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STAFF & TRUSTEES

If you are interested in joining our team, please consult our Work with us page for current vacancies.

Anna Bowie
Aggie Kaziszyn

Anna Bowie

 

Director

anna@jacari.org

0117 3257913 / 07541 543259

Anna leads the charity as a whole and is responsible for overseeing all our activities, our strategic direction, monitoring our work, finance, fundraising and HR. She also leads on new project development. She is based part-time at Jacari Bristol's Unity Street office.

Aggie Kaziszyn

 

Coordinator - Bristol

aggie@jacari.org

0117 3257913 / 07835 154022

Aggie coordinates the activities of Jacari in Bristol, supporting volunteers and liasing with schools. She also supports our Bristol Student Committee and helps to organise kids' events. She is based part-time at Jacari Bristol's Unity Street Office.

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Ashley George

 

Coordinator - Bristol

ashley@jacari.org

0117 3257913 / 07761 715987

Ashley job-shares with Aggie coordinating the activities of Jacari in Bristol, supporting volunteers and liaising with schools, as well as organising kids' events. He is based part-time at Jacari Bristol's Unity Street Office.

Natasha Wooldridge

Natasha Wooldridge

Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Officer

natasha@jacari.org

07843 801167

Natasha oversees our fundraising activities, including applying for grants and managing relationships with donors and corporate partners. She is also responsible for communicating with our supporters and alumni.

She works part-time and remotely.

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Ezo Yildiz

Administration and Communications Assistant - Bristol

ezo@jacari.org

0117 3257913 

Ezo supports the Coordinators with everything from communicating with our volunteers to running our social media for us. She is based one day a week at Jacari Bristol's Unity Street Office.

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Ben Crowther

 

Coordinator - Oxford

ben@jacari.org

07516 551972

Ben coordinates the activities of Jacari in Oxford, supporting volunteers and liaising with our school partners. He also supports our Oxford Student Committee and organises. kids' events. He works full-time and is based at our Oxford office.

TRUSTEES

Matthew Lister

Matthew Lister

Chair 

matthew.lister@jacari.org

Matt works in tech in Bristol and has experience in arts fundraising. He originally joined the board to help us with fundraising, and stepped into the Chair role in 2021.

Imran Mirza

Imran Mirza

Safeguarding Trustee

imran.mirza@jacari.org

Imran works for One-Eighty charity in Oxford and joined the board of Trustees in 2017, serving as our Chair for over 4 years. He has a long history with Jacari, having been a Jacari pupil himself!

Liz Roberts

Liz Roberts

Volunteer Management Trustee

 

liz.roberts@jacari.org

Liz is based in Bristol and joined Jacari in September 2019. She has a wealth of experience in the voluntary sector and working with refugees and asylum seekers. She particularly advises Jacari on areas relating to volunteer management.

Susannah Perks

Susannah Perks

IT Trustee

susie.perks@jacari.org

Susie was once a Jacari Oxford Coordinator and now works as an IT specialist in London. She advises Jacari on our IT policies and procedures.

Ilan Elson

Ilan Elson

Strategic Planning Trustee

ilan.elson@jacari.org

Ilan is an Operations leader in high-growth tech start ups and joined the board in 2020 to help Jacari with our strategic planning.

 

Katy Isaac

EAL & Teaching Trustee

 

katy.isaac@jacari.org

Katy is the Trust EAL Lead for a multi academy trust in Bristol and brings EAL expertise to the board, as well as over 25 years’ experience working in education.

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Louise Sykes

Louise Sykes

Finance Trustee

louise.sykes@jacari.org

Louise volunteered as a Jacari tutor during her time at Oxford University and now works in insurance. A qualified accountant, she joined the board in 2021 as our Finance Trustee.

Kate Newby

Kate Newby

Youth and Volunteer Trustee

kate.newby@jacari.org

Kate was our Jacari Bristol Committee President in 2019/20 and volunteered as a tutor for 2 years. She joined the board in 2021 to advise about working with our volunteers, committees and Youth Advisory Board.

Sofia Latif

Sofia Latif 

sofia.latif@jacari.org

Sofia joined our board in 2021 having been a Jacari pupil herself during her school years in Oxford. She also brings experience of English teaching to the team. 

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