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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