“BuildForce is incredibly proud to be working with the most talented individuals in their fields. We have a team who are incredible in their focus, drive and passion.
The collaboration between our delivery, education and mental health partners ensure the needs of our service leavers and veterans are front and foremost of everything we do.” Angela Forbes, Chief Exec
Caroline is the BuildForce Programme Director. Caroline is passionate about people and building relationships, which drives her support of the ex-military community and connecting them within the construction industry and wider built environment.
Caroline leads both our Industry and our Wellbeing & Sports programmes, with particular focus on the importance of sport, activity and wellbeing.
Kathleen is a BuildForce Support Manager, enriching our nationwide team with a focus on North of England and Scotland and leading our Mentoring Programme.
Kathleen has an honours degree in Social Science, a higher diploma in Human Relations, with a successful 10-year career in HR.
Kathleen is a military spouse, who most recently has focused on raising her two young daughters, whilst developing many transferable skills navigating round military life.
Alex is a BuildForce Support Manager, responsible for leading our Service Leavers and Veterans through their BuildForce induction, and responsible for our Aftercare programme.
Alex has degrees in both History and in Law and has previously worked in private practice within the legal profession, specialising in Family Law. Alex is also our Legal Counsel.
Leya is a member of the BuildForce support team. Leya supports the operations team with all functions in the engagement with our Service Leavers and Veterans and with our digital platforms.
Leya graduated with a BA in Economics at the prestigious Goldsmiths University of London and a Masters in Planning, Growth & Regeneration at Cambridge University.
Randa is a member of the BuildForce support team. Randa is responsible for all administrative tasks in the engagement with our Service Leavers and Veterans and is EA to our Chief Exec.
Randa has a wealth of experience including 8 years within the construction industry.
Jessica is a BuildForce Support Manager, enriching our Operations team with a focus on supporting our Service Leavers through their transition and into employment in industry.
Jessica has a MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College, London and has had a successful ten-year career in Journalism.
Bernie Graham, Psychologist, has worked in the mental health field for over 25 years. He has extensive experience of supporting people with ‘severe and enduring’ mental health problems and managing support teams. Staff training has been an intrinsic part of his work throughout his career. Bernie is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the British Psychological Society.
Bernie has a strong track record of leading mental health programmes in the construction industry; with decades of experience supporting our veteran community.
UCEM is the leading provider of supported online education for the Built Environment, with over 100 years’ experience of providing the highest quality learning opportunities. Providing award-winning online learning programmes; at any one time, UCEM has more than 4,000 students from more than 100 countries benefiting from our qualifications. UCEM helps to enhance Built Environment professional careers through accredited property-related and construction programmes, offered at Postgraduate, Undergraduate and Apprenticeship levels.
Meet some of the UCEM academic team behind the BuildForce modules:
The BuildForce pre-learning modules are hosted on the UCEM Online Academy. Carmel has a background in online development, project management and product management both at UCEM and in the Financial Services industry.