Our people
Meet the people who make IntoUniversity a success.
Our people

Donovan Kirkwood
Centre Leader
Donovan Kirkwood joined us in July 2022. Donovan has a degree in Education from the University of Roehampton. Previously, he worked for universities as a Schools and Colleges Engagement Officer and School Liaison Outreach Team Leader and as a Graduate Advisor at Greater Manchester Higher.

Elizabeth Hughes
Centre Leader
Elizabeth Hughes joined us in August 2019. Elizabeth has a degree in Psychology from the University of Liverpool and was previously a volunteer at our North Liverpool Centre.

Ella Byng
Centre Leader
Ella Byng joined us in August 2022. Ella has a degree in Sociology from the University of Exeter. Previously, she was a Peer Mentor and has volunteered with SEND Primary school students at a charity care farm. She has also completed an internship with a local community trust, as a Charity Development Assistant.

Ella Canton
Centre Leader
Ella Canton joined us in January 2022. Ella studied Politics at the University of Durham. Ella previously worked as a Teaching Assistant and Outreach Politics teacher, and has also has worked for a number of organisations teaching English online to both adults and children.

Elleis Peters
Centre Leader
Elleis Peters joined us in January 2021. She has a Human Resource Management and Marketing degree from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Before graduating, Elleis worked as a Widening Access Mentor at Focus West and was a Marketing Intern for the Student RAG Magazine.

Ellen Daunt
Head of Student Opportunities
Ellen Daunt joined us in August 2016 and is currently on maternity leave. Ellen has a degree in English from the University of Nottingham, and a Masters in Viking and Anglo-Saxon Studies. She previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Name Studies.

Ellery Child
Education Worker
Ellery Child joined us in January 2024. Ellery has a degree in Sculpture and Environmental Art from the Glasgow School of Art. They previously worked as an Education Coordinator for the Sea Life Centre in Great Yarmouth and as an Art and Design Technician and Tutor at a Sixth Form College.

Ellie Dixon
Education Worker
Ellie Dixon joined us in July 2024. Ellie has a degree in Immunology from the University of Manchester. Previously, Ellie has worked as a Student Ambassador at the University of Manchester.

Ellie Gudgin
Education Worker
Ellie Gudgin joined us in July 2024. Eleanor has a degree in English, a Masters degree in Contemporary Literature and Culture and a PhD from Loughborough University. Previously, Ellie has worked as an Academic Skills Mentor at Loughborough University.

Ellie Irish
Lead Senior Education Worker
Ellie Irish joined IntoUniversity in January 2021. Ellie has a Politics, Philiosophy and Economics degree from the University of Manchester. Before graduating, Ellie volunteered at the Manchester Refugee Rights Collective, Debate Mate, and as a Peer Support Mentor for the University of Manchester.

Ellie Peart
Centre Leader
Ellie Peart joined us in August 2021. Ellie has a History degree from the University of Warwick. Previously, she was a Project Leader at ReachOutUK and Nursury Assistant at Bright Horizons UK Family Solutions.

Elliot Owers
Finance Officer
Elliot Owers joined us in August 2023. Elliot has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Warwick and previously worked in Retail.