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Senior leadership team
Ciara Devlin
CEO
Ciara Devlin
CEO
Andrew Fordham
Director of Income and Engagement
Andrew Fordham
Director of Income and Engagement
Megan Williams
Director of Finance, Data and Innovation
Megan Williams
Director of Finance, Data and Innovation
Maureen Cole-Burns
Director of Finance and Operations
Maureen Cole-Burns
Director of Finance and Operations
Anna Kingsley-Nyinah
Director of People
Anna Kingsley-Nyinah
Director of People
Louise Thomson
Director of Services
Louise Thomson
Director of Services
Corporate partnerships
Jessica Ridgewell
Head of Corporate Partnerships
Jessica Ridgewell
Head of Corporate Partnerships
Eva Torigoe
Head of Corporate Partnerships (Maternity Cover)
Eva Torigoe
Head of Corporate Partnerships (Maternity Cover)
Emily Hancock
Senior Partnerships Manager
Emily Hancock
Senior Partnerships Manager
Ahmed Alnaama
Senior Partnerships Manager
Ahmed Alnaama
Senior Partnerships Manager
Viviane Albert
Senior Partnerships Manager
Viviane Albert
Senior Partnerships Manager
Alice Campion
Partnerships Manager
Alice Campion
Partnerships Manager
Iryna Shutova
Fundraising and Partnerships Officer
Iryna Shutova
Fundraising and Partnerships Officer
Philanthropy
Tristan Paton
Head of Philanthropy
Tristan Paton
Head of Philanthropy
Sanja Shea
Senior Philanthropy Manager
Sanja Shea
Senior Philanthropy Manager
Cathy Hill
Senior Philanthropy Manager
Cathy Hill
Senior Philanthropy Manager
Dilys Grocott
Philanthropy Manager
Dilys Grocott
Philanthropy Manager
Sheren Hong
Philanthropy Manager
Sheren Hong
Philanthropy Manager
Communications and Public Engagement
Tamsin Seymour
Head of Public Engagement
Tamsin Seymour
Head of Public Engagement
Lalayn Baluch-Evans
Senior Communications Manager
Lalayn Baluch-Evans
Senior Communications Manager
Cameron Bowen
Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Cameron Bowen
Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Mahsa Mirzai
Communications and Engagement Officer
Mahsa Mirzai
Communications and Engagement Officer
Data and Innovation
Rob Cripps
Senior Data and Innovation Manager
Rob Cripps
Senior Data and Innovation Manager
Ala Al Sanabani
Data and Innovation Manager
Ala Al Sanabani
Data and Innovation Manager
Sana Zafar
Sana Zafar
Finance
Harriet Chimes
Financial Controller
Harriet Chimes
Financial Controller
Shoaib Akbary
Finance and Operations Officer
Shoaib Akbary
Finance and Operations Officer
Laura Kennedy
Financial Accountant
Laura Kennedy
Financial Accountant
People
Becca Hughes
Interim HR Manager
Becca Hughes
Interim HR Manager
Abdulrahman Bdiwi
Involvement Officer - Lived Experience
Abdulrahman Bdiwi
Involvement Officer - Lived Experience
Programmes
Helen Mebrate
Head of Programmes
Helen Mebrate
Head of Programmes
Sigal Foster
Programme Manager
Sigal Foster
Programme Manager
Beth Maynard
Programme Coordinator
Beth Maynard
Programme Coordinator
Rebecca Piechowiak
Programme Coordinator
Rebecca Piechowiak
Programme Coordinator
Daniel Strauss
Programme Coordinator
Daniel Strauss
Programme Coordinator
Barbara Zagrodniczek
Volunteer Coordinator
Barbara Zagrodniczek
Volunteer Coordinator
Language and Reaccreditation
Alicia Brown
Programme Integration Lead
Alicia Brown
Programme Integration Lead
Ilaria Tarulli
Head of Language Programme
Ilaria Tarulli
Head of Language Programme
Madiha Sultan
Senior Language Programme Caseworker
Madiha Sultan
Senior Language Programme Caseworker
Emil Dautovic
Language Programme Caseworker
Emil Dautovic
Language Programme Caseworker
Aiman Al-Wesabi
Language Programme Caseworker
Aiman Al-Wesabi
Language Programme Caseworker
Izzie Ward
Language Programme Caseworker
Izzie Ward
Language Programme Caseworker
Martha Snelling
Programme Admissions Officer
Martha Snelling
Programme Admissions Officer
Bex Stout
Reaccreditation Manager
Bex Stout
Reaccreditation Manager
Rosa Lieven Wright
Reaccreditation Caseworker
Rosa Lieven Wright
Reaccreditation Caseworker
Client Services
Abdikarim Ali
Head of Client Services
Abdikarim Ali
Head of Client Services
TBC
Client Services Manager - Manchester
TBC
Client Services Manager - Manchester
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Marina Jones Meads
Employment Advisor
Marina Jones Meads
Employment Advisor
Karam Sandhu
Client Services Manager - Birmingham and London
Karam Sandhu
Client Services Manager - Birmingham and London
Safia Khalid
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Safia Khalid
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Seraye Delnissaw
Employment Advisor
Seraye Delnissaw
Employment Advisor
Abdul Ghani Rahmani
Employment Advisor
Abdul Ghani Rahmani
Employment Advisor
Rebecca Kalirai
Employment Advisor
Rebecca Kalirai
Employment Advisor