Digital Leads' profiles

Joel Walker

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Age: 16

Where are you from: South-East London

Favourite movie: White House Down

Favourite TV Show: Scandal

Favourite type of food: Chicken

Your role model and why: Stella Branthanne Foster – she is so amazing and is my best friend. She is inspirational and has been through a lot.

Two items you can’t live without: Friends and my phone

 

Roshni Nagaria

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Age: 25

Where are you from: London

Favourite movie: E.T.

Favourite TV Show: New Girl

Favourite type of food: Vegan food

Your role model and why: David Attenborough because he has showed us how beautiful the earth and life on earth is, and how we need to protect it.

Two items you can’t live without: Music and journals

 

Hannah 

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Age: 18

Where you’re from: South London

Favourite movie: Candy

Favourite TV Show: Geordie Shore

Favourite type of food: Pasta

Your role model and why: My mum because she is a strong, sassy woman

Two items you can’t live without: Chicken burgers, bed

 

Sai

Sai web

Age: 16

Where are you from: Waltham Forest

Favourite movie: My Sister's Keeper

Favourite TV Show: I don’t watch that much TV. I used to be in love with Eastenders but now I’ll watch cool documentaries about real life.

Favourite type of food: I’ve recently become a vegetarian so it’s no longer chicken chow mein. Now I’m into chilli hummus and fat chips

Your role model and why: My nurse Steph – she’s so dedicated and committed and caring to the wellbeing of anyone and everyone. She is one of the best mental health nurses I have met.

Two items you can’t live without: My mum and access to the internet

 

Zoe Large

Zoe web

Age: 23

Where are you from: Wandsworth

Favourite movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show

Favourite TV Show: Friends re-runs

Favourite type of food: Bagels

Your role model and why: Many of my most valued role models are actually younger than I am - the Activists I’ve worked with here at YoungMinds never fail to inspire me with their bravery and determination in effecting real change. 

Two items you can’t live without: My glasses, paper

 

Tamanna Miah 

Tamanna web

Age: 21

Where are you from: Kent

Favourite movie: I have too many

Favourite TV Show: Eastenders, Waterloo Road

Favourite type of food: Again, I have loads

Two items you can’t live without: Phone, laptop, curry and water

 

Grace Barrett

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Age: 25

Where you’re from: I’m from the Midlands, sunny Stoke-on-Trent to be exact, but have been an honorary Londoner for the last 7 years and I love it!

Favorite movie: I’m love a British film, just enough grit, just enough hilarity and just enough social commentary. With that in mind… Brassed Off takes the crown

Favorite TV show: I’m a sucker for trash TV - New Girl is my guilty pleasure.

Favorite type of food: I love food in general, ask anyone who knows me – even just a little bit – and they’ll tell you I’m always eating. I love aromatic food, spice and fresh flavours so Korean food ticks all the boxes!

Your role model and why: As corny as this is, my Mum! I’ve never been a big celeb worshipper anyway and she is truly the most compassionate person I know, with a killer sense of humour. If there were more like her in the world we would all have warm hearts and huge grins. Each day I try to attack life the way she does, with care and a wry smile.

Two items you can't live without: Terribly ashamed to admit – my iphone, it keeps me connected and helps me work. Not so ashamed to admit – berries, if food is love they are my one true romance! 

 

Jordan Rice

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Age: 16

Where are you from: Milton Keynes, England

Favorite movie: Waaay too many, but Submarine and In the Loop definitely make the list.

Favorite TV show: Doctor Who

Favorite type of food: Italian food

Your role model and why: I have a few to be honest; I definitely look up to certain musicians (Austin Carlile, Jason Butler) for the positive change they’re trying to make in the world, it’s the kind of positivity I want to bring. I also see Benedict Cumberbatch as a role model due to his fantastic ability to act, I would very much like to be where he is some day.

Two items you can't live without: My ipod and my laptop 

 

Joanna Thom

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Age: 22

Where you’re from: West London

Favourite movie: The Blind Side

Favourite TV show: Gilmore Girls

Favourite type of food: Chocolate

Your role model and why: Most of my family are pretty cool

Two items you can’t live without: My passport and my dog

 

Nadia Mendoza

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Where are you from: London

Favorite movie: Girl, Interrupted. Even though it is really dark, I feel it shines hope on battling demons.

Favorite TV show: For me, nothing beats Breaking Bad.

Favorite type of food: I’m a sucker for Chinese takeout.

Your role model and why: I don’t have one in particular – sometimes just getting out of bed is hard for people, so I admire them for carrying on. I’d say I’m inspired by all kindness, tolerance and heroism. From selfless firefighters, to Rage Against The Machine who used their fame to educate on world issues, to Demi Lovato who spoke out on bipolar disorder to raise awareness.

Two items you can't live without: Never-ending supply of pink hair dye. And I’ll have to say my phone so I can speak to my boyfriend and family whenever I need.

 

Grace Veenman

Tamanna web

Age: 20

Where are you from: Cambridge

Favorite Movie: Dodgeball

Favorite current TV show: Orange is the New Black

Favorite type of food: Sushi!

Your role model and why: The role models in my life, like in most people’s lives, are all people I know. One person in particular springs to mind, my aunt, who has the rare ability to relate and understand almost anyone she meets! When others are quick to judge, she will always give people the benefit of the doubt, which is a rare quality to find in somebody these days.

Two items you can't live without: My headphones and my iphone (sad but true…)

Liam McNeilly

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Where you’re from: 
Derby via Cardiff

Age: 22

Favorite movie: Do The Right Thing

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite type of food: Burrito. Always burrito.

Your role model and why: I don’t have one in particular. There are lots of friends, family, musicians and campaigners whose actions and perspectives help me to make positive changes and see the world in new ways.

Two items you cant live without: It’d be pretty crap without music or my dog.