SIFE Cardiff Alumni
As
part of the SIFE Cardiff's contribution to generating economic
advantage, the group have had the benefit of numerous entrepreneurial,
passionate and committed individuals that have made the organisation
what it is today. SIFE Cardiff is proud of this heritage and further
that it can still count these individuals as part of its ever growing
circle of positive influence on the community in which we are based.
SIFE Alumni include:
Jon Channon
Jon
was a prominent member of SIFE Cardiff in his second year before taking
on the role of co-ordinator in the third and final year of his Finance
degree. Jon had a tremendous passion for Social Enterprise and he was
without doubt the defining factor in shaping the current emphasis of
SIFE Cardiff on its community and the environmental commitments. Jon
also exemplified what it was to be inspired by the SIFE principles and
it was again primarily down to him that SIFE Cardiff rose from the
misfortunes of 2007-08 to make it to the semi-finals in 2008-2009. Jon
led the College projects as well as the innovative Bio-fuels project
started in 2008. Moving on from his experiences of SIFE, and prior to
that a considerable time with the Mac Donald's group, Jon has secured a
graduate training position with a solicitors firm in Bristol. We wish
him all the best but hope to see him soon back in Cardiff helping to
inspire this years teams with innovative thinking and razor sharp
punnary!
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Jonny 'The Face of Your Uni Co-op' Evans
After being approached by SIFE
Cardiff to take on the role as its chair, Jonny became the prominent and driving force of the very
successful union co-operative scheme launched in 2009. With his environmental passion and zeal for the project Jonny secured the human and physical resources to not only set the project going, but also ensure that it was sustainable
beyond its initial year of operation. Alongside SIFE Jonny
worked as a regular contributor to the student newspaper gair rhydd, is
a keen hiker and a self-confessed bookworm. Developing his business acumen
through SIFE and the experience at the 2009 National Competition, Jon has been inspired to get involved in Social Enterprise at home and abroad before moving on to postgraduate study (M.A in Politics Science) in September 2010. We wish him all the best and
hope that he will find the time to return to us both as a consultant to the co-op and the great friend that he has become.
Email: evansjee'at'hotmail.com