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No Strings reaches target audiences through local facilitators and teachers - they themselves are the staff of the organisations we collaborate with, along with those of  their local partners. We train and support them, but they are the face of our organisation on the ground, and we have been blessed to work with extraordinary people. Many feature in photographs on this site. 

Here, we introduce key No Strings artists and staff based in the UK and the USA, along with our Trustees and Patrons.

  • Johnie McGlade

    Director

    Johnie has spent more than 35 years working in humanitarian intervention all over the world. Before founding No Strings International in 2003, he was a key player with WarChild and the Irish NGO GOAL.

  • Rosie Waller

    Programmes Director

    Rosie heads our outreach design and delivery team. Joined in 2008 from a background in training followed by newspaper and radio journalism. Has an MSc in Disasters and Development Studies.

  • Kathy Mullen

    Creative Director

    A former lead puppeteer in numerous Jim Henson productions, who co-puppeteered Yoda with Frank Oz, Kathy is an all-round puppet genius who writes No Strings film scripts and oversees film development.

  • Michael Frith

    Co-creative Director

    Former executive vice president, art director and head of creative services with the Jim Henson Company, creating characters like Fozzie Bear and Animal, Michael designs our film puppets and sets.

  • Lisa Buckley

    Lisa has supported NSI workshops all over the world, bringing unique insights into puppeteering and wellbeing to facilitators in her fun yet highly sensitive training work.

  • Ron Binion

    What Ron doesn’t know about puppetry isn’t worth knowing about. Immensely creative, hugely giving, Ron is another core member of our outreach training team.

  • Sharon Lerner

    Script Development, Editor. Sharon is children’s book producer and an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer whose career dates back to the magical early days of Sesame Street.

Patrons

  • Georgie Hurford-Jones

    Georgie is a huge force in the TV world as former executive producer on X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. Now Senior Vice President of Programming at Endemol Shine.

  • Neil Morrissey

    He of Men Behaving Badly, Bob the Builder and an ever-growing plethora of TV and stage credits, Neil has been with No Strings since day one and is a much-loved supporter and ambassador. Seen here in Herat, Afghanistan.

  • Hugo Speer

    Like Neil, actor Hugo has visited numerous emergency zones around the world, and has played a major part in our landmine awareness programme in Afghanistan. Shown here with puppet Hamish and children in Kabul.