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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
Anna Kingsley-Nyinah
Director of People
Anna Kingsley-Nyinah
Director of People
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
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)
Dan Isitt
Business Development Manager
Dan Isitt
Business Development Manager
Madhumitha Vijayakumar
Hiring Coordinator
Madhumitha Vijayakumar
Hiring Coordinator
Data, Projects and Strategy
Toby Gill
Senior Impact and Innovation Manager
Toby Gill
Senior Impact and Innovation Manager
Ala Al Sanabani
Data and Innovation Manager
Ala Al Sanabani
Data and Innovation Manager
Nora Ezzeddine
Data and CRM Coordinator
Nora Ezzeddine
Data and CRM Coordinator
Finance
Harriet Chimes
Senior Finance Manager
Harriet Chimes
Senior Finance Manager
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
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
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 Larsen
Volunteer Officer (Glasgow)
Anne Vedel Larsen
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)
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
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Fatih Celebi
Employment and Integration Advisor
Rebecca Piechowiak
Employment and Integration Advisor
Rebecca Piechowiak
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
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
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
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