Our people

Sabah Kauser joined us in January 2022. Sabah has a Psychology degree at Coventry University. Sabah previously worked as a Teacher at Lyng Hall School. She also worked as a Research Assistant at Coventry University as well as volunteering full time as a Mentor for City Year UK.

Saida Warsame has a degree in Sociology from The University of Westminster. She previously was a Teaching Assistant.

Sarah Bennett joined us in August 2021. Sarah has a degree in Psychology with Criminology from the University of Sussex. Previously Sarah was a Nursery Bank Staff Member at Oxford Brookes Nursery and Widening Participations Ambassador at the University of Sussex.

Sarah Finnigan​ joined us in August 2017. Sarah has a degree in Geography Industrial from The University of Leeds. Previously, she was the Project Leader of our Leeds Extension Team and volunteered at our Leeds East centre.

Sarah Havens works directly with the students in our Academic Support programme and is a member of the Diversity & Inclusion and the Development Committees of the Board. She is active with other charities, serving as Treasurer of the family foundation Lef-Pillon Trust and as a member of the Friends Committee of the international conservation organisation Whitley Fund for Nature.

Seleena Mir joined us in March 2022. She has a degree in Sociology from the University of Manchester and a Masters in Global Citizenship, Identities and Human Rights from the University of Nottingham. Previously, she volunteered as a Citizen Researcher at a MH:2K, a mental health and emotional well-being organisation.

Sevgi Firat joined us in August 2022. Sevgi has a degree in Philosophy from the University of York. Previously, she worked as a teacher at English in Action, an ESL provider in Europe.

Shannon Atherton joined us in August 2020. Shannon studied Drama at Liverpool John Moores University, where she also worked as a Student Performer, delivering assemblies to Key Stage Three Pupils, and as the Workshop Coordinator for the Drama Society.

Shannon Moloney joined us in January 2021. Shannon has a degree in Illustration from the Norwich University of the Arts and has previously worked as a Graduate Boarding Assistant at Wymondham College.

Shantelle Smith joined us in August 2021. Shantelle has a Sociology degree from Nottingham Trent University. Previously, she was an Administrator at Jani Homes and Tutor at MyTutor.

Shaquille Ogunyinka joined us in July 2022. Shaquille has a degree in Psychology from the University of Essex. Previously, he has worked as a Learning Support Assistant in a Secondary school and as a Teaching Assistant in a Primary school.

Sharif is our Senior Corporate Partnerships officer and joined us in January 2022. He has over 8 years’ experience working in charities for children & young people having worked at ELHAP, an adventure playground for children & young people with disabilities, and The Kids Network, a mentoring charity for primary school aged children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Sharif has a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Birmingham.