingham
1988-1989
MA degree in Social and Community Work
Westhill College, Selly Oak, Birmingham
Westhill College, Selly Oak, Birmingham
Westhill College, Selly Oak, Birmingham
1980-1982
Community and Youth Work Studies
Childhood
Growing up mainly in Deptford, south London, as the youngest child of ten (yes, ten! 3 sisters and 6 brothers) of Windrush parents from Jamaica there are clearly many stories to tell.
I was a bright, active child enjoying tap dancing, girl guides (but hating camping!), playing the tenor recorder and guitar, stamp collecting and writing to my pen-pals. To my mother's horror I had over a hundred pen-pals globally and became quite adept at writing about ‘my news’.
When I was eleven in 1971, there came an event that has strongly influenced my life and my life’s decisions. It was to be my introduction to campaigning to challenge racial injustice – and I loved it!
My application to Grammar School had been rejected. (Six applicants: five white girls accepted, one Black girl rejected. Funny that.) Ostensibly it was because my mother was not a British citizen despite having Exceptional Leave to Remain. Other schools had no places left which left me school-less, so my mother went into battle.
Supported by the, then, Race Relations Board she challenged the original decision, She also had help from a local Black Activist (Aldridge, ‘Ricky’ Cambridge) and ateam of Black students, and home-schooled me and two other Black girls in our front-room. I was eventually offered a place at Haberdashers’ Aske’s grammar school where, despite being a Black working-class girl in a predominately white middle-class school, I thrived, also learning along the way the tough lessons of navigating white culture and communities.
Attending a culturally diverse FE college in Hackney at age 16, together with the influence of the Black Power movement and Black-led feminism in the USA, felt like a real breath of fresh air and helped me develop my Black political consciousness as a young woman.
My childhood dreams of being a teacher were stymied by a dislike of maths. At the time I had no idea about the power of informal education through youth work or adult learning through community education!
