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Meet The Team

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Senior Deputy Director - South Central Region

Chloe Mills

 

Chloe graduated from the University of Southampton in 2009 and simultaneously joined The Life Skills Company to run the South Central Area. She has developed The Life Skills Company in this part of the country for over fifteen years, driven by a belief that building students’ self-esteem, confidence and motivation can lead them to success both inside school and out. Outside of work, Chloe has a keen interest in school governance and is currently Chair of Governors for a primary school, driving standards and improving wellbeing. She is also the membership secretary for a city swim club and she has three 'swimmer' sons between ages 7 and 13 who are challenging in all the right ways!! As a family, they love the water, going off-grid, walking holidays, cycling and generally being a bit wild in nature.  Her favourite quote is "Life is not about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself" George Bernard Shaw.

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Trainee Deputy Director - North of London Region

Jasmine Kimani

 

From Sept 2026 we have new team member for the North of London Region.  Jasmine has a BSc in Psychological Science from the University of Bristol.   She has a heart for making a difference and has volunteered with a focus on improving quality of life and reducing socioeconomic inequalities.

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Founder & Director

Steve Coppin

 

Steve was born in South London and the first of his family to attend university gaining a BA Hons in Maths/Music at London University.  He went on to teach Maths at a comprehensive school in Kent and then at a grammar school in the London Borough of Bexley. Years later and attracted by a new challenge, Steve joined IBM and climbed the corporate ladder for 19 years. He held many leadership positions, culminating as Director of Business Partners for UK, Ireland, Netherlands and South Africa. Yearning to again ‘make a difference’, he left IBM to jointly launch The Life Skills Company in 2003.  Having spent 20+ years making a difference with students and staff in schools, he now spends time assisting the amazing team at The Life Skills Company and driving things from a strategic point of view.  In his spare time, he loves to walk (and litter pick) in the beautiful Sussex countryside, play tennis and ski (but not all at the same time 🙂).  One of his favourite quotes is “May You Live All The Days Of Your Life.” J. Swift

 

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Deputy Director - South East Region

Ella Filskow

 

Ella graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BSc in Evolutionary Anthropology, before completing her master's degree in Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology at UCL in 2023. Ella’s love of learning and education brought her to The Life Skills Company where she is passionate to help young people have the confidence and tools they need to excel in their studies. Outside of work, Ella is an avid reader with a love for fantasy and sci-fi books. She also enjoys keeping active, both in the gym and playing rugby for her local team. Her favourite quote is Kahlil Gibran’s: “If he is indeed wise, he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.”

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Founder & Director

Meg Coppin

Meg has always had a passion for helping people and making

a difference. After training in housing law, worked as a housing and homelessness adviser, going on to became a senior manager and consultant for local government. Voluntarily Meg has been a YMCA Director and has led multiple youth groups in the community over a 30 year period. With a desire to touch the lives of many more young people, she jointly launched The Life Skills Company in 2003 with a passion for emotional intelligence in schools. Now with an amazing team in place she is less in schools but over sees the operations of the business including the fun of tech and accounting 🙂. Meg has two grown up children, loves to walk, especially coastal paths or the South Downs and dabbles with a bit of tennis. One of her favourite quotes is “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.” Goethe

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