Meet the people behind Pluggin
We all follow a very specific community impact support mission; set-out during the global pandemic and which was grounded in the Pluggin model established in 2014.
Once upon a time in Africa...
Back in 2014, in West Africa, the Pluggin model was created by our founder Jay Baughan.
Back then, Jay needed a way for connecting international business marketing (advertisers) and brand sponsorship into Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) which delivered them both a benefit. Using an ecosystem approach, driven by technology and digital storytelling to engage communities, the Pluggin Model was born, field tested and firmly proven.
Pluggin Ecosystem Limited is a social enterprise, meet our directors and shareholders...
Jay Baughan
Chief Executive
Founder and major shareholder, Jay not only created the civic infrastructure, but now leads growth and public sector partnerships.
Stan Millership
Executive Director
A founding director and shareholder, Stan leads our civic infrastructure membership, onboarding support and development.
Nathan Dodzo
Executive Director
A shareholder and founder and executive director of our non-profit Pluggin Studios, Nathan is driving impact storytelling.
Umar Riaz
Technology Development
A shareholder and our DICM Engine full-stack architect and engineer, Umar leads all areas of performant with PHP, Java, and JavaScript.
Dr. Abide Zenenga
Education Development
A shareholder and SEN education entrepreneur, Abide supports our push for strategic regional SEN collaborations across Pluggin's footprint.
Becky Sprenger
Marketing Development
A shareholder and serial entrepreneur, Becky leads on public and private sector networking in support of Pluggin's strategic growth.
One of the THREE elements of the civic infrastructure is our Pluggin Studios; the brainchild of Nathan Dodzo who, for over 25 years, has successfully built and operated youth-led filmmaking units within colleges and faith centres across the globe.
As executive director of the Pluggin Studios, Nathan leads a team comprised of experienced filmmakers and young community impact storytellers, which is regionally supplemented by students and graduates who are building-out their professional portfolios as freelance film crew members.
As a seasoned university programme leader/senior lecturer in Creative Media and Journalism, Nathan also oversees the Learning & Development support provided to our member charity & social enterprise teams; being helped to capture and produce insightful digital content lifting the lid on their community provisions funded from within our Pluggin Marketplace.
Luke Tapley
Documentary Making
An industry specialist, Luke leads on the production of video documentaries (long & short form).
Enoch Nkatia
Film Ops & Editing
Enoch operates as a specialist member of the Film Unit, with camera operations and final editing activities.
Samuel Allen
Digital Campaigns
Sam supports the studios with media and innovation to craft compelling, insight-driven campaigns.
Nina Baughan
Social Media
Nina joined Pluggin in 2022, and is studying full-time to become a forensic psychologist.
Emily Draper
Social Media
Emily joined in 2024, and is studying filmmaking at college, producing our social media video-shorts.
Membership Team
Since we launched as a civic infrastructure in 2021, Stan Millership has built and led our dedicated membership development and support activities. Today, this is team are on hand to help onboard and support all our business, charity & social enterprise, public procurement members across the 12 UK regions.
Find out more about Pluggin, a social enterprise incorporated in England & Wales.