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Senior leadership team

Ciara Devlin
CEO

Ciara Devlin
CEO

Andrew Fordham
Director of Development

Andrew Fordham
Director of Development

Anna Simons
Chief of Staff

Anna Simons
Chief of Staff

Dan McLean
Interim Director of Communications and Engagement

Dan McLean
Interim Director of Communications and Engagement

Megan Williams
Director of Finance

Megan Williams
Director of Finance

Rachel Ireland
Interim Director of Programmes

Rachel Ireland
Interim Director of Programmes
Communications and Engagement

Rosie Horton
Senior Communications Manager

Rosie Horton
Senior Communications Manager

Cameron Bowen
Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Cameron Bowen
Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Lillian Yohannes
Communications Officer

Lillian Yohannes
Communications Officer
Corporate partnerships

Jessica Ridgewell
Head of Corporate Partnerships

Jessica Ridgewell
Head of Corporate Partnerships

Emily Hancock
Senior Partnerships Manager

Emily Hancock
Senior Partnerships Manager

Lizzie Thomas
Senior Partnerships Manager

Lizzie Thomas
Senior Partnerships Manager

Kennes Mukulayenge
Partnerships Manager

Kennes Mukulayenge
Partnerships Manager

Nikhila Dega
Partnerships Manager

Nikhila Dega
Partnerships Manager

Aidan Thomas
Partnership Manager

Aidan Thomas
Partnership Manager

Philip Koko
Partnership Officer

Philip Koko
Partnership Officer

Oreva Akpore
Partnerships Officer

Oreva Akpore
Partnerships Officer

Chloe Parford
Senior Business Development Manager (London)

Chloe Parford
Senior Business Development Manager (London)

Andres Mora
Employment Partnerships Manager

Andres Mora
Employment Partnerships Manager

Madhumitha Vijayakumar
Hiring Coordinator

Madhumitha Vijayakumar
Hiring Coordinator
Finance

Sarko Ahmed
Finance and Operations Officer

Sarko Ahmed
Finance and Operations Officer

Carla Noli
Finance Manager

Carla Noli
Finance Manager

Susan D’Sylva
Funding Finance Manager

Susan D’Sylva
Funding Finance Manager
People, Projects and Strategy

Dani Meier
HR Manager

Dani Meier
HR Manager

Abdulrahman Bdiwi
Involvement Officer - Lived Experience

Abdulrahman Bdiwi
Involvement Officer - Lived Experience

Toby Gill
Senior Impact and Innovation Manager

Toby Gill
Senior Impact and Innovation Manager

Elena Leggett
Data and Innovation Manager

Elena Leggett
Data and Innovation Manager

Nora Ezzeddine
Data and CRM Coordinator

Nora Ezzeddine
Data and CRM Coordinator
Philanthropy

Tamsin Seymour
Head of Public Fundraising

Tamsin Seymour
Head of Public Fundraising

Tristan Paton
Head of Trusts and Statutory

Tristan Paton
Head of Trusts and Statutory

Sanja Shea
Senior Philanthropy Manager

Sanja Shea
Senior Philanthropy Manager

Emily Paul
Senior Philanthropy Manager

Emily Paul
Senior Philanthropy Manager

Cathy Hill
Philanthropy Manager (London)

Cathy Hill
Philanthropy Manager (London)

Dilys Grocott
Philanthropy Manager (Manchester)

Dilys Grocott
Philanthropy Manager (Manchester)

Helen Brabant-Bleakley
Philanthropy Officer

Helen Brabant-Bleakley
Philanthropy Officer

Katarzyna Zagrodniczek
Catalyst Project Manager

Katarzyna Zagrodniczek
Catalyst Project Manager

Ravneet Kaur Singh
Catalyst Project Administrator

Ravneet Kaur Singh
Catalyst Project Administrator
Programmes
National

Carolyn Burke
National Senior Programme Manager

Carolyn Burke
National Senior Programme Manager

Sabina Siddiqui
National Education Manager

Sabina Siddiqui
National Education Manager

Alisa Nadeem
Education Officer (Birmingham)

Alisa Nadeem
Education Officer (Birmingham)

Manal Bawazir
Education Officer (London)

Manal Bawazir
Education Officer (London)

Hoda Bakir
Education Officer (London)

Hoda Bakir
Education Officer (London)

Vic Wilford
Education Officer (Manchester)

Vic Wilford
Education Officer (Manchester)

Mike Hamilton-Taylor
National Volunteer Manager

Mike Hamilton-Taylor
National Volunteer Manager

Barbara Zagrodniczek
Senior Volunteer Officer

Barbara Zagrodniczek
Senior Volunteer Officer

Joao Espirito-Santo
Volunteer Officer (Manchester and Liverpool)

Joao Espirito-Santo
Volunteer Officer (Manchester and Liverpool)

Iryna Shutova
Volunteer Officer (London)

Iryna Shutova
Volunteer Officer (London)

Anne Vedel Larson
Volunteer Officer (Glasgow)

Anne Vedel Larson
Volunteer Officer (Glasgow)
Programmes
Greater Manchester

Samantha Bridge-Tonner
Senior Programme Manager (Birmingham and Greater Manchester)

Samantha Bridge-Tonner
Senior Programme Manager (Birmingham and Greater Manchester)

Amee Thwaites
Programme Manager

Amee Thwaites
Programme Manager

Rachel Ward-Newton
Programme Manager

Rachel Ward-Newton
Programme Manager

Reem Othman
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Reem Othman
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Maria Root
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Maria Root
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Adiam Embaye
Employment and Integration Advisor

Adiam Embaye
Employment and Integration Advisor

Jessica Kemp
Employment and Integration Advisor

Jessica Kemp
Employment and Integration Advisor

Rahwa Beyene Gebretatios
Employment and Integration Advisor

Rahwa Beyene Gebretatios
Employment and Integration Advisor

Nebeyou Legasse
Employment and Integration Advisor

Nebeyou Legasse
Employment and Integration Advisor

Lubna Saleh
Employment and Integration Advisor

Lubna Saleh
Employment and Integration Advisor

Fatih Celebi
Employment and Integration Advisor

Fatih Celebi
Employment and Integration Advisor

Rebecca Piechowak
Employment and Integration Advisor

Rebecca Piechowak
Employment and Integration Advisor
Programmes
Birmingham

Samantha Bridge-Tonner
Senior Programme Manager (Birmingham and Greater Manchester)

Samantha Bridge-Tonner
Senior Programme Manager (Birmingham and Greater Manchester)

Abdikarim Ali
Programme Manager

Abdikarim Ali
Programme Manager

Anisa Hussain
Employment and Integration Advisor

Anisa Hussain
Employment and Integration Advisor

Ouzra Karimi
Employment and Integration Advisor

Ouzra Karimi
Employment and Integration Advisor

Soulmaz Mosavi
Employment and Integration Advisor

Soulmaz Mosavi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Programmes
London

Helen Mebrate
Head of Employment Programmes

Helen Mebrate
Head of Employment Programmes

Carmen Chapell Elkin
Senior Programme Manager

Carmen Chapell Elkin
Senior Programme Manager

Cosku Fertinger
Programme Manager

Cosku Fertinger
Programme Manager

Sigal Foster
Programme Manager

Sigal Foster
Programme Manager

Ellie Bush
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Ellie Bush
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Jonathan Ghubar
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Jonathan Ghubar
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Marta Della Libera
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Marta Della Libera
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor

Kidist Woldesenbet
Employment and Integration Advisor

Kidist Woldesenbet
Employment and Integration Advisor

Seraye Delnissaw
Employment and Integration Advisor

Seraye Delnissaw
Employment and Integration Advisor

Sophie La’val
Employment and Integration Advisor

Sophie La’val
Employment and Integration Advisor

Mahsa Mirzai
Employment and Integration Advisor

Mahsa Mirzai
Employment and Integration Advisor

Rosa Lieven Wright
Employment and Integration Advisor

Rosa Lieven Wright
Employment and Integration Advisor

Abdullah Al Nofal
Employment and Integration Advisor

Abdullah Al Nofal
Employment and Integration Advisor

Yujin Choi
Employment and Integration Advisor

Yujin Choi
Employment and Integration Advisor

Elyes Rigby-Zeghlache
Employment and Integration Advisor

Elyes Rigby-Zeghlache
Employment and Integration Advisor

Summer Knight
Hiring Coordinator

Summer Knight
Hiring Coordinator

Bethany Maynard
Employment Programme Assistant

Bethany Maynard
Employment Programme Assistant
Programmes
Glasgow

Euan McLeod
Senior Programme Manager

Euan McLeod
Senior Programme Manager

Safia Khalid
Employment Advisor

Safia Khalid
Employment Advisor

Daniel Strauss
Employment Advisor

Daniel Strauss
Employment Advisor
Programmes
Liverpool

Rhiannon Knower
Programme Manager

Rhiannon Knower
Programme Manager

Faith Agaba
Employment Advisor

Faith Agaba
Employment Advisor