Susanna Revolti
Director
Meet our staff team
We have a fantastic staff team of passionate, committed and experienced people. They each love to work with our volunteers and members to ensure refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants have a place to belong in their new communities.
We have over 100 volunteers who offer their time, skills and energy to support our members and community. We love the commitment that our volunteers give!
Susanna Revolti
Ciao! My name is Susanna and I am originally from Italy. I joined Borderlands in 2017 where I managed the Mentoring Project for 4 years. In September 2021 I was appointed CEO at Borderlands.ds.
Sezab Idris
Hello! My name is Sezab Idris and I am originally from Sudan. I have been in Bristol since 2009 and I started working with refuge and asylum seekers from 2017.
Welcome & Member Participation Officer and Outreach Officer
Husnaa Ng
Welcome Centre and Operations Lead
Helen Fairs
Hello! My name is Helen and I joined Borderlands as the Welcome Centre Coordinator in January 2025. I have 4 years' experience working and volunteering in the refugee sector here in Bristol, including experience in mental health, ESOL teaching, housing, and supporting unaccompanied young people and LGBTQ+ asylum seekers.
Welcome Centre Coordinator
Doug Statt
Learning Project Manager
Maddie Bridgewater
Hello! my name in Maddie, I moved to Bristol in 2019 from East Sussex. I moved into the charity sector wanting to make a positive impact within the local community and joined the Borderlands team in April 2023 as the Administration and Communications Officer.
Finance, Administration and Communications Officer
Olivia Lamont Bishop
Hello! My name is Olivia and I am one of the Mentoring Managers at Borderlands. I have been a Mentor and Team Leader for the Mentoring Project for the last couple of years.
Annora Ward
Hello, my name is Annora!
Passionate about fostering equality, diversity, and fighting discrimination, I bring extensive experience in project management to the Borderlands team.
Mentoring Manager
Abbe Cleverdon
Hello! My name is Abbe and I joined the Mentoring Project in January 2024. I have four years of experience in the refugee sector most recently working with Leeds Refugee Forum as a project manager; managing educational activities and later a tech lending scheme for refugees and asylum seekers.
Outreach Officer
Our trustees
We are grateful to have dedicated and passionate trustees:
Kimberlee Carstensen - Chair
Nick Tarr - Vice Chair
Cynthia Ochieng
Patrick McAlees
Bernard Morris
Sneh Jani-Patel