senior management team
Lana Foster
Managing Director
Lana founded and co-owns the company with James. Lana is also Vice Chair of AEGIS, our accrediting body. Lana will be kicking off the presentations with a general welcome and overview of news and updates.
James Foster
Commercial Director
James co-owns Bright World and manages the all-important finances for all areas of the company. James will be running a session on GDPR and Internet security and will be available to discuss any financial questions during break out times.
Charlotte Hamson
Director of Sales & Marketing
Charlotte manages the Regional Manager team at Head Office and China. She also manages our website, SEO, social media and Marketing Budget & Strategy. Charlotte will be giving a short overview during the day of statistics and marketing campaigns.
Su Warren
Director of Guardianships
Su manages the team of Guardianship Care Managers and Accommodation & Travel Managers to ensure that our programme is operated to the best of our ability and events are well organised and run smoothly. Su will be formally welcoming new members to the team and giving some interesting statistics on our operations for the past two years.
Guardianship Care Department Managers
Simon King
Senior Guardianship & Operations Manager
Simon is overseeing the smooth running of this year's conference and will be presenting to us all on Safeguarding Updates. Simon manages our student care in Cumbria, Buckinghamshire, Lancashire and Bedfordshire. Simon also manages our Local Coordinator team and oversees our emergency telephone and holiday rota
Robbie Piper
Senior Guardianship Care Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Robbie is our DSL and ensures our safeguarding standards are upheld and our students are well looked after. He also manages student care in West Kent, Yorkshire and Durham.
Casper Jones
Guardianship Care Manager/University Coordinator
Casper manages student care in Bath and Bristol, Cheltenham/Gloucestershire, N. Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Birmingham, Shropshire, South Wales, Worcestershire, Berkshire South/East, East Surrey, London, Hertfordshire and Essex. Casper also manages our University Guardianship programme.
Your Guardianship Care Manager
Dedicated main contact
When you submit your application form, you will hear back from your dedicated Guardianship Care Manager here at Head Office. From that moment, they will be your one-stop shop and will manage every aspect of your guardianship programme for you.
Your Guardianship Care Manager
Dedicated main contact
When you submit your application form, you will hear back from your dedicated Guardianship Care Manager here at Head Office. From that moment, they will be your one-stop shop and will manage every aspect of your guardianship programme for you.
Accommodation and Travel Managers
Fi Williamson
Accommodation & Operations Manager
Fi manages the host family allocations for a number of our students, strategically planning our events and making sure host families are all set for the holidays.
Leanne Poole
Senior Accommodation and Travel Manager
Leanne manages several students’ accommodation needs as well as managing our travel and transportation service, keeping our drivers trained and ensuring they uphold our Drivers’ Charter.
Annie Constable
Safeguarding and Accommodation Manager
Annie joined us back in October 2022 and is responsible for host family recruitment and ensuring that our Safer Recruitment policy and processes are adhered to.
Sales and Marketing Team
Cory Holden
Admissions and Regional Manager
Cory manages our school placements service and manages student enquries and offers support to our partners in Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, Europe non EEA and Central Asia.
Lia Ferris
Digital Media Manager and Finance Assistant
Lia manages our social media and website, along with closely working with James in our Finance Department making sure bills are paid. You can also find Lia hosting our podcast channel, Bright Sounds
Carol Gill
Marketing Assistant
Carol is the longest standing member of staff at Bright World. Carol assists the Sales, Marketing & Admissions team with agent prospecting, system management and marketing visit follow up.