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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
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
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
Lizzie Thomas
Senior Partnerships Manager
Lizzie Thomas
Senior Partnerships Manager
Ahmed Alnaama
Senior Partnerships Manager
Ahmed Alnaama
Senior Partnerships Manager
Carmen Chapell Elkin
Senior Partnerships Manager
Carmen Chapell Elkin
Senior Partnerships Manager
Aidan Thomas
Partnerships Manager
Aidan Thomas
Partnerships Manager
Ryshel Patel
Partnerships Manager
Ryshel Patel
Partnerships Manager
Jonathan Ghubar
Partnerships Manager
Jonathan Ghubar
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
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
Nora Ezzeddine
Data and Innovation Officer
Nora Ezzeddine
Data and Innovation Officer
Finance
Harriet Chimes
Financial Controller
Harriet Chimes
Financial Controller
Sarko Ahmed
Finance and Operations Officer
Sarko Ahmed
Finance and Operations Officer
Shoaib Akbary
Finance and Operations Assistant
Shoaib Akbary
Finance and Operations Assistant
Laura Kennedy
Financial Accountant
Laura Kennedy
Financial Accountant
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
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
Anne Vedel Larsen
Volunteer Coordinator
Anne Vedel Larsen
Volunteer Coordinator
Sigal Foster
Jobs and Training Manager
Sigal Foster
Jobs and Training Manager
Summer Knight
Jobs and Training Coordinator
Summer Knight
Jobs and Training Coordinator
Ilaria Tarulli
Head of Language Programme
Ilaria Tarulli
Head of Language Programme
Madiha Sultan
Senior Language Programme Caseworker
Madiha Sultan
Senior Language Programme Caseworker
Benjamin Powell
Language Programme Caseworker
Benjamin Powell
Language Programme Caseworker
Emil Dautovic
Language Programme Caseworker
Emil Dautovic
Language Programme Caseworker
Izzie Ward
Language Programme Caseworker
Izzie Ward
Language Programme Caseworker
Bea Walker
Senior Requalification Caseworker
Bea Walker
Senior Requalification Caseworker
Bex Stout
NHS Partnerships Lead
Bex Stout
NHS Partnerships Lead
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
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Rahwa Beyene Gebretatios
Employment and Integration Advisor
Rahwa Beyene Gebretatios
Employment and Integration Advisor
Rebecca Piechowiak
Employment and Integration Advisor
Rebecca Piechowiak
Employment and Integration Advisor
Marina Jones Meads
Employment Advisor
Marina Jones Meads
Employment Advisor
Employment Services
London and West Midlands
Abdikarim Ali
Senior Employment Services Manager - London and West Midlands
Abdikarim Ali
Senior Employment Services Manager - London and West Midlands
Cosku Fertinger
Employment Services Manager - London
Cosku Fertinger
Employment Services Manager - London
Safia Khalid
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Safia Khalid
Employment and Engagement 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
Karam Sandhu
Employment Services Manager - West Midlands
Karam Sandhu
Employment Services Manager - West Midlands
Abdul Ghani Rahmani
Employment Advisor
Abdul Ghani Rahmani
Employment Advisor
Rebecca Kalirai
Employment Advisor
Rebecca Kalirai
Employment Advisor
Employment Services
Glasgow
Euan McLeod
Senior Employment Services Manager– Glasgow
Euan McLeod
Senior Employment Services Manager– Glasgow
Daniel Strauss
Employment and Engagement Advisor
Daniel Strauss
Employment and Engagement Advisor