Team

We're a friendly and helpful team. Collaboration and partnership building are at the heart of everything that we do. You can learn about our expertise and interests below.

I have eight years' experience working in the sector, including ESOL coordination, asylum casework and awareness raising. I joined Refugee Action in 2017 to coordinate and develop Merseyside Asylum Guides, and latterly to improve access to justice for vulnerable migrants through second tier support.

In my spare time

I love music (playing it, making it, hearing it) and exploring/sitting around in natural landscapes.

Get in touch about

Registering your organisation to our Frontline Immigration Advice Project (OISC* Levels 1 & 2 training/accreditation), Asylum Guides, service design

*Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

Dan Fallon

Access to Justice: Development Coordinator

Based in Liverpool with national remit

I have been a humanitarian worker for the past 15 years in conflict zones across the Middle East, South East Asia and the Balkans for UN agencies, NGOs and the Government. I have a great interest in refugee issues both globally and domestically.

In my spare time

I enjoy running, painting and watching movies.

Get in touch about

Insight Hub - analysis and data

Emma Goatman

Research Officer

Based in London with national remit

I have worked in the humanitarian sector for twelve years focusing on protection and mental health, including four years in Jordan supporting the Syria crisis response. I am particularly interested in individual and collective care, as well as trauma informed approaches to service delivery.

In my spare time

I enjoy reading non-fiction, exploring the North Norfolk coast and am studying a part-time Masters in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.

Get in touch about

Respond and Adapt Programme & Insight Hub

Helen Barley

Grant Manager – Respond and Adapt Programme (RAP)

Based in Norwich with national remit

I have a background in casework for vulnerable adults facing challenges including mental health issues, domestic abuse and homelessness. I am passionate about breaking cycles of poverty and inequality.

In my spare time

I love being outdoors, running, walking and swimming.

Get in touch about

The CARE West Midlands Project and the Frontline Immigration Advice Project

Isobel Abrams

CARE West Midlands - Partnerships Development Project Coordinator

Based in Manchester with West Midlands remit

A long time ago I worked for the Immigration Advisory Service at an immigration detention centre where I helped people with their asylum claims, bail applications and other immigration problems.

In my spare time

I create strangely inept and pointless music.

Get in touch about

Legal training and advice about becoming an immigration advisor accredited with OISC*

*Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner


James Conyers

Legal Trainer and Student Support Officer

Based in London with national remit

I have worked and volunteered in the sector for over twenty years in community development, volunteer coordination and service management. I am especially passionate about co-production and tackling inequality.

In my spare time

I love rock climbing, yoga and am a board director for Healthy Me Healthy Communities.

Get in touch about

Frontline Immigration Advice Project partnerships, the Hampshire, Yorkshire and Humberside Communities of Practice, CARE West Midlands and Migrant Justice Greater London

Julie Mansfield

Frontline Immigration Advice Project Partnerships Manager

Based in Manchester with national remit

I have a degree in South Asian Studies and Hindi from SOAS, University of London, and have a background in the international arts industry including refugee work.

In my spare time

I enjoy walking, travelling, drawing patterns, Persian miniature painting, and studying Middle Eastern culture.

Get in touch about

General enquiries, bookings for Frontline Immigration Advice Project, learning platform access, and invoices

Lizzie Hobbs

Good Practice and Partnerships Team Administrator

Based in Manchester with national remit

I have worked and volunteered with people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants for over 10 years, and am particularly interested in prevention, service design, practitioner networks, and coproduction.

In my spare time

I love gardening, wild swimming and walking my dog.

Get in touch about

Explore Adapt Renew, service design, coproduction and building better local systems

Lora Evans

(**Currently on Maternity Leave until June 2024**) Explore Adapt Renew Programme Manager

Based in Bradford with national remit

I have two masters in International Conflict & Business Management with almost 10 years of experience in humanitarian organisations. In the UK I have volunteered in frontline services for 2 years. I'm interested in the legal representation process, shifting power and creating better ecosystems.

In my spare time

I love watching tv, doing outdoor activities, going for a walk with music on and shopping. I also love reading when I am surrounded by nature.

Get in touch about

Explore Adapt Renew programme

Maryam Bahar Sadat

Programme Officer

Based in London with national remit

I have worked in the humanitarian sector in Syria and Iraq for seven years, mainly in emergency and economic recovery programming. I am particularly interested in shifting power and in building better ecosystems.

In my spare time

I enjoy reading, walking, and watching movies.

Get in touch about

Explore Adapt Renew - Partner collaboration, involving people with lived experience, and building better systems

Mona Elias

Programme Officer

Based in Manchester with national remit

I have a degree in International Politics and a masters in Global Conflict & Peace Processes. For six years I've worked in the international sector, supporting peacebuilding programmes (Balkans, South Asia, South Caucasus) with a focus on inclusion and participation.

In my spare time

I love climbing, mountaineering and open water swimming (the colder the better). I am supporting the setup of a new charity, Our Shared Outdoors, that aims to increase access to the outdoors.

Get in touch about

Greater Manchester Step Change Consortium

Monica Reeves

Greater Manchester Step Change Programme Coordinator

Manchester

I have worked and volunteered in the asylum sector for sixteen years in casework, coordination and service management. I am passionate about collaboration, shifting power and in building better ecosystems.

In my spare time

I love growing vegetables and flowers, walking and running with friends and family, and am a trustee of Solace Leeds.

Get in touch about

Design and digital work, Good Practice Community engagement, Explore Adapt Renew

Pascale Gayford

Good Practice and Partnerships Deputy Manager

Based in Leeds and Bradford with national remit

I have a diverse background of technical and social skills; a master’s degree in development studies with over 7 years of experience in the sector. Having travelled and lived in many countries I speak several languages and have the experience of working in multi-cultural environments.

In my spare time

I enjoy reading historical fiction, Persian poetry, physics, philosophy….and when I am not reading, I am practicing yoga, going on hikes with my dog, travelling and discovering new culinary delights.

Get in touch about

Explore Adapt Renew, service design, coproduction and building better local systems

Tarana Wafi

Explore Adapt Renew Programme Manager (Maternity Cover)

Based in the Southwest with national remit