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The RAK Management Committee
Refugee Action Kingston is supported by a Management Committee who meet every 6 weeks to oversee the work of the organisation. You can find out more about the members of the Committee on this page.
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Penny Coulthard has been RAK chair, since May 2010. Penny has been volunteering with RAK since 2001, initially at the learning centre and more recently at clothing days and the Christmas party. Penny works full time as a pricing manager and has lots of commercial experience managing teams and project & change management. Her hobbies are running and hill walking and as much travel as she can fit in! |
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David Wooldridge has been the Treasurer for RAK since 2007, having volunteered at the Learning Centre since 2004. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and for many years worked for an international mapping company before joining the NHS in 1995 as a Board Secretary to the PCT. David also volunteers for Learn English at Home in Kingston and is Chairman of the League of Friends of Surbiton and Tolworth hospitals. |
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Maria Tunmer has been a member of the RAK Management Committee since October 2004. Currently working as Health & Social Care Manager at Kingston Voluntary Action and previously in Public Health at the local Health Authority, Maria brings more than 14 years of both hands on and strategic experience of working in partnership with local communities and statutory organisations to tackle inequalities in health. |
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Lisa James has an MA in Human Rights from UCL - this included studying both domestic and international refugee law, and her dissertation focused on the UK asylum system from 1997 – 2005. Lisa has volunteered for RAK in various capacities since 2005. This includes 9 months at the Learning Centre and a number of Christmas parties/clothing days, giving her a good working knowledge of the organisation. In her professional life, Lisa is a campaigner for a large national charity and works as part of a successful policy and campaigns team. |
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Esperance Mukamusonera has an MSc in Refugee Studies. She is also a partly qualified accounting technician. Esperance who initially came to the UK as an asylum seeker, joined RAK in 2004 and has been volunteering in the clothing distribution days and Christmas parties. Esperance works for the Royal Borough of Kingston in the Finance Department. |
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Sadik Hasan joined the commitee in 2012, although he has volunteered with RAK since 2010 as an IT lecturer and interpreter. Sadik arrived in London in 2009 with his family, having worked in the Middle East as a prominent administrative consultant and lecturer. He has particular interest and skills in promoting the best practice of senior management.
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