Small team.
Big impact.

James runs the day-to-day operations of the Homeless World Cup, directing our dedicated and talented team. He has delivered our annual tournament since 2011.
James grew up in Germany, Belgium, Northern Ireland, and England before settling in sunny Scotland.
Outside of work he loves to travel, experience new cultures and environments and can usually be found climbing or running in the mountains.

Zoë feels more at home when she’s abroad! After living and working across Asia, Europe, and Latin America for over 15 years, she is happy to be adopted by Scotland.
With an academic background in sports, social sciences, and international development, she was excited to join the HWCF in 2019 to pursue a passion for linking sport and development to ending homelessness.
When not working, she can be found climbing, cycling, or swimming in what she says are the ‘tropical’ lochs of Scotland.

Matt looks after the Marketing and Communications activity for the Homeless World Cup. Graduating from Bournemouth University with a degree in Leisure Marketing, Matt has always wanted to work in sport, especially football.
Coming from a career background with mainly a mixture of sport and charity (Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and Comic Relief), Matt is now in his words: ‘working in my dream job!’
Away from work, Matt is busy juggling being a dad to his two girls and trying to watch and enjoy as much live sport as possible, mainly football and cricket, he used to enjoy playing both sports before fatherhood!

Rebecca handles the Homeless World Cup’s daily communications and social media coverage. If someone replies to you on one of our social media channels, 9 times out of 10 it will be her.
Rebecca grew up in Cambridge and went to the University of Glasgow before doing a master’s in journalism in Cardiff.
She’s worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Show Racism the Red Card and Street League and is passionate about how sport and development can create meaningful change.
When she’s not at work, Rebecca will be planning her next adventure or going for a run.

Our Board

Mel is a serial social entrepreneur who founded the Homeless World Cup in 2003 with Harald Schmied. Passionate about the power of sport to change lives, he has set up various social initiatives over the years.
Mel is also an Ashoka Fellow and Senior Fellow of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
He is the Chairman of SportScotland, the national sports agency in Scotland.

Peter is a writer and journalist with 40 years’ experience working in Hong Kong, Singapore and Scotland.
He has been a trustee since 2016, was Head of Communications in 2012 and is also co-author (with Mel Young) of Home Game: The Official Story of the Homeless World Cup.

Pete Irvine is a freelance event and festival organiser, and formerly the founding director of Unique Events who have created and produced many of Scotland’s major festivals and events including Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.
He is also the author of Scotland’s best-selling guide book, Scotland the Best, currently in its 13th edition.

Kate has worked in the media and communications sector for more than 25 years in various roles both in-house and agency. She was PR Manager for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and has been Head of Communications and Marketing at Sportscotland since 2015.
She has a passion for grassroots sports and the ability for sport to change lives.

Iain is a chartered accountant living and working in Edinburgh. He has owned his own C.A. practice for 20 years acting for a wide range of small and medium sized businesses.
Iain has a strong interest in the Arts and acts for many of Scotland’s leading contemporary artists, theatre and Fringe companies. He has also been a Trustee of several Arts charities.
He is a long-term follower of all things Scottish football; through bad times and good!

Tino Nombro was the co-founder and CEO of Ambergreen, an Edinburgh-based digital marketing agency and now runs a consultancy business helping organisations grow and transform.
In addition to spending time with his family, Tino enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding.