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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
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 and Operations
Megan Williams
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
Emily Hancock
Senior Partnerships Manager
Emily Hancock
Senior Partnerships Manager
Lizzie Thomas
Senior Partnerships Manager
Lizzie Thomas
Senior Partnerships Manager
Aidan Thomas
Partnerships Manager
Aidan Thomas
Partnerships Manager
Ryshel Patel
Partnerships Manager
Ryshel Patel
Partnerships Manager
Oreva Akpore
Partnerships Officer
Oreva Akpore
Partnerships Officer
Chloe Parford
Senior Business Development Manager (London)
Chloe Parford
Senior Business Development Manager (London)
Philanthropy
Tristan Paton
Head of Philanthropy
Tristan Paton
Head of Philanthropy
Sanja Shea
Senior Philanthropy Manager
Sanja Shea
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
Communications and Public Engagement
Tamsin Seymour
Head of Public Engagement
Tamsin Seymour
Head of Public 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
Campaigns and Communications Officer
Lillian Yohannes
Campaigns and Communications Officer
Data and Innovation
Toby Gill
Senior Data and Innovation Manager
Toby Gill
Senior Data and Innovation Manager
Ala Al Sanabani
Data and Innovation Manager
Ala Al Sanabani
Data and Innovation Manager
Nora Ezzeddine
Data and Innovation Officer
Nora Ezzeddine
Data and Innovation Officer
Finance
Harriet Chimes
Financial Controller
Harriet Chimes
Financial Controller
Carla Noli
Finance Manager
Carla Noli
Finance Manager
Susan D’Sylva
Funding Finance Manager
Susan D’Sylva
Funding Finance Manager
Sarko Ahmed
Finance and Operations Officer
Sarko Ahmed
Finance and Operations Officer
Shoaib Akbary
Finance and Operations Assistant
Shoaib Akbary
Finance and Operations Assistant
People
Dani Meier
HR Manager
Dani Meier
HR Manager
Abdulrahman Bdiwi
Involvement Officer - Lived Experience
Abdulrahman Bdiwi
Involvement Officer - Lived Experience
Services
National
Helen Mebrate
Head of Service Operations
Helen Mebrate
Head of Service Operations
Beth Maynard
Service Operations Assistant
Beth Maynard
Service Operations Assistant
Programmes
National
Carolyn Burke
Senior Programme Manager
Carolyn Burke
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)
Vic Wilford
Education Officer (Manchester)
Vic Wilford
Education Officer (Manchester)
Mike Hamilton-Taylor
National Volunteer Manager
Mike Hamilton-Taylor
National Volunteer Manager
Barbara Zagrodniczek
Volunteer Coordinator
Barbara Zagrodniczek
Volunteer Coordinator
Iryna Shutova
Volunteer Officer (London)
Iryna Shutova
Volunteer Officer (London)
Anne Vedel Larsen
Volunteer Coordinator
Anne Vedel Larsen
Volunteer Coordinator
Summer Knight
Jobs and Training Coordinator
Summer Knight
Jobs and Training Coordinator
Employment Services
Northwest
Samantha Bridge-Tonner
Senior Employment Services Manager - Northwest
Samantha Bridge-Tonner
Senior Employment Services Manager - Northwest
Rachel Ward-Newton
Employment Services Manager - Manchester
Rachel Ward-Newton
Employment Services Manager - Manchester
Reem Othman
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor
Reem Othman
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor
Adiam Embaye
Employment and Integration Advisor
Adiam Embaye
Employment and Integration Advisor
Madhu Vijayakumar
Employment and Integration Advisor
Madhu Vijayakumar
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
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Rebecca Piechowiak
Employment and Integration Advisor
Rebecca Piechowiak
Employment and Integration Advisor
Employment Services
London and West Midlands
Carmen Chapell Elkin
Senior Employment Services Manager - London and West Midlands
Carmen Chapell Elkin
Senior Employment Services Manager - London and West Midlands
Cosku Fertinger
Employment Services Manager - London
Cosku Fertinger
Employment Services Manager - London
Sigal Foster
Programme Manager
Sigal Foster
Programme Manager
Jonathan Ghubar
Senior Employment and Integration Advisor
Jonathan Ghubar
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
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
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
Abdikarim Ali
Employment Services Manager - West Midlands
Abdikarim Ali
Employment Services Manager - West Midlands
Soulmaz Mosavi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Soulmaz Mosavi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Ouzra Karimi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Ouzra Karimi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Employment Services
Glasgow
Euan McLeod
Senior Employment Services Manager– Glasgow
Euan McLeod
Senior Employment Services Manager– Glasgow
Safia Khalid
Employment Advisor
Safia Khalid
Employment Advisor
Daniel Strauss
Employment Advisor
Daniel Strauss
Employment Advisor