STAFF & TRUSTEES
If you are interested in joining our team, please consult our Work with us page for current vacancies.
Anna Bowie
Director
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
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.
Ashley George
Coordinator - Bristol
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
Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Officer
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.
Ezo Yildiz
Administration and Communications Assistant - Bristol
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.
Ben Crowther
Coordinator - Oxford
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
Chair
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
Safeguarding Trustee
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
Volunteer Management Trustee
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
IT Trustee
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
Strategic Planning Trustee
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 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.
Louise Sykes
Finance Trustee
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
Youth and Volunteer Trustee
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 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.