Founding Director

• Dec 2017 - Present

Routes is a social enterprise born to champion women, connect communities and inspire real change through mentoring programmes and theatre workshops. We pair pairing early to mid-career women in London with refugee and asylum-seeking women, for a four-month mentoring programme. Pairs are matched based on skill sets, personal/professional interests and location and our mentors are trained in communication and listening skills, leadership and coaching techniques. We support everyone to develop a meaningful relationship, built on mutual trust and respect. The result is real impact in the lives of our mentees, as well as a cohort of purposeful future leaders and change makers, who are more compassionate, patient and aware of the situation of those seeking asylum in the UK. We also run theatre workshops for women with experience of the asylum system in the UK which build confidence, social connections and English skills. We run these in collaboration with theatres across London including The Young Vic and Arcola Theatre. In 2019 we ran a conference at the National Theatre exploring how theatres can create places and spaces of welcome for those seeking sanctuary in the UK. Show less

Innovation Fellow

• Feb 2017 - Jan 2018

Year Here is a postgraduate course in social innovation. It is an immersive and action-based course designed to help find solutions to social problems. Year Here is a postgraduate course in social innovation. It is an immersive and action-based course designed to help find solutions to social problems.

Community Development Consultant

• Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

Origin's Community Development Team are moving towards a preventative model of intervention with tenancy sustainability. Our consultancy team developed an understanding of the web of factors that lead to an increase in vulnerability among Origin's general needs tenants. This was then used to create a prototype of an interface that can be integrated into their CRM to help staff communicate about who they are concerned about and what support has been provided. This tool will help Origin capture the data needed to do future data analysis and move towards a preventative, predictive interventions. Show less

Community Development Customer Support Officer

• Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

I managed a caseload of residents, helping those who were at risk of losing their tenancy get the support they needed to sustain their tenancy. I also worked with residents with Hoarding Disorder, developing supportive interventions for ongoing support.I assisted in the delivery of We Are Ageing Better Somers Town project, an asset-based community development project working with older people helping them to try out new activities.

Assistant Producer

• Nov 2016 - Mar 2017

Led on Iceland's #PowerOfFrozen campaign, highlighting the increase in food waste, producing a live stream for the campaign which reached 1.3 million people in under two hours. Led on Iceland's #PowerOfFrozen campaign, highlighting the increase in food waste, producing a live stream for the campaign which reached 1.3 million people in under two hours.

Assistant Producer

• Mar 2016 - Nov 2016

Assisted with the production of viral video films for Greenpeace, Kindness.org, Wake up and Vote, Thortful.com and social enterprise Social Bite. These films were viewed by over 50 million people through targeted Facebook campaigns. The film for Social Bite also raised nearly £1 million that will help Social Bite on their mission to end homelessness. Assisted with the production of viral video films for Greenpeace, Kindness.org, Wake up and Vote, Thortful.com and social enterprise Social Bite. These films were viewed by over 50 million people through targeted Facebook campaigns. The film for Social Bite also raised nearly £1 million that will help Social Bite on their mission to end homelessness.

Producer

• Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

Award-winning theatre company interrogating gender through the arts. Award-winning theatre company interrogating gender through the arts.

Theatre Producer

• Mar 2014 - Mar 2016

- Co-Producer, Philip Ridley’s Piranha Heights, Old Red Lion Theatre (DEM Productions). Led the programme of accessible performances (captioned and relaxed) and the post-show events schedule of 24 post-show performances and events. - Associate producer of Etch Theatre Company www.etchtheatre.com - Co-Producer, Philip Ridley’s Piranha Heights, Old Red Lion Theatre (DEM Productions). Led the programme of accessible performances (captioned and relaxed) and the post-show events schedule of 24 post-show performances and events. - Associate producer of Etch Theatre Company www.etchtheatre.com

Production Placement

• Apr 2015 - Sep 2015