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Mr. Michael Stewart (Chairman) - Lawyer and arbitrator
with a specialist practice in advising and representing
NGOs. One of the founders of the Charity Law Association
and its first Treasurer for six years. Fellow of the
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. Member of the
Advisory Council (Chairman: Lord Justice Mummery) to the
Charity Law Unit at the University of Liverpool. Long
experience of working with and trusteeship of
International NGOs |
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Dr. Cecile Lowe (Vice Chair) - is a senior lecturer in
Management at Thames Valley University and a research
fellow at the University of Luton. A Filipino, she
has worked in advertising and the media and was a senior
executive at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in
Sydney. Her doctoral studies were on the social
marginalisation of domestic helpers employed in Hong
Kong. She also has an MA in sociology from the
University of New South Wales and a BA in Journalism
from Lyceum University, the
Philippines |
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Mr. Barry Lowe (Treasurer) - works as a senior lecturer
in journalism at Thames Valley University in
London. He has a background in journalism in his
native Australia and in many international
contexts. As director of projects for the
Commonwealth Journalists Association he is actively
involved in professional development programmes for
journalists in developing countries. He has an MA
in media studies from the University of New South Wales,
a BA in journalism from Deakin University, Australia and
a postgraduate certificate in teaching and learning from
Thames Valley University |
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Professor
Avtar Brah PhD MBE AcSS – recently retired from
Birkbeck, University of London.
She
has published a number of books and articles. Her research included
(un)employment and youth labour markets. She worked as a
Consultant for the UNHCR commissioned feasibility study
to explore the possibilities for refugee of work in the
International Development
sector. |
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Mr. Belay Gessesse – Graduated in Public Health from
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia and completed
postgraduate training in International Community Health
& Tropical Child Health at the Universities of Leeds
and London respectively. Specialised in Epidemiology of
Tropical Diseases at the Liverpool School of Tropical
Medicine. Worked as Research Assistant at London School
of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Regional Health
Coordinator for the Sahel Region, Africa for Band
Aid/Live Aid, Health Director for the Horn of Africa at
PENHA. Currently works for Community Net Work in
London |
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Mr Theodros Abraham (Director) - BA in Economics and MA
in Development Economics. He came from a refugee
background and has worked for two decades for a wide
range of agencies in the public and voluntary sector. He
represented a leading voluntary sector organisation on
Birkbeck’s Widening Participation refugee project
advisory group and played a key role in designing and
monitoring the project. In 2006, Theodros has been
awarded the Distinguished Sessional Lecturer award 'in
recognition of outstanding contribution and commitment
to teaching and learning’ in the Faculty of Lifelong
Learning Birkbeck University of London where he has been
teaching for 23 years and been instrumental in setting
up refugee programmes/
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