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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.

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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 and Member Participation Officer

sezab@borderlands.org.uk

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*We are currently recruiting a new
Welcome Centre and Operations Lead*

Welcome Centre and Operations Lead

*We are currently recruiting a newWelcome Centre Coordinator*

Welcome Centre Coordinator

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.

Mentoring Manager

olivia@borderlands.org.uk

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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

annora@borderlands.org.uk

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*We are currently 
recruiting a new Learning Project Manager*

Learning Project Manager

imogen@borderlands.org.uk

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.

Administration and Communications Officer

maddie@borderlands.org.uk

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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​

abbe@borderlands.org.uk

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Our trustees

We are grateful to have dedicated and passionate trustees: 

Kimberlee Carstensen - Chair

Nick Tarr - Vice Chair 

Cynthia Ochieng 

Patrick McAlees

Bernard Morris

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