Sakina Hassanali
Sakina Hassanali joined PHF as Investments Administrator in May 2017. She studied at University of Kent and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies. Sakina previously worked with Leicester City...
View ArticleGemma Juma
Gemma is Operations Director at Jack Petchey Foundation and was previously Director of Link Age Southwark. She is also a trustee at the Samworth Foundation and brings with her 20 years’ experience in...
View ArticleMaureen McGinn
Maureen chairs the Scotland Committee of the Big Lottery Fund and is a member of the Fund’s UK Board with a deep understanding of grant making, capacity building and organisational development. She has...
View ArticleSylvan Barker
Sylvan Baker is an Applied Theatre Lecturer at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and an art practitioner with experience in a range of applied arts contexts. He’s an Associate Artist at People’s...
View ArticleAnne Bamford
Professor Anne Bamford is currently Strategic Director of Education and Culture for the City of London Corporation, having previously held the position of Director of the Education Commission. Anne was...
View ArticlePaul Fenton
Paul is Senior Lecturer in Youth Studies at Nottingham Trent University and brings with him 25 years of experience working with young people and in the youth sector. Previously Paul was Principal and...
View ArticleGraham Mulholland
Graham is developing PHF’s IT in a number of areas, including improving mobile working and flexibility in how we communicate with grantees. He brings a wealth of technical experience having worked with...
View ArticleBeatriz Dal Poz
Beatriz joined PHF in December 2017 as the Grants Assistant for the Arts Based Learning team, she’ll also be supporting the work on the Teacher Development Fund. Prior to PHF Beatriz worked in various...
View ArticleRobin Nash
Robin supports the Directors of Evidence and Learning, Grants and Programmes and Policy and Communications. Prior to joining PHF she worked at Thompsons Solicitors, a trade union law firm, and before...
View ArticleJohn E. McGrath
John E. McGrath is the Artistic Director of Manchester International Festival. Appointed to the role in 2015, John was previously Artistic Director of National Theatre Wales which he launched in 2009...
View ArticleCharlotte House
Charlotte joined PHF in January 2018 as a Grants Manager focusing on Education and Learning through the Arts. Prior to this, she was a primary school teacher, working in inner-London schools. Her...
View ArticleRuth Ibegbuna
Ruth Ibegbuna is the Founder and CEO of RECLAIM and was a member of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour and also of the HLF North West committee for 3 years. Ruth is now...
View ArticleHolly Donagh
Holly Donagh is Partnerships Director at A New Direction. She brings with her a wealth of experience in government liaison, corporate marketing and campaign strategy. The post Holly Donagh appeared...
View ArticleBen Cairns
Ben Cairns is Director and Co-founder of the Institute for Voluntary Action Research. He has 30 years’ experience in the voluntary sector as a volunteer, manager, trustee and researcher. He is an...
View ArticleNeera Burra
Neera Burra, a sociologist, has a Ph.D. from the Delhi School of Economics. The focus of her work has been on issues related to gender, education, poverty and issues of marginalization and exclusion....
View ArticleTim Hobbs
Tim Hobbs is Lab Director at the Dartington Social Research Unit. He is also a recipient of the Kammerman and Khan Award from the International Society of Child Indicators and is a 2016 Clore Social...
View ArticleDonald Peck
Donald Peck divides his time between work for a number of charities and social enterprises in India and the UK and historical research. Donald holds a D.Phil from St Antony’s College, Oxford in 20th...
View ArticleShankar Venkateswaran
Shankar Venkateswaran’s career has been almost equally divided between business consulting, corporate sustainability and social development. He has worked in consulting organisations such as PwC and A...
View ArticleTom Cowie
Tom joined PHF in May 2018. In his role as Grants Assistant, Tom supports the Education and Learning through the Arts team, working on both the Arts-based Learning and the Teacher Development Funds....
View ArticleSushma Iyengar
Sushma Iyengar is a social worker. She founded Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, the well-known women’s collective in the late eighties. During the past three decades, she has founded and led organizations...
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