Malcolm Bourne,
Founder & Coach
Malcolm has worked in the property sector for over 20 years, overseeing many community focused projects and organisational restructuring. Malcolm’s work has also included pioneering several business start-ups and social enterprises. Several of these projects have had a focus on job creation for long-term unemployed, and coaching ex-offenders and those with life controlling habits.
Malcolm competed at an elite level in various sports which led him to study performance psychology, something that he often draws on with his clients. At El Partnership, Malcolm brings a whole life perspective with a focus on the development of good habits and consistency, the fostering of creativity and a culture of practice.
Revd Erica Bebb
Advisor & Mentor
Revd Erica Bebb has extensive experience across the creative arts, pastoral leadership, and community development. Her professional background includes speech and language therapy, dance, and theatre, alongside a longstanding commitment to supporting artists and creative practitioners.
Her work has involved mentoring, coaching, and convening creative communities, often supporting individuals at significant moments of transition or development. She brings a thoughtful and attentive presence, shaped by experience in both institutional and independent settings. At El Partnership, Erica contributes a depth of pastoral insight, an understanding of the creative and entrepreneurial vocation, and a commitment to fostering environments in which people can thrive.
Chris Simmonds
Advisor & Consultant
Chris Simmonds has over 17 years’ experience in domestic architecture, with a particular focus on residential design and the leadership of small creative practices. Through this work he has delivered hundreds of projects, developing a strong working knowledge of the architectural process from early concept and planning strategy through to technical delivery and completion.
Alongside project work, Chris has significant experience in leading community focused initiatives. He brings insight into supporting clients through complex decisions, and balancing with commercial responsibility with great people outcomes. At El Partnership, he leads community focused projects, combining his passion for design and healthy communities.
Lucy Bourne,
Advisor & Coach
Lucy has had an extensive career as a physiotherapist both privately and within the NHS, gaining a broad perspective on personal wellbeing including GP clinics, occupational health, emergency care and community services. This rich experience provides a great support to the partners and clients of El Partnership. Lucy is well known for asking the right questions, whilst having excellent listening skills, enabling wise counsel for the next steps towards a chosen objective.
Lucy teaches on a masters module at Cardiff University and regularly provides CPD training to NHS teams. Lucy is also a practicing Pilates instructor and Chair of Trustees for a local charity.
Simon Huckett
Advisor & Consultant
Simon Huckett is an experienced software engineer and technology professional based in Bristol, with a strong background in mobile and web application development. He is the founder and director of a Bristol based software company through which he delivers bespoke digital products and solutions, with a particular interest in supporting ethical practice and individual wellbeing.
In his career, Simon has developed deep technical knowledge with a practical focus on building robust, high-performing systems. He brings to El Partnership both entrepreneurial and ethical perspective and a clear understanding of how digital tools can be used in ways that are sustainable, purposeful, for the people they are designed to serve.
