MEET
OUR TEAM
Street Gym Foundation is led by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in community health,
finance, governance, construction and brand leadership.
Our Trustees and operational team combine lived experience with professional rigour,
ensuring that every Street Gym is delivered safely, responsiblyand with measurable impact for the communities we serve.
Street Gym Foundation is led by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in community health, finance, governance, construction and brand leadership.
Our Trustees and operational team combine lived experience with professional rigour, ensuring that every Street Gym is delivered safely, responsibly and with measurable impact for the communities we serve.
Meet Our Team
JUAN
LOPEZ.
Founder & Managing Director
Juan brings lived experience, proven leadership and over 15 years of frontline delivery in community health and youth development.
Raised in Tottenham, North London, Juan witnessed first-hand how crime, inequality and lack of opportunity limit life outcomes. His turning point came through the British Army, where he served for over a decade as a commander and physical training instructor, developing deep expertise in discipline, mentoring and physical wellbeing.
Since leaving the Army, Juan has led impactful programmes across schools, prisons and estates. Juan's approach focuses on sustainable, community-led change, not short term intervention.
NATALIE
JONES.
Business Development Director
Natalie brings over 15 years of experience working across business development, leadership and holistic wellbeing.
Her early career in sales and growth roles gave her a strong understanding of people, communication and sustainable development within organisations and communities.
Natalie transitioned from the corporate world into holistic practice to pursue a more purpose-led path. She trained in sound therapy, neuroscience-informed methods, breathwork, somatic movement and emotional release, blending practical insight with embodied healing approaches.
Today, she combines her business experience with therapeutic expertise to support children and adults, strengthening the foundations that help individuals and communities thrive
Meet Our Team
OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH COACHES
MAKE ALL OF
THIS POSSIBLE.
Our Community Health Coaches are graduates of the Street Gym Foundation programme who have completed formal training and qualifications supported by the charity.
They understand the realities young people face, and now lead others through movement, wellbeing and positive routine. Rooted in their communities, they create safe, relatable spaces that build confidence, resilience and healthier futures.
KY.
KY comes from the same community he now works within. Having faced his own challenges and shaped a different future for himself, he remains deeply committed to reinvesting his experience, perspective and leadership back into the place that shaped him.
ALE.
Ale is a charismatic health coach with a natural ability to bring people together. He creates an energising, inclusive environment where individuals feel seen, supported and challenged. Helping others build confidence through shared experience.
OUR TRUSTEES BRING DIVERSE EXPERIENCE TO THE TEAM.
Our Trustees bring senior expertise across strategy, brand, finance, fundraising, governance and delivery.
Their combined experience provides strong oversight and accountability, ensuring Street Gym Foundation is built sustainably and scaled responsibly.
Together, they help protect what matters most: credibility, impact and long-term change for the communities we serve.
OUR PARTNERS
MAKE OUR
WORK POSSIBLE.
From businesses and institutions to local organisations and supporters, each partner contributes funding, expertise, resources or services that help bring Street Gyms to life and sustain our programmes.
Together, we remove barriers to wellbeing and create safe, accessible spaces where young people can thrive.
