Jodie Wickers joined Article 39 in 2025 as Executive Director. She is an experienced charity leader who has spent her career driving change for children and young people in institutional settings. Jodie has successfully led organisational strategies, increased income, and built cross-sector partnerships to expand the reach and impact of youth services.
Previously, Jodie was Programme Director and then Chief Executive of Khulisa, where she oversaw significant growth and embedded trauma-informed practice nationally. Earlier in her career, she founded and managed a therapeutic home for young women leaving care and in-patient units, pioneering a care first approach and achieving consecutive ‘outstanding’ ratings. She later served as Service Director at Young Futures.
Jodie began her career as a youth worker with homeless young people and care leavers, shaped by her own experiences of exclusion and adversity and a determination to challenge system failures. She is deeply committed to tackling social injustice, amplifying young people’s voices, and ensuring long-term, relational support is built into the systems that shape their lives. She holds a BSc in Criminology, specialising in the experiences of children in care, and an MA in Psychodynamic and Systemic Leadership from the Tavistock and Portman.
Outside of her role at Article 39, Jodie is the lead Children Looked After Governor at Haringey Learning Partnership. She is also a disability advocate and LGBTQ+ role model. In her spare time, she enjoys adaptive weightlifting, spending time with her dog, and connecting with friends and community.
