Our trustees

Kat Badman – Appointed

Kat is a trained children’s nurse with experience in education, creative therapies and safeguarding roles as well as operational management roles. She currently works in the civil service and is training as an art psychotherapist. She is a co-founder of a Birmingham Feminist collective.

Harriet Ann Bignell – Appointed 

Harriet is a policy specialist and advocate with a keen interest in ensuring women have access to public services. Her background includes handling communications for charity pregnancy loss charity Tommy’s before moving into advocacy work. She has focused on health over the past eight years, working on projects for Brooke, RESULTS UK and Oxfam including improving access to medicine.

Jennifer Brown – Co-opted 

Jennifer has spent two decades working in the voluntary sector, designing and delivering community-led initiatives to support the most vulnerable in society. She is able to adapt to varied roles, work with people from diverse backgrounds and find innovative solutions to complex needs.

Dr Gemma Burkitt – Appointed

Gemma is a Reader in Criminal Justice at City, University of London. She is the co-Director of the centre for justice reform, the Department Employability Lead, has Membership of University Gender Equality Working Group and School Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, PG programme development, and is responsible for the design and delivery of several modules at all levels as well as supervising PhD students.

Sister Anne Josephine Carr – Nominated (OLCGS)

Sister Anne brings her experience as a Trustee for The Fairlight Charitable Company and The English Province of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd CIO.

David Michael Heath – Appointed 

Dave is an International Human Resources Director and Business Leader who has delivered major organisational and transformational business and culture change  in companies such as IBM and Alexander Mann Solutions. He now leads the Solutions business for Gattaca PLC having most recently led his own HR Consulting practice, “We’re Only Human Ltd” . Dave is is involved in charities supporting refugees as well as Anawim.

Siobhan Marie Hughes – Nominated (Father Hudson’s) 

Jayne Hulme – Appointed

Jayne is a Group Relationship Manager at the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. She manages a portfolio of Chamber members, developing strong relationships focusing on high levels of member engagement and retention. Her diverse portfolio – of more than 250 companies – includes large corporates, SMEs, charities and local government. Her strengths include relationship building, business development, marketing/events, account management and project management.

Sister Rosemary Kean – Nominated (OLCGS)

Sister Rosemary is Province Leader at Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd CIO and has a background in finance.

Fiona Mactaggart – Appointed 

Fiona, a former primary teacher was Member of Parliament for Slough from 1997 until she stepped down in 2017.  A long serving Chair of the Women’s  Parliamentary Labour Party she established the all party group against prostitution and global sexual exploitation, served as a Home office minister for 3 years and led the All party group on modern slavery and human trafficking.  After she left parliament she chaired the Fawcett society and the feminist Agenda alliance.

Sabreena Mahroof – Co-opted

Sabreena is a retired Hand Surgeon, who is currently the Chair of Moseley in Bloom, a gardening charity. She also helps to coordinate gardening activities in two schools.

Paula Ann Mitchell – Nominated (Father Hudson’s) 

Paula is the Clergy Social Welfare Advisor for the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Along with a background in health and social care, she brings her experience in operational management to Anawim.

Ahmad Mortazavi – Appointed