
Stacey Adams joined Raleigh International as CEO in January 2007. She began her career as a graduate trainee with the BBC and eventually became an executive producer of schools programmes. She left to work for Unicef in the UK, running their media centre and overseeing campaigns to raise awareness of issues affecting children in the developing world.
In 1998 she joined Imperial Cancer Research as head of communications and then the Healthcare Commission as part of the executive team in 2004.
A career break to volunteer in remote parts of the world can give you renewed energy and even a step up in your career.