Our Team

Veronica is a research biologist turned accounting professional because she found that she really loves working with numbers when she was managing some budgets in a research laboratory. She has been working in the charity sector since 2010. She joined HBF in early 2018 and has found herself working alongside a group of dedicated and passionate ‘fighters’ for the victims suffering from some of the worst forms of human cruelty. She counts herself working among them a blessing. She’s striving to support the team to make the best possible outcome for our clients.

I am the Senior Grants Executive at the Helen Bamber Foundation and I joined in February 2021.

Whilst completing my Masters degree in Human Rights, I had a voluntary role at an international health charity before beginning my career in fundraising and communications with a London based youth organisation. Prior to joining HBF, I was based in Lesvos, Greece, where I worked in fundraising for a human rights organisation providing legal aid to refugees and asylum seekers.

I am passionate about the work that the Helen Bamber Foundation does to provide specialist care to survivors of human rights abuses and the advocacy it engages in to challenge the unfair systems that prevent survivors from rebuilding their lives. I am constantly inspired by the dedication of colleagues and the strength of our clients; and I am proud to be part of the HBF team.

I am the Counter-Trafficking Legal and Policy Officer at the Helen Bamber Foundation and I joined in June 2019. I work in both the policy team and legal protection team working on issues directly impacting those who have been survivors of trafficking.

I am a qualified solicitor and I have been working with, advising and assisting asylum seekers and victims of trafficking for the last ten years, initially at a firm in Nottingham before moving to the Public Law department at Duncan Lewis. Following this I worked for the Migrants' Law Project conducting strategic litigation and bringing challenges to secure safe and legal routes to the UK via the Dublin III Regulations.

It is great to work at the Helen Bamber Foundation and have the support and knowledge from our experienced multi-disciplinary team. The model of integrated care we use ensures that all of our work is client-centred with a trauma informed approach and this way of working encourages me that we are always acting in our clients best interests.

I am a Legal Officer at the Helen Bamber Foundation and joined in March 2010.

I started my career as a trainee in general legal aid in 1984 and worked on Sikh asylum cases. I moved to the UK Immigration Advisory Service (Refugee Unit) and then to Hong Kong and Thailand working for UNHCR on the Vietnamese Boat People cases. I returned to the UK in 1991 and worked for the Refugee Legal Centre and then in private practice before joining the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (MF now FfT) in 2000, first as a Policy Officer and then as the Legal Officer. I had brief stints at AVID (Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees) and BiD (Bail for Immigration Detainees) before joining MF. I am part time at HBF and am the Legal Director at Forrest Medico-Legal Services (a Community Interest Company).

Working at HBF fits perfectly with my career trajectory; something of a specialist in a very narrow field. Working with Helen Bamber herself taught me how to listen. HBF is ‘home’.

I’m the Housing and Welfare Casework Coordinator and joined HBF in April 2022. Our team works within HBF’s Model of Integrated Care to provide clients with advice and practical support to ensure they can access safe housing and financial assistance they are entitled to.

I studied History for my undergrad before completing an MA degree in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. Before joining HBF, I worked with the British Red Cross Refugee Support team in Kent and the Policy and Advocacy team, where I focused on Refugee Family Reunion. I also did a placement with the Red Cross in Northern France, supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Calais and Dunkirk.

HBF is an incredibly rewarding place to work. I am constantly in awe of the resilience, compassion and humanity that our clients show in the face of increasing adversity and love working with and for such a diverse and interesting group of people.

I’m the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, and I’ve been with HBF since January 2018. I first came across HBF when writing a research paper on the practical needs of trauma survivors while studying abroad in London in 2015. After graduating university, I left the United States to come back to the UK permanently. I joined HBF first as a volunteer, then as a part-time caseworker, and finally as a full-time member of staff in 2019. My role in monitoring and evaluation lets me work across all departments to help the organisation continuously develop and improve our services.

I am the Appointments Lead at the Helen Bamber Foundation. I joined in August 2018.

I worked in the Arts as a researcher before moving into the Human Rights sector. I have campaigned in the UK for migrants’ rights and helped organise national and local campaigns around cuts to domestic violence services. I am dedicated to fighting for people who experience injustice at a personal and state level; working at HBF allows me to be constantly learning alongside others who share the same values and hopes for a better future.

I am the Corporate and Philanthropy Executive and I joined the Helen Bamber Foundation in August 2022. I have already witnessed what a fantastic organisation HBF is through its unique model of integrated care, the dedication of the staff and the strength of our clients. As a part of the fundraising team, I work closely with our corporate and major donor partners. I can show these supporters the difference their generous donations make and the profound impact they have on supporting HBF’s exceptional work and support for our clients.