Meet the team

Joseph Howes

Chief Executive

Joseph has 23 years of experience working in charities supporting children, young people and their families in the UK to build better futures. Joseph has been Chief Executive of Buttle UK for five years and has previously held senior fundraising, and communications roles at Depaul UK, Action for Children and The Prince’s Trust. He is also Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition, a group of 110+ organisations dedicated to the cause of alleviating child poverty. Joseph is a trustee of School Home Support and is Chair of the Fundraising Committee too.

Peter Orlov

Chair of Trustees

Peter Orlov has spent over 15 years working for top law firms, specialising in advising on all aspects of legal matters relating to private investment funds. He is currently the General Counsel of a growth fund manager, specialising in tech investments.

Peter has acted for a variety of clients over the course of his career, from large sovereign wealth funds to complex corporates and central banks, including acting "pro bono" for a number of charity and not-for-profit clients.

Peter has been a trustee of Buttle UK since 2016; he lives in London.

Tracey Dwamenah

Deputy Chair of Trustees

Tracey has over 5 years experience working within the youth sector, with a passion for advocating for LGBTQ+ young people. She currently works as Head of Mental Health, Wellbeing & Youth for METRO Charity,an equality and diversity charity based in South East London.

Tracey is driven to support young people to break any barriers that are put in their way and is motivated by creating change in young people's lives.

Tracey joined Buttle UK as a Trustee in March 2022 and became Deputy Chair of Trustees in December 2023.