Bronwen Owen

Portrait of Bronwen Owen
19th November 2020

SCHOOL PROJECT MANAGER

Bronwen joined the Mayor’s Fund for London in November 2020 after completing a degree in Event Management. Whilst at university, she undertook two internships supporting the events and marking team on various projects. She was president of the Raise and Give society, where she encouraged students to come together to give back to the community and to get involved in fundraising. Before this, she volunteered in Uganda on a Balloon Ventures ICS placement where she had the opportunity to work with young entrepreneurs to help them start or grow their business ideas. Bronwen is very happy to continue supporting young people through the Access Aspiration and Count on Us programmes. Email: owen@mayorsfundforlondon.org.uk

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